High School Social Studies Teacher, Full Time, 2024-2025 School Year

SCOPE OF RESPONSIBILITIES: Reporting to the High School Principal, the high school social studies / history teacher will effectively teach from a biblical worldview while managing a classroom and building positive relationships with students and parents.

GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES/ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Effectively manage a classroom.
• Teach social studies / history from a biblical worldview and with excellence.
• Create an engaging, relational, and joy-filled learning environment with the students.
• Provide excellence in planning, teamwork, and communication.
• Be creative, have a strong work ethic, and think "outside the box".
• Work in a team centered environment.
• Include biblical integration in all lessons.
• Engage students in inquiry-based activities.
• Other duties or responsibilities as assigned by the supervisor.
• Anticipated Teaching Assignments: CP Cultural and Human Geography, Honors Government and CP Government.

QUALIFIED APPLICANTS:

• Must be a born-again believer in Jesus Christ; be involved with an evangelical, protestant church of like faith and practice; and agree with the philosophies, Statement of Faith, and Statement of Christian Life Commitment of Southside Christian School.
• Have a commitment to the mission, philosophy, goals, and objectives of Christian schooling as expressed by Southside Christian School demonstrated by their eligible children enrolled in Southside Christian School.
• Bachelor's degree in secondary education with a social studies / history major or a comparable degree in the content area is required.
• Experience teaching high school is preferred.
• All candidates must be willing to obtain ACSI certification.
• Strong communication and presentation skills are required.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Ability to evacuate students in the event of an emergency.
• Ability to sit, bend, stand, as needed in interactions with students.
• Must be able to lift 15 pounds at times.