Middle School Social Studies Teacher (2026-2027)

##### **Classification:** Full-Time, 10 month position**Start Date:** August 2026**Schedule:** Standard school day**Reports To:** Middle School Division Head ### **What You'll Do** #### **Bring History to Life** - Design purposeful skills-based curriculum, multi-modal instruction, and varied assessments that engage, inspire, and challenge students consistent with Lovett's core values, mission, and whole child education model - Reach a diverse community of learners - academically, culturally, racially, religiously - through intentional, differentiated instruction - Develop a classroom culture of belonging where every student feels valued, challenged, and supported - Remain current with best practices within the discipline and field of history education #### **Support Every Student** - Provide regular and timely student feedback, informative parent communication, and unique comments for every student that capture their growth and learning journey - Conduct tutorials during scheduled afternoon times (Monday through Thursday) and optional morning tutorials by student appointment - Ask for and thoughtfully reflect on student feedback to continuously improve your practice - Balance care and compassion with challenge and accountability in engaging students as whole individuals #### **Serve as an Academic Advisor** - Provide a sustained adult relationship to support students' academic and personal growth in either 6th, 7th, or 8th grade - Meet daily with your advisory to open school - Serve as primary academic advisor and point of contact for parents - Conduct student-parent conferences throughout the year - Attend assemblies and chapels with your advisory each rotation #### **Collaborate with Purpose** - Work in concert with your teaching team, following through on shared plans and commitments - Participate actively in faculty, department, team, and grade-level meetings - Contribute to a collaborative learning community that values growth mindset and ongoing professional development during the school year and summer #### **Engage in School Life Beyond the Classroom** - Take part in the life of the School through athletics, fine arts, extracurricular activities, or other Middle School responsibilities - Participate in co-curricular activities such as head or assistant coaching, student leadership group sponsorship, travel programs, and more - Fulfill additional duties as assigned, including occasional weekend and evening responsibilities (e.g., parent nights, overnight trips and field trips, admission open houses, student or faculty interviews) ### **Who You Are** #### **Your Education & Experience** - Bachelor's degree with significant coursework in history or a related field (required) - Master's degree and three years teaching middle school preferred #### **Your Approach to Teaching** - You love working with middle school students and willingly engage them as whole students, balancing care and compassion with challenge and accountability - You are self-directed with strong time management skills and the ability to manage concurrent responsibilities - You purposefully design curriculum, instruction, and assessment to reach all learners in your diverse classroom - You have a strong desire to work in a collaborative learning community, employing a growth mindset and participating in ongoing professional development #### **Your Professional Qualities** - Excellent written and oral communication skills to facilitate effective communication with students, parents, colleagues, and supervisors - Commitment to developing your own self-awareness, cultural competence, and emotional intelligence - Professionalism, consistent application of school policies, and regular and reliable attendance - Dedication to creating a classroom culture of belonging for all students #### **Preferred Skills** - Ability and desire to participate in co-curricular activities including: - Head or assistant coaching at all levels - Student leadership group sponsorsh…