Long-Term Substitute - Upper School Social Studies Teacher

Job Title: Long-Term Substitute - Upper School Social Studies Teacher
Reports to: Head of Upper School
Classification: Exempt
Status: Full-Time, Temporary
Start Date: August 2025
End Date: December 2025

The Emery/Weiner School seeks a dynamic, innovative, and collegial Social Studies teacher to serve as a long-term substitute for the first semester of the 2025-2026 school year. Responsibilities for this position include teaching at least five sections of Social Studies courses and serving as a homeroom Advisor. Additional responsibilities include participation in student life (e.g., club sponsorship), supervisory duties, and school trip chaperoning/facilitation according to the experience of the candidate and needs of the school. This position may involve teaching World History, United States History, Government, Speech & Debate, Economics, and/or Model United Nations, with a focus on teaching using a critical thinking lens.

The ideal applicant is an enthusiastic professional with a broad range of subject knowledge and previous high school teaching experience. A strong candidate will have a desire to teach in a progressive, student-centered independent school that values innovative pedagogy and experiential education. An outstanding candidate should be able to demonstrate a track record of flexibility, collegiality, and student success.

• Is passionate about teaching social studies topics to high school students;
• Serves as a content expert and seeks out opportunities to expand their knowledge;
• Thrives on a collaborative team which promotes daily brainstorming and creative thinking;
• Exhibits a growth mindset and continually improves the way they teach;
• Masters diverse teaching styles and allows for student-led questioning, discussion, and student-developed assignments;
• Embraces classroom technology integration as a tool for learning;
• Provides direct instruction to students, individually or in small groups, during class and outside of the classroom;
• Implements strategies to help students with content mastery.

• Teaching upper school social studies classes to students with a range of academic aptitudes;
• Assessing students’ academic and social development;
• Providing consistent oral and written communication to students and families;
• Serving as a homeroom Advisor to a small cohort of students;
• Attending and participating in weekly faculty meetings, committee meetings, school functions, and professional development activities during and after school hours as needed, appropriate, and assigned;
• Adhering to strict student confidentiality;
• Participating in, chaperoning, and/or facilitating some school activities, field trips, orientations, and experiential learning trips;
• Performing other tasks as deemed necessary and appropriate by the Division Head and/or the Head of School.

• Bachelor’s degree in history or related field;
• Comfort with innovative and forward-thinking approaches to instruction;
• A strong commitment to professional growth.

• Advanced degree in history or related field;
• Experience teaching World History, US History, Government, Speech and Debate, Economics, and/or Model United Nations;
• 2-5 years of proven success in teaching upper school students;
• Experience implementing inquiry-based or project-based curriculum;
• Experience teaching in independent schools.