High School History Teacher
About The Position
The Barry Robinson Center is seeking a passionate High School History Teacher to educate future generations within our military community. This role involves developing and delivering engaging history and social studies instruction for residents who are military-connected youth working through mental and behavioral health diagnoses. Residents typically stay for six to nine months, requiring year-round instruction to ensure educational continuity. The position offers small class sizes (6-8 students) with dedicated Teacher Assistants, allowing for meaningful relationships and individualized support. As part of the Education team, the teacher will contribute to meeting each student's academic, behavioral, social, and emotional needs, fostering an understanding of history, government, geography, and civics while strengthening critical thinking skills. The ideal candidate embodies core values of competence, kindness, and fun.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Education or a related field required.
- Must be eligible for Virginia State Teaching Licensure with an endorsement in History and Social Science or another applicable academic area.
- Ability to work on-site in our Education Building.
Nice To Haves
- Previous experience working with adolescents and youth with emotional, behavioral, or developmental disabilities preferred.
Responsibilities
- Utilize informal and formal assessment measures upon student entry into the program, including teacher observations, surveys, standardized assessments, and review of previous school records.
- Develop and implement lesson plans aligned with Virginia Standards of Learning and licensing requirements using instructional strategies such as one-on-one instruction, small groups, classroom discussion, projects, quizzes, tests, and assignments.
- Teach and assess history and social studies content, including U.S. History, World History, Government, Civics, Geography, and related topics.
- Foster critical thinking by encouraging students to analyze historical events, evaluate multiple perspectives, and make connections between the past and present.
- Differentiate instruction to meet the diverse academic, emotional, and behavioral needs of students.
- Maintain accurate documentation of student grades, attendance, progress, and behavioral observations.
Benefits
- Full benefits including medical, dental, and vision insurance.
- 403(b) retirement plan with company contribution.
- Company-paid life and long-term disability insurance.
- Paid sick leave.
- Tuition reimbursement: $3,000 per calendar year after 6 months of employment, $5,000 per calendar year after 2 years of employment.
- Employee events and activities.
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
- Annual performance reviews.
- Opportunities for advancement.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
