High School Humanities Teacher (2026 - 2027 School Year)

High Tech High•San Diego, CA

14h•$64,735 - $115,369

About The Position

High Tech High (HTH) seeks a High School Humanities Teacher to join the teaching team at one of our six high schools. Humanities teachers integrate both subject areas (English and History) in order to foster a deeper understanding of content in a purposeful learning environment. JOB SUMMARY Teachers at HTH strive to design learning experiences that reflect the HTH design principles of equity, personalization, authentic work, and collaborative design. With support and guidance from their school communities and director, teachers are responsible for designing and facilitating meaningful project work as well as creating and maintaining learning environments where students feel a sense of belonging, cultivate and expand their curiosities and passions, explore their identities and the identities of others, do work that matters, and grow as readers, writers, mathematicians, scientists, makers, artists, engineers, interdisciplinary problems solvers, question askers, friends, collaborators, and world changers. Under the general supervision and guidance of the School Director, Teachers are responsible for preparing lesson plans and educating students. Their duties include assigning homework, grading tests, and documenting progress. Teachers must be able to command their classroom and reach students with an engaging project-based curriculum. Teachers are responsible for creating and maintaining a learning environment that guides and encourages students to develop and fulfill their academic potential and accomplish the learning goals of High Tech High.

Requirements

Ability to efficiently and effectively manage the time of self and others
Ability to work with professionalism, discretion, sound judgment, equity, honesty and personal accountability at all times
Possesses strong written and verbal communication skills
Exceptional administrative and organization skills
Proficient knowledge of teaching strategies and methods
Ability to incorporate goals, competencies and objectives into lesson plans in ways that directly apply to student’s lives
Critical thinking skills
Ability to manage diversity
Bachelor's Degree
Valid California Single Subject Teaching Credential or Out-of-state teaching license, in the subject desired to teach

Responsibilities

Embodies High Tech High’s design principles of Equity, Personalization, Authentic Work and Collaborative Design in all work activities and actions
Creates daily lesson plans with project-based assignments that are engaging, educational and exciting for the kids
Plans, prepares and delivers instructional activities that facilitate active learning experiences
Incorporates goals, competencies and objectives into lesson plans in ways that directly apply to the student’s life.
Achieves school and course-wide performance goals for every student in class
Grades assignments and homework regularly to keep students updated on how they are doing
Identifies students who are struggling with learning, emotional problems, or situations at home, and finds them the resources they need