Secondary History Teacher - (Long-term Substitute)
About The Position
Lynn English High School is seeking a History teacher for a long-term substitute assignment through February 2027. The teacher will plan and deliver standards-based lessons aligned with the Massachusetts Curriculum Frameworks and the district curriculum map, using the primary resource Collections. The role includes lesson planning, assessment, data-informed instruction, and providing students regular feedback on progress toward learning goals. Grade level and class organization will be shared by the principal. The position serves students from a wide range of socioeconomic levels and cultural backgrounds. The teacher is expected to differentiate instruction, including modifying and scaffolding lessons for students receiving Special Education and English Learner Education services, and to create a safe, supportive, motivating learning environment. The role also involves collaboration with students, families, colleagues, staff, and the wider community, as well as participation in school-wide and department-wide professional development. Lynn Public Schools serves approximately 17,000 students across 29 school sites in a linguistically and culturally rich community. The district’s core values include inclusiveness, shared responsibility, collaborative relationships, high expectations, and inspiring lifelong learning.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree.
- Valid Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education license in History 5–12 or Social Science 5–12.
- SEI Endorsement.
- Understanding of institutional and structural racism and bias, and their impact on underserved and underrepresented communities.
- Experience with lesson planning, assessing, using data to direct instruction, and providing students regular feedback about progress toward learning goals.
- Knowledge of Massachusetts Curriculum Frameworks standards and their progression.
Nice To Haves
- Master’s degree.
- Additional content-area licensure is encouraged.
Responsibilities
- Plan and implement standards-based lessons with clear objectives.
- Provide appropriate and effective learning experiences for students from a wide range of socioeconomic levels and cultural backgrounds.
- Design and demonstrate differentiated instruction to meet students’ needs, including modifying and scaffolding for Special Education and English Learner Education.
- Use formal and informal assessments to measure student progress toward mastery of grade-level standards and adjust instruction accordingly.
- Provide a motivating, stimulating, safe, and supportive learning environment.
- Adapt social studies lessons for individual, small-group, and remedial instruction to meet the needs of identified students or subgroups.
- Develop and maintain pupil-teacher relationships conducive to effective teaching and learning.
- Maintain a growth mindset and establish and maintain standards of student behavior.
- Participate in school-wide and department-wide professional development activities.
- Establish and maintain effective working relationships with students, parents, staff, and the community.
- Collaborate with colleagues on curriculum, lesson, and assessment design.
- Use computers and other technology to support student learning in and out of the classroom.
- Follow the district’s curriculum map and use Collections as the primary resource.
Benefits
- Comprehensive and competitive health and dental benefits, including Harvard Pilgrim PPO/HMO and Altus Dental High/Low.
- Life insurance.
- Voluntary Flexible Spending Plan (FSA).
- Voluntary short-term disability coverage.
- Voluntary long-term disability coverage.
