Social Studies (2026-2027 School Year)
About The Position
The Social Studies teacher is responsible for implementing the educational program for students. This involves diagnosing their achievement levels, planning and directing learning activities, and motivating them to learn. The role requires creating and maintaining an atmosphere conducive to learning, evaluating student progress, and assisting with student counseling for academic, personal, social, and career improvement. The teacher will implement school and district curricular goals, ensure substitutes have necessary information, prepare and follow effective lesson plans, and assist in the development of school and district curriculums. Additionally, the position involves assessing needs for instructional materials and equipment, preparing lists of such needs for the principal, and informing students of pertinent school or district regulations. The teacher will confer with parents on student progress, supervise students in various school areas (corridors, restrooms, lunchrooms, school grounds), assist in enforcing school regulations, and participate in prescribed inservice programs. Other duties include maintaining records for pupil accounting, progress, inventories, and money collection, checking attendance, sponsoring clubs and activities, taking responsibility for issued materials and equipment, adhering to Board of Education policies and district guidelines, supervising bus students, attending faculty meetings, participating in professional activities related to the subject area, and keeping informed of the latest curriculum developments.
Requirements
- Valid Arkansas teaching certificate Social Studies
Responsibilities
- Diagnose the achievement level of each student.
- Plan, prescribe and direct the learning activities of students.
- Motivate students to learn.
- Create and maintain an atmosphere conducive to learning in both appearance of instructional station and activities therein.
- Evaluate progress of students and inform students thereof on a continuous basis.
- Assist with the counseling of students for their academic, personal, social and career improvement.
- Implement school or district curricular goals.
- Ensure that substitutes will have all information necessary for effective instruction.
- Prepare and follow effective lesson plans.
- Assist in the development of school and district curriculums.
- Assist in assessing school and district needs for instructional materials and equipment.
- Prepare for principal, lists of material and equipment needs for instructional assignment.
- Inform students of school or district regulations that are pertinent to them.
- Confer with parents on students progress and attitudes.
- Supervise students in corridors, in rest rooms, in lunchrooms, on school grounds, etc. in accordance with Board policy. Such supervision that is on an assigned basis should be equitably distributed.
- Assist in the enforcement of school regulations at all times.
- Participate in all prescribed inservice programs.
- Maintain, and make reports on, necessary records for pupil accounting, pupil progress, material and equipment inventories, collection of money, etc.
- Check attendance and report absences and tardies.
- Sponsor clubs and activities on an equitable basis.
- Take responsibility for issued materials and equipment.
- Know Board of Education policies, Desegregation Plan, district and school guidelines and regulations and adhere to same.
- Supervise early and late bus students on an equitable assigned basis.
- Attend faculty meetings.
- Participate in professional activities that are related to subject area assignment.
- Keep informed of latest curriculum developments.
- Other duties as assigned.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Number of Employees
501-1,000 employees
