Social studies teachers use curriculum to build skills, beliefs, and attitudes that are structured around essential knowledge and questions, important ideas, and goals. All actions contribute to the development of mature, able and responsible citizens. Social studies teachers evaluate instruction using guidelines established by the Virginia Department of Education based upon the Standards of Learning. Teachers will use appropriate instructional strategies and evaluations to promote the critical thinking of students.

Essential Job Functions:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily:

• Plan and deliver curriculum that incorporates technology as a tool to build skills appropriate to social studies content

• Incorporate the skill of writing as a tool to learn and assess social studies content

• Use formative assessments on a regular basis to meet the instructional needs of students

• Integrate the mandated curriculum of the district and historical thinking skills to plan daily instructional activities

• Maintain order within the classroom setting in accordance with division guidelines regarding student behavior management

• Supervise students in non-classroom time (before school, after school, student activities and fire drills)

• Collaborate with colleagues in professional learning communities to plan, deliver and assess student instruction

• Communicate regularly with parents

• Ensure compliance with existing applicable federal and state statutes and local policies, regulations and guidelines related to public schools

• Demonstrate commitment to improving professional competence

• Perform other duties as established by School Board Policy

• Perform other duties as needed

Budgetary Responsibility:

NA

Report Preparation:

NA

Equipment Operation:

Uses standard office equipment and equipment related to education.

Contact with all levels of CCPS personnel, students, parents.

Work Direction:

NA

Decision Making:

NA

Formal Policy-Setting Responsibilities:

NA

The physical demands described here represent those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to lift, support, handle or feel objects, tools, equipment, and/or controls; reach with hands and arms; and talk and hear. The employee is required to stand, walk, sit, climb or balance, and stoop or kneel. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment:

Work is performed in a public school. The noise level in the work environment is moderate.

Must hold or be eligible for a Virginia teaching license with an endorsement in History and Social Sciences. 

To be eligible you must have completed one of the following:

• Completed a state-approved teacher preparation program in History and Social Sciences (or Career Switcher Program in History and Social Sciences)

• Completed a bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited institution along with a passing Praxis exam in History & Social Sciences 5081

• Hold a valid out-of-state license with a comparable endorsement