Social Studies Teacher

MIDDLE & UPPER SCHOOL SOCIAL STUDIES TEACHING FACULTY (Aug. 2026)

ABOUT U

SThe Jewish Leadership Academy is a world-class Jewish Middle and Upper School dedicated to developing the skills, curiosity, and potential of Miami's most ambitious students for a life of purpose, commitment, and service

.JLA is committed to

• :Challenging inquisitive minds to think critically and creatively in pursuit of the highest academic standards across all disciplines
• .Putting values into action by embedding leadership training and community service into the heart of the educational program
• .Engaging the mind and stirring the soul to connect with the Jewish past and the Jewish present, the Jewish People and the Jewish State, through the broad and embracing lens of Modern Orthodoxy

.JLA seeks an outstanding faculty of all faiths who believe in and actively support the school's mission to educate Jewish students at the highest academic levels while connecting them deeply to their heritage and faith. We strive to create and maintain a values-driven faculty culture that is committed to high standards and rooted in respect for all. Above all, we seek faculty who have a genuine love for teaching

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SOCIAL STUDIES DEPARTME

NTThe Social Studies Department at JLA offers students a rigorous and engaging sequence of courses spanning history, geography, civics, economics, and current events. Our curriculum is designed to develop historically literate, globally aware, and civically engaged young people who can think critically about the world they are inheriting. We believe that the study of the past is inseparable from the challenges of the present, and we ask our students to make those connections constantly — in writing, in discussion, and in actio

n.We seek faculty who bring deep content knowledge and genuine intellectual curiosity to the classroom, and who understand that great Social Studies teaching is, at its core, about helping young people learn to ask better question

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POSIT

IONWe are seeking a full-time Middle and Upper School Social Studies teacher who is as comfortable leading a Harkness discussion on the causes of World War I as they are helping a sixth grader understand why geography shapes civilization. The right candidate is a skilled discussion facilitator, a demanding writing teacher, and a builder of classroom culture — someone who holds students to high standards while making them feel genuinely kno

wn.This person also understands that they are being hired to be more than a Social Studies teacher. Given our unique Friday programming, this teacher, along with all other faculty at the school, will have responsibilities that extend into advisory, service learning, and community-buildi

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RESPONSIBILI

TIESFull-time employment for faculty teaching positions will commence in August 2

026.Responsibilities will incl

• ude:Teaching Social Studies across middle and upper school le
• velsDesigning and delivering rigorous, discussion-based, and writing-intensive instruc
• tionDifferentiating to meet the needs of a highly motivated, diverse range of lear
• nersCollaborating across departments on interdisciplinary projects and initiat
• ivesAdvising a service learning, research, or mentorship program as part of our unique Friday sche
• duleTutorial sessions twice we
• eklyRobust professional development throughout the
• yearSpecial onboarding and leadership programming with students during the first three weeks of the school

year
QUALIFICA

TIONSWe are looking for candidates who have experience working with middle and upper school students and an undergraduate or graduate degree in History, Social Studies Education, Political Science, or a related field. However, we are looking for so much more than that. We are seeking someone wh

• o is:Mission-driven and aligned with JLA's v
• aluesA skilled facilitator of discussion and d
• ebatePassionate about helping students read, write, and think rigor
• ouslyKnowledgeable about both content and pedagogy across the Social Studies discip
• linesCommitted to building strong relationships with stu
• dentsCollaborative, growth-minded, and energized by working with highly motivated colle
• aguesComfortable with technology and Google Workspace for Educ
• ationExperienced working with gifted and high-achieving stu

dents
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• NEFITSHighly competitive
• salaryFull health, dental, and vision coverage for the em
• ployee8% annual retirement
• matchDaily breakfast and
• lunchGenero
• us PTORelocation s
• tipendOpportunities for professional development and
• growthShort- and long-term disability and life ins