Job Description

26-27 South Campus High School Social Studies Teacher

St. Augustine Preparatory Academy South Campus Full?time during 10?month school year. Desired start date: August 2026.

Job Summary

Classroom teacher teaching high school social studies courses with a focus on historical inquiry, civic engagement, and critical analysis, within a Christian school environment that values faith, community, and holistic education.

Responsibilities

Academics

• Deliver rigorous, engaging instruction and ensure every learner meets or exceeds academic goals.
• Implement instructional strategies to provide individualized and small?group instruction, adapting the 9?12 curriculum to meet the needs of each pupil.
• Use academic data to modify both whole and small?group instruction in order to best meet the needs of students.
• Plan, prepare, and deliver engaging and standards?aligned lessons for high school social studies courses, encouraging students to analyze complex historical and contemporary issues.
• Guide students in analyzing primary and secondary sources, evaluating different perspectives, and constructing well?supported historical arguments and informed civic opinions.
• Connect historical and theoretical concepts to relevant current events and global issues to make the subject matter timely and relevant.
• Adapt instruction, materials, and assignments to meet the varied learning needs, abilities, and interests of all students, including those with IEPs or ELL status.
• Prepare students for standardized tests and advanced placement (AP) exams in subjects such as AP U.S. History, AP Government, or AP World History, where applicable.
• Administer a variety of assessments, including essays, research papers, debates, presentations, and objective tests, to accurately measure student comprehension and critical analysis skills.
• Accurately record and report student attendance, grades, and progress in compliance with school and district policies.
• Establish a safe, organized, and inclusive classroom environment that promotes respectful discussion, debate, and intellectual curiosity.
• Encourage civic responsibility and active participation in democratic processes.
• Effectively integrate educational technology, maps, digital resources, and multimedia to enhance instruction.

Whole Child

• Build trusting relationships with students so each child feels known, seen, and loved.
• Serve as the cultural and spiritual model for their students, always interacting respectfully and striving to demonstrate Gods love to their students and families.
• Support students character development by modeling and reinforcing the Aug Prep Way: serving in love with integrity, respect, courage and perseverance.

Professional

• Communicate proactively and consistently with students, families, and colleagues, providing frequent updates on student progress, classroom activities, and school initiatives.
• Work collaboratively and supportively with colleagues, supervisors, students, parents/guardians, and community members, maintaining positive, solution?oriented relationships that foster a strong, inclusive environment for optimal learning.
• Continuously seek professional growth through department meetings, professional development, formal coursework, workshops, and seminars/in?services.
• Perform other related tasks as assigned, such as supervising students outside of class (hall duty, lunch duty) or advising extracurricular activities (e.g., Math Club or coaching).

Other

• Serve with a flexible, open heart that recognizes no duty is outside the scope of your role you may be asked to serve outside your obvious area of responsibility. We are looking for someone who is ready to roll up their sleeves and help in any way needed.

What Were Looking For

• Belief in the ability of every child and a commitment to ensuring excellence for each student.
• Bachelors degree in History, Political Science, Economics, Social Studies Education, or a closely related field is required; a masters degree is preferred. A state teaching license is not required.
• Active participation in a Christian church.
• Effective oral and written communication skills.
• Team player committed to the St. Augustine Preparatory mission and model.
• Proven experience teaching or student?teaching high school social studies classes; experience teaching honors or AP?level courses is a plus.
• Expertise in teaching methods that emphasize historical inquiry and research skills.
• Deep content knowledge in multiple social studies disciplines.
• Excellent organizational and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to facilitate dynamic classroom discussions on complex and sometimes sensitive topics.
• Highest integrity and the ability to live the values, beliefs, and culture of St. Augustine Prep.
• Note: This document describes general information about the position and is not comprehensive. Aug Prep reserves the right to modify job duties or descriptions at any time.

Benefits

• Medical, dental and vision coverage.
• 401(k) with employer match.
• Employer?sponsored disability coverage.
• Full?time employees receive $2,500 / year for college courses or professional development.
• Additional benefits available upon request.

Non?Discriminatory Policy

St. Augustine Preparatory Academy is an equal?opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, sex, national and ethnic origin or any other basis prohibited by law when hiring, promoting, establishing wages, or providing benefits.

As a faith?based institution based on biblical principles, St. Augustine Preparatory Academy hires employees who agree with the school's Mission Statement and Statement of Beliefs and adhere to biblical standards of conduct.

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