SY26-27 Social Studies Teacher

About the role

The Social Studies Teacher will serve 6th-12th Grade students at Georgia Fugees Academy Charter School (GFACS), a mission-driven school that provides educational support to refugee and immigrant youth. Reporting to the School Leader, this is a 10-month, exempt position.

Responsibilities

• Teach social studies classes with a wide range of lesson presentation techniques to adapt activities for different learning styles and levels of language proficiency.
• Able to build a trauma-informed connection to facilitate learning.
• Classroom management skills that emphasize mutual respect and positive reinforcement.
• Outstanding instructional skills, including the ability to motivate and challenge students.
• Recognize and teach lagging skills that are necessary for student growth.
• Helping students develop an intrinsic motivation to learn.

Employee Expectations

• Excellent command of the English language with a passion for supporting expressive language in non-native speakers.
• A strong sense of loving accountability and individual and collective responsibility.
• Believe that all students are capable of academic achievement.
• Commit to building deep, authentic relationships with students and families.
• Duties and expectations are carried out in a positive, productive, accurate, and punctual/on-time manner.
• Be receptive to coaching, mentoring, feedback, and performance evaluations for purposes of professional growth and development.

Essential Qualifications

• Minimum of 2 years of full-time teaching high school level social studies, preferably in an urban setting.
• A minimum of an undergraduate degree.
• Georgia Teaching Certification.
• Demonstrated ability to create and maintain a warm, yet strict and orderly classroom environment.
• Demonstrated expertise in the subject area and demonstrated student achievement results.
• Citizenship, residency, or a work VISA in the United States is required.