Social Studies Teacher-Jr

Social Studies Teacher-Jr. High

Capac Community School District Capac Jr.

-Sr. High School - Capac, Michigan Open in Google Maps

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Job : 5902937

Final date to receive applications: Posted until filled

Posted: Aug 26, 2026 4:00 AM (UTC)

Starting Date: Immediately

Deadline for applying – Until filled

Department:
High School

Reports to:

Principal

Employment:
Starts  School Year

Salary:
Per CEA Contract

Start Date:

August 2026

Summary: This position’s responsibilities include instructing students using district-approved curriculum, ensuring students have a variety of opportunities to be successful and productive members of the school community. The teacher is accountable for students' continuous growth and performance, as measured over time by state standards and locally determined indicators. It is expected that the teacher will demonstrate strong and varied instructional abilities while maintaining an organized classroom and ensuring the safety and welfare of students and others.

Qualifications:

• Possess a valid Michigan School Teaching Certificate with a Secondary Education certification and a Social Studies endorsement. Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university. Additional certification in another content area is preferred.
• Prior successful teaching experience in Jr.
  
  -Sr. High School grades is preferred. Ability to develop and maintain a professional rapport with students, parents, staff, and the community.
• Clear criminal history check, physical, and drug test required; first aid training.
• Alternatives to the above qualification, as the Board may find appropriate and acceptable.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Provides instruction for assigned classes in the location(s) and at the time designated that challenge high achievers and accelerate learning for low achievers; develop appropriate lesson plans guided by district-approved curriculum that establish clear objectives for all lessons, units, projects, etc., and then communicate said objectives to students and parents through the delivery of the instruction.
• Use effective and varied assessment practices to evaluate pupils’ academic and social growth, keeping appropriate records, preparing progress reports/report cards; in response to assessment results, apply knowledge of current research and theory to develop/implement varied instructional practices, ensuring that all students meet or make a full academic year’s growth.
• Perform duties with awareness of all district requirements and board of education policies while modeling district standards of ethics and professionalism; implement policy, procedural, and curriculum changes from administration, the board of education, or state/federal changes; implement the school improvement plan within the classroom, ensuring building, district, and state standards/goals are met.
• Maintain a safe and orderly classroom environment, ensuring a positive instructional environment conducive to learning and appropriate to the maturity/interests of the assigned students.
• Carry out the school discipline plan while providing students with clear expectations, a system of positive reinforcement, and sequential, consistent, progressive consequences; foster, recognize, and support ethnic, cultural, gender, economic, and human diversity within the classroom and school community.
• Must be able to meet the physical demands of this position, including sitting, standing, walking, talking, seeing, and hearing. Occasionally, it will be expected to repeat the same hand, arm, or finger motions many times and push or lift up to 50 lbs., such as boxes of books.
• Available to students and parents for education-related purposes outside the…