Middle Level Teacher: Social Studies

Middle Level Teacher:
Social Studies

The Reynoldsburg City Schools' Middle Level Teacher:
Core Subjects & Career Exploration is responsible for serving as an instructional leader and mentor during a critical developmental and transitional stage for students in grades 6-8. This role requires implementing departmentalized content expertise, developmentally responsive instruction, and targeted interventions to support academic growth, social-emotional development, and successful progression to high school. For educators in the Career Exploration pathway, this includes providing foundational technical, academic, and experiential instruction to introduce students to Ohio's 16 career fields, embedding employability skills, and integrating state career-planning platforms.

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in Education or a relevant technical/content field such as Agriculture, Engineering, Business, Computer Science, or a related academic discipline.
• Valid Ohio Educator/Teaching License appropriate for the grade levels and subject areas taught (e.g., Middle Childhood 4–9 with appropriate content concentration, Adolescent/Secondary 7–12, valid Career-Technical teaching license, or valid alternative/supplemental credential matching Ohio Department of Education and Workforce requirements).
• Successful completion of Federal (FBI) and State (BCI) criminal background checks.
• Strict adherence to the Licensure Code of Professional Conduct for Ohio Educators, state law, and Board of Education policies.

• Experience implementing Project-Based Learning (PBL), STEM/STEAM, inquiry-based instructional models, "Design Cycle" projects, or experiential learning frameworks in a middle school setting.
• Specialized certification or coursework (e.g., Career-Technical Education).
• Familiarity with Career-Technical Student Organizations (CTSOs), work-based learning models, and local Business Advisory Councils.
• Proficiency in navigating and implementing state-guided career planning tools, including Ohio Means Jobs  K-12.
• Demonstrated ability to support student behavior using restorative, PBIS, and trauma-informed practices.
• Native or near-native fluency in the target language (for Foreign Language elective assignments).

Primary functions may include the following duties, responsibilities, skills, abilities, and other characteristics. This list of tasks is ILLUSTRATIVE ONLY and is not intended to be a comprehensive listing of tasks performed by all positions within this classification.

Instructional Planning and Lesson Delivery (OTES 2.0)

• Plan and deliver rigorous, standards-aligned instruction using district curriculum, Ohio Learning Standards, and Ohio's Career Connections Framework.
• Design and facilitate inquiry-based lessons, laboratories, and simulations that connect classroom learning directly to real-world and future workforce applications.
• Communicate clear, high expectations for all students while utilizing content-specific strategies to teach main concepts, industry fields, and core employability skills effectively.
• Incorporate project-based learning frameworks and explicitly evaluate core employability soft skills within the daily curriculum.

Classroom Environment and Management (OTES 2.0)

• Establish and maintain consistent routines and expectations aligned with building-wide Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) frameworks to maximize instructional time.
• Create a safe, positive, respectful, and routines-driven classroom and laboratory environment where students safely operate industry-specific equipment and follow strict emergency protocols.
• Serve as a mentor and positive role model, fostering student-led collaboration, teamwork, and critical thinking through social-emotional and developmental transitions.
• Supervise students in both instructional and non-instructional settings, including hallways, cafeterias, and arrival/dismissal areas.

Assessment, Data Analysis and Intervention (OTES 2.0)

• Implement a balanced framework of diagnostic, formative, and summative assessments to measure student aptitudes, interests,…