History Teacher

Date Posted: 5/13/2026

Location: Shawnee Public Schools

Reports To: Principal

Site: Shawnee Public Schools

• Credentials: State Certificate to teach in specific position.
• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Secondary Education or a related field.
• Training or Experience
  
  Required:
  
  Completion of student teaching. May also require special expertise in electives such as band, vocal music, art, orchestra, speech and drama, etc.

Performs skilled/professional level tasks under limited supervision to provide children/students with proper teaching techniques and learning environment. Establishes lesson plans, grades, and accomplishes curriculum objectives to enhance each student’s self-esteem and increase personal growth. Meets with parents and other staff to enhance learner outcomes. Utilizes discretion, ingenuity and independent judgment due to the variety of challenges of the job.

• Basic communication skills to exchange information, give/receive simple instructions and respond to inquiries.
• Filling out forms, giving instructions, and writing/printing legibly.
• Knowledge of grammatical structure and vocabulary for preparing correspondence.
• Communicates in clear, grammatically correct English.
• Contact with others:
  Regular telephone or in-person contact with the public to determine information needed.
• Interpreting and translating facts and information, explaining situations and advising alternative courses of action.
• Maintaining confidentiality of sensitive information.

• Develop lesson plans and instructional materials that meet district curriculum goals and individual pupil needs.
• Translate lesson plans into learning experiences that effectively utilize instructional time.
• Establish and maintain standards of pupil behavior for a functional learning atmosphere.
• Evaluate pupil academic and social growth, keep records, and prepare progress reports.
• Communicate with parents through conferences and other means to discuss pupil progress and interpret the school program.
• Identify pupil needs and cooperate with staff to address health, attitude, and learning problems.
• Create an effective learning environment with displays, bulletin boards, and interest centers.
• Maintain professional competence through in-service education and self-selected growth activities.
• Select and requisition books and instructional aids; maintain inventory records.
• Supervise pupils during out-of-classroom activities.
• Administer group standardized tests per district testing program.
• Participate in curriculum development programs as required.
• Participate in faculty committees and sponsor pupil activities.
• May coach or participate in extracurricular activities, sponsor students in competitions, etc., based on position.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the principal.

• Knowledge of subject matter.
• Cares for and assists students with special concerns.
• Establishes guidelines/syllabus with effective instructional objectives.
• Encourages effective learning with proper techniques.
• Ensures application of principles and theories to learning.
• Monitors student progress and provides encouragement for independent thinking.
• Contributes to district program effectiveness, including extracurricular programs.
• Maintains accurate records and reports per district policy, including exposure control plans.
• Supports and improves quality of customer service delivered by the district.
• Cooperates with personnel to improve educational quality.
• Provides constructive support while on committees.
• Continues personal growth and development.

Supervision exercised: Employee does not supervise other employees.

• Must communicate on the telephone.
• Must navigate various sites.
• Must perform playground, lunch, bus, and related duties.
• Those assigned to coaching or physical education must demonstrate proper techniques in athletic/physical activities.
• Science instructors handle hazardous materials and perform lab experiments safely.
• Shop/industrial arts/technology instructors operate and maintain equipment such as saws, motors, grinders.
• Music, speech, drama, and art instructors possess required expertise and manage student safety.

Terms of Employment: Length of the work year and hours of employment shall be those established by the District. (180-day contract)

Evaluation: Performance will be evaluated per Shawnee Board Policy on evaluation of personnel.

FLSA Status: Exempt

Shawnee’s Mission Statement: students are provided with skills, knowledge and attitudes to become lifelong learners, complex thinkers, and responsible citizens in an ever-changing global society.