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Social Science Teacher jobs covering history, economics, and psychology are open across K-12 public schools, private schools, and charter networks, at every level from first-year teacher to department head. Scan the live roles below and apply to whichever ones fit.
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Job Overview
The Teacher plans, designs, implements and assesses an appropriate instructional program in a high school environment that guides and encourages a diverse group of students at all levels to develop and fulfill their academic potential. The Teacher designs learning experience, monitors student progress and presents the information to parents, develops assessments, creates and reinforces classroom expectations, works with school administration to prepare students for a variety of assessments, and manages and supports students outside the classroom, such as in school hallways, field trips, after school activities, etc.
At the high school level, the Teacher may be assigned to teach students from ninth through twelfth grade. The high school students are transitioning from adolescence to young adulthood and preparing for life after high school. Teachers are expected to promote an environment that is challenging, equitable, empowering, and developmentally responsive. The teacher helps build on the fundamentals of middle school and prepares students through a variety of curriculum pathways available to support the transition beyond high school. The Teacher motivates students in the content and competencies of the courses, creating learning experiences that are authentic, engaging, rigorous and relevant.
Roles and Responsibilities
The following information is intended to describe the overall nature and scope of the work being performed in relation to the position. This is not a comprehensive listing of all responsibilities or tasks; other work may be assigned when deemed appropriate:
- Establishes a safe and supportive environment that is conducive to learning and enables each student to demonstrate agency, ownership, and reflection.
- Designs and implements authentic and engaging learning experiences using the Virginia Standards of Learning, LCPS curriculum, and effective strategies to maximize student achievement using a variety of instructional materials.
- Designs authentic and engaging learning experiences using a variety of resources and technology to promote the development of critical thinking, collaboration, and problem solving.
- Personalizes instruction based upon the needs of students and manages time to maximize student learning opportunities.
- Assesses student growth as related to educational goals, objectives, and outcomes.
- Adheres to LCPS Assessment and Grading policy and guidelines.
- Analyzes assessment data to refine teaching and learning experiences and inform instructional practices.
- Continually communicates with students and parents/guardians to keep them informed of the students’ their progress in meeting instructional objectives.
- Manages the behavior of learners in an instructional setting to ensure that the environment is conducive to learning; assists and participates in managing student behavior in other parts of the school, center, school grounds, or work site.
- Plans instructional activities with other professional staff, both school- and non-school-based, to maximize learning opportunities.
- Supports colleagues, students, parents and community stakeholders to promote student learning and student mastery of content and competencies.
- May direct the work of teacher assistants, student teachers, and volunteers to provide an effective learning environment.
- Participates actively in the school’s professional learning community, as appropriate, to deepen the understanding of curriculum, content, and competencies and to create assessments that measure lesson/unit mastery
Qualifications
Below are the qualifications for this position:
- Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university or college
- Holds or eligible for a Virginia teaching license, with an endorsement in appropriate subject area
- Demonstrated knowledge of subject content, curriculum, and methodology of effective teaching
- Ability to apply knowledge of current research and theory to instructional programs
- Skilled in the use of multi-media and computer technology to enhance learning
- Ability to establish and maintain effective collaborative relationships with students, peers, administrators, and parents
- Demonstrated skill in oral and written communications; excellent human relations skills
Physical Requirements
The following provides a brief description of physical requirements for this position:
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly talking, expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word. Those activities in which they must convey detailed or important spoken instructions to other workers accurately, loudly, or quickly. The employee must possess normal cognitive abilities including the ability to learn, recall and apply certain practices and policies. Frequently sitting and/or remaining in a stationary position for long periods of time. Exerting up to 25 pounds of force occasionally and/or negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects.
Reports to: Principal
FLSA status: Exempt
Months/Days/Hours:10 months, 200 days, 7 hours per day
Salary Level: Licensed
Salary Scale: https://www.lcps.org/compensation
Remote Work Eligible: No
Union Designation: Certified
Job Overview
The Teacher plans, designs, implements and assesses an appropriate instructional program in a high school environment that guides and encourages a diverse group of students at all levels to develop and fulfill their academic potential. The Teacher designs learning experience, monitors student progress and presents the information to parents, develops assessments, creates and reinforces classroom expectations, works with school administration to prepare students for a variety of assessments, and manages and supports students outside the classroom, such as in school hallways, field trips, after school activities, etc.
At the high school level, the Teacher may be assigned to teach students from ninth through twelfth grade. The high school students are transitioning from adolescence to young adulthood and preparing for life after high school. Teachers are expected to promote an environment that is challenging, equitable, empowering, and developmentally responsive. The teacher helps build on the fundamentals of middle school and prepares students through a variety of curriculum pathways available to support the transition beyond high school. The Teacher motivates students in the content and competencies of the courses, creating learning experiences that are authentic, engaging, rigorous and relevant.
Roles and Responsibilities
The following information is intended to describe the overall nature and scope of the work being performed in relation to the position. This is not a comprehensive listing of all responsibilities or tasks; other work may be assigned when deemed appropriate:
- Establishes a safe and supportive environment that is conducive to learning and enables each student to demonstrate agency, ownership, and reflection.
- Designs and implements authentic and engaging learning experiences using the Virginia Standards of Learning, LCPS curriculum, and effective strategies to maximize student achievement using a variety of instructional materials.
- Designs authentic and engaging learning experiences using a variety of resources and technology to promote the development of critical thinking, collaboration, and problem solving.
- Personalizes instruction based upon the needs of students and manages time to maximize student learning opportunities.
- Assesses student growth as related to educational goals, objectives, and outcomes.
- Adheres to LCPS Assessment and Grading policy and guidelines.
- Analyzes assessment data to refine teaching and learning experiences and inform instructional practices.
- Continually communicates with students and parents/guardians to keep them informed of the students’ their progress in meeting instructional objectives.
- Manages the behavior of learners in an instructional setting to ensure that the environment is conducive to learning; assists and participates in managing student behavior in other parts of the school, center, school grounds, or work site.
- Plans instructional activities with other professional staff, both school- and non-school-based, to maximize learning opportunities.
- Supports colleagues, students, parents and community stakeholders to promote student learning and student mastery of content and competencies.
- May direct the work of teacher assistants, student teachers, and volunteers to provide an effective learning environment.
- Participates actively in the school’s professional learning community, as appropriate, to deepen the understanding of curriculum, content, and competencies and to create assessments that measure lesson/unit mastery
Qualifications
Below are the qualifications for this position:
- Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university or college
- Holds or eligible for a Virginia teaching license, with an endorsement in appropriate subject area
- Demonstrated knowledge of subject content, curriculum, and methodology of effective teaching
- Ability to apply knowledge of current research and theory to instructional programs
- Skilled in the use of multi-media and computer technology to enhance learning
- Ability to establish and maintain effective collaborative relationships with students, peers, administrators, and parents
- Demonstrated skill in oral and written communications; excellent human relations skills
Physical Requirements
The following provides a brief description of physical requirements for this position:
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly talking, expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word. Those activities in which they must convey detailed or important spoken instructions to other workers accurately, loudly, or quickly. The employee must possess normal cognitive abilities including the ability to learn, recall and apply certain practices and policies. Frequently sitting and/or remaining in a stationary position for long periods of time. Exerting up to 25 pounds of force occasionally and/or negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects.
Reports to: Principal
FLSA status: Exempt
Months/Days/Hours:10 months, 200 days, 7 hours per day
Salary Level: Licensed
Salary Scale: https://www.lcps.org/compensation
Remote Work Eligible: No
Union Designation: Certified
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What Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in social science teacher jobs.
- Valid state social studies or social science teaching license for the applicable grade band
- Bachelor's or master's degree in history, political science, economics, or a related social science field
- Experience designing standards-aligned lesson plans and curriculum units
- Proficiency with learning management systems and classroom technology tools
- Demonstrated ability to differentiate instruction for diverse learners and English language learners
- Experience with formative and summative assessment design and data-driven instructional adjustments
Tips for Your Social Science Teacher Job Search
Tailor your resume to each discipline
Social science covers history, civics, economics, geography, and psychology. Hiring managers scan for the specific subject on the posting, so list each discipline you're certified to teach prominently and match your coursework and classroom experience to the exact subject named in the job title.
List your state teaching license clearly
Many applicants bury their credentials in a footnote. Place your state-issued social studies or social science license, its endorsement grade band, and expiration date at the top of your resume so reviewers confirm eligibility before reading anything else.
Apply early to roles that fit
Migrate Mate lists social science teacher openings from across the United States in one place, so you can find roles that match and apply directly to each listing.
Highlight curriculum design in your materials
School districts increasingly ask teachers to build standards-aligned units from scratch. If you've designed project-based lessons, written scope-and-sequence documents, or aligned curriculum to state standards frameworks, name those projects on your resume with the grade level and subject involved.
Prepare a demo lesson before interviews
Most social science teacher interviews include a teaching demonstration. Choose a primary-source analysis activity or a Socratic seminar that shows you can facilitate discussion, not just lecture. Bring printed materials so the panel sees your planning and classroom management approach in action.
Negotiate before accepting, not after
Many districts publish salary schedules publicly before you apply. Confirm where your years of experience and graduate credits place you on the step-and-lane grid, and ask about extracurricular stipends for coaching or club sponsorship during the offer conversation, not after you sign.
Social Science Teacher Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
Which companies are hiring the most social science teachers?
The companies hiring the most social science teachers right now include Alliance College-Ready Public Schools, Chicago Public Schools, and Kalamazoo Public Schools, with the largest share of openings in California, Michigan, and Florida, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. Charter management organizations and large urban districts tend to post the highest volume of openings throughout the year.
How many social science teacher jobs are remote?
About 25% of social science teacher openings are fully remote or hybrid as of November 2026, reflecting the predominantly in-person nature of K-12 classroom instruction. The sub-areas most likely to offer remote or hybrid arrangements include online high school programs, curriculum development roles, and adult education or continuing-education positions.
How do you become a social science teacher?
To become a social science teacher, earn a bachelor's degree in a social science discipline or in education with a social studies concentration, then complete a state-approved teacher preparation program that includes student teaching. After that, pass your state's required content and pedagogy licensure exams and apply for your teaching certificate through your state's department of education. Some states offer alternative certification routes for career changers who already hold a relevant degree.
How do you get hired as a social science teacher with little or no experience?
Candidates with limited classroom experience can strengthen their applications by emphasizing student teaching placements, tutoring work, or informal teaching in community or youth organizations. Applying to districts with high turnover, rural placements, or schools that run alternative certification partnerships gives newer candidates a realistic path to a first contract. Getting certified in an additional endorsement area, such as economics or psychology alongside general social studies, also makes your application more competitive in smaller districts with fewer openings.
What does the social science teacher interview process look like?
Most social science teacher hiring processes start with a phone or video screen conducted by a district HR coordinator, followed by a panel interview with the principal, department chair, and one or two teacher representatives. Candidates are typically asked to deliver a short demonstration lesson to the panel or to a small group of students. Final rounds often include a background check, reference calls, and a conversation about contract terms before an offer is extended.
Where can I find and apply to social science teacher jobs?
You can find and apply to social science teacher jobs on Migrate Mate, which lists current openings from across the United States. Search for roles that match your subject area, grade level, and location, then apply directly to each listing that fits your background and preferences.
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