The Social Studies Teacher for Grades 7-8 develops curriculum and lesson plans, provides instruction to Upper School students and participates in overall planning with other grade level and content teachers. The assignment is for either grade 7 or 8 in one year of a two-year looping cycle. Responsibilities:-Provide the Social Studies instructional program for students to reflect content and standards for the LFDCS standards and benchmarks and aligned with the Massachusetts Common Core.-Plan lessons and post to the LFDCS Learning Management System each week.-Teach the lessons as planned.-Complete all required documentation of the teaching program and student progress including daily and weekly lesson plans aligned with standards and benchmarks; student portfolios and assessments to determine individual progress; attendance and other documentation as required by law or by school administration.-Use the LFDCS Learning Management System, and grade recording system to post lesson plans, homework, assessments and other resources and input attendance and grades.-Participate in weekly grade-level Common Planning Time Meetings.-Participate in the Response to Intervention meetings of grade level assigned.-Teach in a two-year looping organization.-Communicate with parents to ensure a cooperative family partnership in accord with the school’s mission and to increase student achievement.-Invest in personal and professional development through on-going training in accord with an approved professional development plan.-Participate in and adopt school-based professional learning, innovations and technology advances.-Attend all meetings and professional development requirements after school.-Provide letters of reference for high school admissions process as requested. Experience/Qualifications:-Master’s degree preferred-Massachusetts Certification for teaching Social Studies in grades 7/8-SEI endorsed or become SEI endorsed by the end of the first year-3 years’ successful experience as classroom or Social Studies teacher preferred-Demonstrated excellent communication skills (oral and written)-Demonstrated interpersonal, planning and organizational skills-Proven ability to communicate well with adults and children-Experience teaching urban students of Hispanic backgrounds preferred-Strong commitment to education reform initiatives, particularly raising educational equity for low-income and linguistic-minority students-Commitment to the specific mission and goals of LFDCS-Ability to work independently as a classroom leader and as a team member of the grade-level staff and school community-Bilingual (Spanish/English) a plusSchool-Year PositionReports to: Head of School