What are the responsibilities and job description for the Social Studies Teacher position at Oakwood School?
- Bachelor’s degree in History, Gender Studies, Ethnic Studies, or another Social Science discipline required; Master’s degree or doctorate preferred, as is a specialization in a region of the world outside of the United States or Western Europe.
- Three to five years of experience teaching in a high school setting, preferably working with 9th and/or 10th grade students.
- Experience teaching reading, writing, and critical thinking skills.
- Demonstrated commitment to ongoing professional development in both subject matter and progressive educational methodology.
- Demonstrated commitment to social justice.
- Plans, prepares, and executes developmentally supportive social studies lessons in accordance with Oakwood’s Social Studies department learning outcomes.
- Collaborate with fellow Social Studies teachers in designing and developing curriculum.
- Commitment to our DEIB values and goals as stated in our DEIB mission statement.
- Maintains regular communication with student-support team members: parents, teachers, student services, deans, and other administrators and updates an organized assignment calendar and gradebook in Oakwood School’s learning management system.
- Constructively contributes to department and faculty meetings, as well as parent conferences; engages in regular communication with parents and administrators; and performs occasional supervisory duties.
The physical demands described above are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made.
Salary Range: $71,622-$88,550
Oakwood School is a K-12 coeducational day school in North Hollywood, California that opened its doors in 1951. The school has remained faithful to its original mission ever since: to create a diverse educational environment where young people are partners with the adults who teach them and learn from them; where the best means of preparing students for the future is to immerse them in the present; where a healthy learning environment requires joy and humor as well as rigorous intensity; and where students’ intellectual and aesthetic depth – along with their capacity for empathy and moral courage – emerge out of authentic engagement with their teachers, one another, and the world around them.
Oakwood School is an equal opportunity employer committed to cultural diversity in our workforce. With purpose, Oakwood celebrates and affirms diversity of race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, faith, family structure, socioeconomic background, age, and ability.
Salary : $71,622 - $88,551
