Middle School Social Studies Teacher - 8th Grade

The Episcopal School of Baton Rouge seeks a Middle School Social Studies teacher for the 2025-2026 academic year. The Middle School Social Studies Teacher is an integral part of the Middle School and Global and Social Studies Department, a community of teachers who embrace the whole-child educational philosophy and help students develop a deeper understanding of history, the social sciences, and global issues. This position is a ten-month full-time position with an annual renewal. The position begins on August 1st, 2025. 

Description of School

Episcopal School of Baton Rouge, a college preparatory educational community of approximately 950 students and approximately 170 professionals, includes grades PreK-3 through 12 that embraces the whole-child educational philosophy. As an Episcopal school, Episcopal School of Baton Rouge was created to be a diverse institution of educational and human development for all persons, regardless of origin, background, ability, or religion. We are created to “strive for justice and peace among all people and [to] respect the dignity of every human being.”  Episcopal is known for its academic performance, for its attention to the spiritual lives of its students, and for offering a wide range of opportunities for student education and development. Opportunities to excel in academics, arts, athletics, service, and community leadership characterize the school’s program.

General Duties

• Teach World Geography classes to 8th-grade students.
• Provide engaging and effective instruction that is student-centered, meets students where they are, and incorporates a variety of instructional methods, including project-based learning and the incorporation of educational technology.
• Evaluate student learning through a variety of assessments and communicate student progress to administrators, students, and families.
• Collaborate with other Global and Social Studies department members to ensure proper vertical alignment in the curriculum.
• Collaborate with other Middle School faculty to develop cross-curricular connections and participate in grade-level teams to support whole-child development.
• Attend scheduled faculty/division/department meetings.

• Participate in professional development.
• Perform additional faculty duties assigned, including but not limited to supervising students during carpool, lunch, advisory, recess, and so forth.
• Members of the 8th-grade team are strongly encouraged to attend our annual, multi-day, overnight fall field trip

Our School Mission

As a ministry of the Episcopal Diocese of Louisiana, Episcopal School of Baton Rouge nurtures and develops the whole child -- spiritually, intellectually, morally, physically, and artistically -- through challenging academic and co-curricular programs which prepare our graduates for college and for purposeful lives.

Our Episcopal Identity

Episcopal schools are Christian communities whose missions integrate spiritual formation into all aspects of the educational experience in a graceful and inclusive way. Even the most diverse of Episcopal schools are created to be communities that honor, celebrate and worship God as the center of life. We are created to be models of God’s love and grace. We are created to serve God in Christ in all persons, regardless of origin, background, ability, or religion. We are created to “strive for justice and peace among all people and [to] respect the dignity of every human being.” 

Episcopal schools have been established, however, not solely as communities for Christians, like a parish church, but as diverse institutions of educational and human development for people of all faiths and backgrounds. Episcopal schools are populated by a rich variety of human beings, from increasingly diverse religious, cultural, and economic backgrounds. By weaving the principles of meaningful school worship, rich community life, foundational religious education, and striving for social justice into the very fabric of the school’s overall life, Episcopal schools ensure that we challenge all who attend our schools to build lives of genuine meaning, purpose, and service in the world they will inherit.

Submission Information

Episcopal will offer a competitive salary and good benefits for this position. Digital applications are preferred and welcomed at https://www.episcopalbr.org/discover-episcopal/careers or can be emailed to [email protected]. Please include an employment application, cover letter, resume, and copy of transcripts. Application materials can also be sent to Attn: Employment, Episcopal School of Baton Rouge, 3200 Woodland Ridge Blvd., Baton Rouge, LA 70816.

Episcopal School of Baton Rouge is an equal opportunity employer dedicated to a policy of nondiscrimination in employment upon any basis, including race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, pregnancy, status as a parent, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, political affiliation or military service.

Personal and Professional Characteristics and Experiences

• A Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in History, Social Science, or a related field and/or certification to teach Social Studies at the Middle School level.
• Ability to meet the learning needs of students through differentiated instruction.
• Creativity in lesson design that balances content, skill, and student self-direction through the use of a variety of instructional methods.
• Appreciation for and understanding of Middle school-aged children and an ability to develop positive relationships with students.
• Excellent classroom management skills that promote a positive classroom environment.
• Familiarity with technology or ability and desire to learn about technology for delivering and grading assignments, lesson design, lesson implementation, and recording student progress.
• An ability to communicate clearly and with appropriate empathy to students, parents, and colleagues.
• Collaborative spirit when working with colleagues within the same department across grade levels and within the same grade level across departments.
• Strong organizational skills.
• Embraces the whole-child educational philosophy and seeks to help students develop in all aspects.

About Episcopal School of Baton Rouge

Episcopal School of Baton Rouge, a college preparatory educational community of approximately 950 students and approximately 170 professionals, includes grades PreK-3 through 12 that embraces the whole-child educational philosophy. As an Episcopal school, Episcopal School of Baton Rouge was created to be a diverse institution of educational and human development for all persons, regardless of origin, background, ability, or religion. We are created to “strive for justice and peace among all people and [to] respect the dignity of every human being.” Episcopal is known for its academic performance, for its attention to the spiritual lives of its students, and for offering a wide range of opportunities for student education and development. Opportunities to excel in academics, arts, athletics, service, and community leadership characterize the school’s program.

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