Upper School History Teacher
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Job Location:
Buffalo, IA - USA
Yearly Salary:
$ 40000 - 80000
Posted on:
7 hours ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
TITLE | DEPARTMENT | REPORTS TO | HOURS | CONTRACT YEAR |
Upper School History Teacher | Faculty | Head of Upper School | 7:45 am 3:45 pm M-F | August 15 June 30 Full Time Exempt |
Nichols School seeks a full-time Upper School history teacher (grades 9-12) for the 2026-27 academic year. The ideal candidate will teach history courses as assigned with a primary focus on AP African American Studies and will be comfortable teaching both U.S. and World History.
The successful candidate will use history as a lens for deeper critical thinking helping students analyze the past while making meaningful connections to the present. We are looking for an educator with a strong background in a student-centered classroom who values multiple perspectives and is committed to inclusive and thoughtful course design. This teacher should create a classroom environment that challenges students to think critically engage in discussion and develop their voices as historians.
All Upper School faculty teach four sections and serve as an advisor to a cohort of addition to classroom teaching faculty are expected to contribute to the broader life of the school through collaboration student support and possible participation in co-curricular programs.
DUTIES:
- Teach four sections of Upper School History with a primary focus on AP African American Studies but capable of teaching U.S. and World History depending on need.
- Adapt lessons and approaches to meet the needs of diverse learners.
- Serve as an Upper School advisor to a group of approximately 10 students.
- Work closely and effectively with members of the History department to ensure that the curriculum flows smoothly.
- Communicate proactively positively and professionally with parents to support students academic social-emotional and physical needs.
- Engage in ongoing professional growth to strengthen teaching practice including participation in a College Board Summer Institute as needed to support AP-level instruction.
- Provides timely feedback and collaborates with faculty to offer specialized support
- Foster a supportive and engaging classroom environment.
- Identify and respond to the individual academic social and emotional needs of students including learning differences in collaboration with our Learning Specialist.
- Attend scheduled division advisor faculty and department meetings.
- Participate in the traditions culture and events of the Upper School.
- Perform other duties to support the division and/or school as a whole as assigned. The capacity to contribute in other areas is a valuable consideration.
- Open to being involved in extracurricular activities including History Bowl Model UN or other club offerings.
SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS:
- Bachelors Degree in an appropriate field; advanced degree preferred.
- Demonstrates superior content knowledge.
- Design formal and informal assessments that measure student progress.
- Encourages a culture of mutual respect and equitable practice.
- Exhibits knowledge of student cognitive development and various learning styles.
- Sets high academic achievement expectations
- Passion for working with Upper School students.
- Creative enthusiastic and growth-mindset approach to learning.
- Identifies and supports students social emotional and behavioral learning needs
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Genuine concern for students and their learning success.
- Scaffolds instructional activities that facilitate engaging and appropriate learning
opportunities - Collaborative approach to working with other faculty members administrators and staff to further its mission
- Excellent interpersonal and classroom management skills.
- Ability to be flexible and go with the flow in a dynamic school setting.
Required Experience:
IC
About Company
Nichols School is a nationally recognized independent college preparatory school in Buffalo, NY for grades 5 to 12 with a 128-year history.
