High School History Teacher - All-Girls Catholic Prep

St.-Agnes-Academ; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 48,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

St. Agnes Academy in Houston, TX, seeks a Long-Term Substitute teacher for March–May 2027 to teach history and/or social science at the high school level.

The role supports instructional planning, student development, and collaboration with department and school leaders. The successful candidate holds a four-year degree, a teaching certificate or education credits, and a commitment to the Dominican Catholic mission.

Qualifications

• Commitment to embrace the mission of St. Agnes Academy
• Minimum of a four-year B.A./B.S. degree
• Teaching certificate or twelve credit hours in education courses preferred
• Experience teaching in an independent school and/or an all-girls environment a plus
• Ability to establish and maintain cooperative and effective working relationships with others
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and basic technology needed for teaching, learning, and communication
• Professional attitude, behavior, and appearance
• Completion of Safe Haven training
• Strong knowledge of history and/or social science enabling the teacher to deliver content effectively
• Model a love of history and/or social science for students
• Skill in teaching the art of writing historical analysis
• Work collaboratively with your course team to plan lessons and assessments

Responsibilities

• Plan, prepare and deliver lesson plans and instructional materials that facilitate active learning
• Follow the faculty expectations outlined in faculty handbook
• Manage student behavior in the classroom by establishing and enforcing rules and procedures
• Be familiar and enforce student handbook policies
• Encourage and monitor the progress of individual students and use information to adjust strategies
• Prepare required reports on students and activities
• Participate in department, school, and parent meetings
• Communicate necessary information regularly to students, colleagues and parents regarding student progress and needs
• Establish and communicate clear objectives for all learning activities
• Provide a variety of learning materials and resources for use in educational activities
• Assign and grade class work, homework, tests and assignments in a timely fashion and update systems accordingly
• Communicate and partner with parents in a timely manner
• Participate in student/faculty activities (such as retreats, lunch duty, faculty meetings, in-service activities)
• Follow school emergency procedures
• Work cooperatively with your course team to plan lessons and assessments. As well as meet with your vertical team to ensure alignment of skill sets and methodologies
• Other duties as deemed necessary by the Department Chair, Academic Dean, Principal, Head of School

Skills

History/Social Science knowledge

Classroom management

Student advising/counseling

Communication with parents

Team collaboration

Microsoft Office proficiency

Education

B.A./B.S. degree

Teaching certificate

Twelve education credits

Experience in independent school

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

St. Agnes Academy in Houston, TX, seeks a Long-Term Substitute teacher for March–May 2027 to teach history and/or social science at the high school level.

The role supports instructional planning, student development, and collaboration with department and school leaders. The successful candidate holds a four-year degree, a teaching certificate or education credits, and a commitment to the Dominican Catholic mission.