Teacher - Social Studies (Temporary)

Adams 12 Five Star Schools; United States; On-site; USD 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Adams 12 Five Star Schools is seeking a Secondary Social Studies teacher for a temporary replacement at Legacy High School in Thornton, CO. The role supports a 40-hour week over 9 months, with standard duties to deliver instruction, assess student progress, and participate in ongoing professional development.

The candidate will plan lessons, utilize diverse resources, and align with district curricula to serve a culturally and linguistically diverse student body.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher required.
• Must be a minimum of 18 years old.
• Experience with secondary Social Studies instruction is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Plan, prepare and deliver instructional activities.
• Create positive educational climate for students to learn in.
• Meet course and school-wide student performance goals.
• Participate in ongoing training sessions.
• Create lesson plans and modify accordingly throughout the year.
• Grade papers and perform other administrative duties as needed.

Skills

Lesson planning

Classroom management

Curriculum alignment

Assessment & feedback

Educational technology

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

Job description

• Position Type: Teaching: Secondary/ Teacher-Social Studies
• Date Posted: 11/11/2026
• Location: Legacy High School
• Closing Date: 11/18/2026

SALARY INFORMATION: SEE CERTIFIED SALARY SCHEDULE

STANDARD HOURS PER WEEK: 40

FTE: 1.0

MONTHS PER YEAR: 9

JOB CODE:150020

POSITION TYPE: REPLACEMENT – TEMPORARY

LOCATION: THORNTON, CO.

Adams 12 Five Star Schools is deeply committed to a community of excellence, equity, and inclusion in everything we do. We commit to eliminate the predictability of who is included in excellence and who is not. Adams 12 Five Star Schools puts students first and supports our district's mission to elevate student success for every student every day in every classroom. Candidates who can contribute to our goal are encouraged to apply and to identify their strengths in this area.

SUMMARY

: A teacher will perform effective teaching methods to ensure student success and promote an exemplary educational program which fosters achievement for all students.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Plan, prepare and deliver instructional activities
• Create positive educational climate for students to learn in.
• Meet course and school-wide student performance goals.
• Participate in ongoing training sessions.
• Create lesson plans and modify accordingly throughout the year.
• Grade papers and perform other administrative duties as needed.
• Read and stay abreast of current topics in education.
• Utilize various curriculum resources and technologies to enhance student learning.
• Integrate competencies, goals, and objectives into lesson plans.
• Utilize District curricula that reflect the diverse educational, cultural, and linguistic backgrounds of the students served.
• Establish and communicate clear objectives for all learning activities.
• Prepare and distribute parent communications.
• Observe and evaluate student's performance.
• Manage student behavior in the classroom creating appropriate behavior strategies.

EDUCATION AND RELATED WORK EXPERIENCE

• Bachelor's degree or higher.
• Must be a minimum of 18 years old.

LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS or CERTIFICATIONS

• Criminal background check required for hire.
• Must possess, or be able to obtain from, or be in process with, the Colorado Department of Education (CDE) for a valid Colorado Educator License within 30 days of hire.
• Must possess the required license and endorsement. If highly qualified by content test or semester hours, with no endorsement: applicant must posses a Colorado educator license license with a passing score on a CDE approved content test or 24 semester hours in specific core content classes as determined by Human Resources.

Preference given to candidates with ELL Training and/or an ESL or (LDE) Linguistically Diverse Education Endorsement.

SALARY INFORMATION (FOR EXTERNAL CANDIDATES)

All salary placement on our Certified Salary schedule is dependent on the employees' education and/or work experience.Certified/licensed employees will be granted one (1) year for each full year of contractual and/or work experience up to a maximum of ten (10) years, which includes in-district and out-of-district contractual teaching and/or work experience. Responsibility for verification of outside experience shall rest with the individual employee. For further explanation of salary placement please refer to our Certified Master Agreement that can be found on our district website.

BENEFITS INFORMATION

Adams 12 Five Star Schools is committed to providing an environment that promotes a healthy employee population able to serve our students at the highest level. We offer a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision and life insurance as well as other programs for benefit eligible employees. The employee assistance program, voluntary life insurance through PERA, and 401(k), 403(b) & 457(b) plans are available to all employees regardless of hours worked and are available immediately (upon hire date).

Tolearn more about our benefits including paid time off, please see our Benefits Overview.

Internal Candidates Only

13.2.5 Voluntary transfers that occur fifteen working days before the start of the school year and until the end of the school year shall happen once the position being vacated has been filled, for a duration of no more than four weeks. This four week time period could be adjusted in consultation with the educator, current and receiving supervisor and with approval from the Chief Human Resources Officer and the Association President.