Social Studies Teacher

About the Position

We are seeking an experience, data-driven, and compassionate educator to join our team as a certified Full-time Social Studies teacher for the 2026-2027 school year. This position is a 1.0 FT. Candidates are required to have an 026 History and Social Studies endorsement.

This teacher will have the opportunity to:

• Teach Common Ground’s Integrated Social Studies classes
• Work with the Core Curriculum team to support students through a culturally relevant integrated curriculum with a focus on social justice.
• Act as a strong team member for Common Ground’s small, dedicated, creative faculty; teaching an elective or supporting instruction in another Common Ground course for one period a day, and acting as teacher or co-teacher for a guidance group (advisory).

This is a full-time, salaried position for the 2026-2027 School Year. The Social Studies Teacher position will be collaborating with three experienced teachers, and an instructional coach. The Social Studies teacher will have the opportunity to work both independently in their own classroom and as part of a strong interdisciplinary team in creating an innovative classroom experience.

We are looking for candidates who demonstrate some or all of the following:

• Experience working directly with racially and economically diverse high school aged young people.
• Connecticut teacher certification endorsement 026 and/or the ability to be eligible for certification.
• Experience and skills teaching, providing one on one support, and building productive relationships with high school age young people.
• The ability to collaborate, communicate, and work effectively within a team that includes multiple teachers and community partners.
• A passion for and experience with work at the intersection of environmental, social, and food justice.
• Creativity, sense of humor, and commitment to collaboration and relationship building
• Excellent communication skills.

We are also excited to consider candidates who have the following additional interest/experience:

• Background in the themes at the center of the Common Ground core: how we meet our basic needs for food and build just food systems, how we survive and thrive as individuals and communities, how we fulfill our potential and create the world we want.
• Background in food systems and justice, sustainable agriculture, environmental education, youth development and community building.
• Background in experiential, place-based, and/or project-based learning.
• Experience working with Google applications, online course management platforms, and other online learning tools.

This position is represented by our Collective Bargaining Agreement with UAW local 2110.