Middle School Social Studies Teacher - Oakstone Academy

Job Description

Licensed Middle School Social Studies Teacher

2025-26 School Year

Oakstone Academy School

900 Club Drive

Westerville, OH 43081

CCDE/Oakstone Academy School is seeking a licensed Middle School Social Studies Teacher with the Ohio Department of Education for the 2025-26 school year. This is a full-time teaching position offering a 185-day teaching contract. This position also offers a competitive salary, comprehensive benefits, a retirement package, and accrued sick and personal leave time.

The Children’s Center for Developmental Enrichment (CCDE)/Oakstone Academy School is a private, chartered school in central Ohio serving approximately 625 typically developing and special-needs students from Pre-Kindergarten through High School. It is located in Westerville, Ohio, northeast of Columbus. Our special-needs students primarily have Autism Spectrum Disorder.

Certification/License in any of the following:

4-9 Middle Childhood Social Studies

Job Description and Requirements:

Teach Social Studies in grades 6-7 to assist students with learning history, geography, politics, economics, and culture.

Working cooperatively and collaboratively in a team environment and comfortable delegating tasks to team members, such as teaching aids and other content, to lead teachers

Differentiate Lesson Plans and Academic Instruction for students with diverse learning abilities

Integrate current events to facilitate healthy debate and engage in classroom discussion.

Work closely with general education colleagues, Intervention Specialists, and Therapy Teams.

Be comfortable using Google Docs, other educational technology, including Email, Microsoft Word, and curriculum-based software.

Develop lesson plans and instructional materials, and translate lesson plans into learning experiences to maximize available time for social studies instruction.

Communicate consistently with families concerning academic, social, and behavioral goals.

Administer formative and summative progress evaluations to demonstrate the effectiveness of instructional practices.

Perform other duties as assigned

Qualifications

Required License: Social Studies Middle Childhood (4-9)

Ability to work independently and in a team environment

Excellent oral and written communication and human relations skills

Ability to build relationships with students, parents, colleagues, and outside organizations

Ability to meet all deadlines and prioritize projectsCompany Description

The Children's Center for Developmental Enrichment (CCDE) is a non-profit 501 (c)(3) organization dedicated to:

* Providing excellent educational programming and opportunities for all students.

* Private school education with small classes and a low student-to-teacher ratio of 6:1

*Supports for students can be found in General Education Teachers, Intervention Specialists, and Speech and Occupational Therapists, available at each grade at Oakstone Academy.

*Dual Enrollment College classes provide opportunities to earn college credit at a discount.

*Promoting cost-effective training and support to area school districts and professionals in the community.

*These original goals established in 1999 continue to define the services provided by the organization today. Over the years, CCDE has grown into a multi-faceted resource that includes a private school, programs for parents and children, therapies, and research.

Oakstone Academy is dedicated to providing an excellent education for all children, inspiring and empowering them to reach their unique potential.

Faculty and parents work together to help each child toward fulfillment as a total person with a sense of understanding and compassion for others and the courage to act on their beliefs.

Full-time