2026-2027 SOCIAL SCIENCE TEACHER POOL

2026-2027 SOCIAL SCIENCE TEACHER POOL at Los Banos Unified

Share on X Print Application Deadline: Until Filled Date Posted: 31/02/2026 Contact: Suzanne Palazzo Phone: 209-826-3801 Number: 7034 Number of Openings: 2 Salary: Pay dependent on experience Additional Salary Info: $35,577.42 - $134,054.39 Health Benefits: Cap 24,000 Length of Work Year: 2026-2027 School Year Employment Type: Full Time

About the Employer

Welcome to the Los Banos Unified School District. Our school district and community are committed to high expectations and high standards. Los Banos Unified School District employs over 1100 classified and certificated employees. We proactively work together to provide skills, knowledge, and resources, thus ensuring a fully supportive environment for excellence in education. The Human Resources Department is committed to providing employment support and information to all classified and certificated employees, substitutes, and applicants in an efficient, responsive, and friendly manner. We are seeking talented individuals who support our vision and we welcome your application to work in the Los Banos Unified School District.

It is the policy of Los Banos Unified School District not to discriminate against any applicant for employment or any employee because of age, color, sexual orientation, and sexual identity, disability, national origin, race, religion, or veteran status.

Job Description

Essential Elements

Print SOCIAL SCIENCE TEACHER

Under the principals direction and as part of a secondary teaching assignment, the Social Science Teacher teaches one or more classes of social studies and assists in other school programs as assigned.

The teacher develops in each pupil an appreciation of American ideals and cultural heritage, develops proficiency in the use of social studies inquiry skills and concepts to motivate each pupil to understand and exercise his/her rights, privileges, and responsibilities as a citizen, to develop understanding of the geographical, historical, cultural, and political factors which influence the development of work regions, to encourage pupils to develop sound opinions based on study of facts concerning operation of political and economic systems, to develop good relationships with parents and with other staff members.

I. Major Duties and Responsibilities

• a. Performs duties in accordance with District and State school policies and/or laws.
• b. Teaches courses in social studies, history, geography, American government, political science, or humanities and drivers education to secondary pupils utilizing the course of study adopted by the Board of Education and other appropriate learning activities.
• c. Instructs pupils in citizenship, basic communication skills, and other general elements of the course of study common to all teachers as specified in State law and administrative regulation and procedures of the School District.
• d. Develops a balanced social studies program involving factual background material, material on current events, discussion time, and other appropriate activities designed to encourage pupils to develop skills and attitudes, draw conclusions, achieve improved interpersonal relationships, and make value judgments based on scientific methods of inquiry.
• e. Provides individual and small group instruction in order to adapt the curriculum to the needs of pupils with varying intellectual abilities and cultural backgrounds.
• f. Develop knowledge of the purpose, structure, and operation of the American governmental and economic system and the rights and responsibilities of American citizenship.
• g. Makes material from current magazines, newspapers, television programs, etc. available to pupils, plans and guides discussions of current social environment and history of area being studied.
• h. Develops an understanding of the contributions of minority, racial, religious, and political groups to American culture and the role of minorities in our present day world.
• i. Develops knowledge of political and economic systems of other nations and their influence in personal freedom, education, and living standards of the people in those nations.
• j. Encourages pupils to become aware of the complexity and interrelations of local, state, national, and world problems.
• k. Establishes and maintains standards of pupils behavior needed to provide an orderly productive classroom environment.
• l. Creates with assistance of pupils interest centers and displays with material to enhance learning.
• m. Evaluates each pupils development in course being taught and prepares progress reports.
• n. Maintains professional competence through participation in in-service education activities.
• o. Participates with the principal or his/her designee to mutually develop the system by which he/she will be evaluated in conformance with the Districts uniform guidelines for evaluation and assessments.

II. Other Duties and Responsibilities

• a. Selects and requisitions books, instructional aides, and instructional supplies and maintains required inventory records, may request resource speakers and field trips.
• b. Communicates with parents and school personnel to discuss the individual pupils progress.
• c. Identifies pupils needs and cooperates with other professional staff members in assessing and helping pupils solve health, attitude, and learning problems.
• d. Supervises pupils in out-of-classroom activities during the assigned working day.
• e. Participates in curriculum and other developmental programs within the school or assignment and/or on a District level. May teach under the module or flexible scheduling plan.
• f. Performs basic attendance accounting and business services as required.
• g. Plans and coordinates the work of aides, teacher assistants, and/or other paraprofessionals.
• h. Attends all faculty in-service and articulation meetings.
• i. Performs other duties such as yard and bus duties as assigned by the schools extra duty roster.
• j. Supervises co-curricular activities such as students supervision at athletic events, club sponsorships, and dance duties as assigned.
• k. Assist in writing goals and performance objectives in his teaching assignment and relevant school and District levels as assigned.

Requirements

Qualifications

• Materials:
• Single Subject Social Science Credential
• All of the following credentials are required for this position:
• Resume
• Letter of Introduction
• Copy of Transcripts
• Credential Copy
• English Learner Authorization
• 3 Current Letters of Recommendation

Comments and Other Information

• Health Benefit Cap - 24,000
• Comments and Other Information
• Health Benefit Cap - 24,000

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