History Teacher

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Description

• The History Teacher is responsible for helping students understand past events, societies, and cultures, and how they shape our present world.
• The role focuses on building critical thinking, analyzing primary and secondary sources, and developing strong historical research and writing skills.

Key Responsibilities

• Classroom Management: Foster an open, respectful classroom culture where students feel comfortable debating and discussing complex historical and social topics.
• Assessment & Feedback: Design and grade essays, research projects, and exams that measure both factual knowledge and analytical skills.
• Collaboration & Communication: Regularly update parents and school administrators on student progress and participate in departmental curriculum planning.
• Lesson Delivery: Plan and teach engaging history lessons that cover required historical eras, civil rights, geography, and political structures.
• Critical Thinking Development: Guide students in evaluating historical evidence, recognizing bias, and understanding cause-and-effect relationships.

Requirements
Education & Experience:

• Degree: Bachelor’s Degree in History, Secondary Education (with a social studies/history focus), or a related field.
• Experience: 3 years of classroom teaching experience is generally preferred, though strong student-teaching portfolios are well-regarded for entry-level roles.
• Certification: A valid teaching license or regulatory certification required by the local educational board.

Required Skills:

• Technology Integration: Experience using digital archives, educational media, and learning management systems (LMS) to enrich lessons.
• Subject Expertise: Comprehensive knowledge of world history, regional history, civics, and historical research methodologies.
• Storytelling & Engagement: Strong public speaking and narrative skills to make historical events vivid and relevant to students.
• Analytical Guidance: Ability to teach students how to analyze documents, map data, and write clear, thesis-driven essays.
• Cultural Sensitivity: Empathy and objectivity when handling sensitive or controversial historical topics.

Other Requirements:

• Professional Development: Commitment to ongoing training, attending history education workshops, and maintaining active teaching credentials.
• Extracurricular Support: Willingness to advise student groups, such as debate clubs, history societies, or mock trial teams, and assist with school field trips.
• Background Clearance: Mandatory clean criminal record check and child protection vetting.

Remuneration & Benefits

• Standard Benefits: Includes comprehensive health insurance, retirement or pension plans, paid sick and annual leave, and funding for professional development.
• Salary: Minimum of N150,000 / monthly.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their Curriculum Vitae (CV) and a formal Cover Letter to: [email protected] using the Job Title as the Subject of the email.

Note

• Provide contact details of two referees (valid phone numbers and email addresses)
• After the initial screening, selected candidates will be invited to attend an in-person interview