High School History Teacher (part-time, 26-27)

DEPARTMENT: History

REPORTS TO: High School History Department Chair

SUPERVISES: N/A
DATE: August 17, 2026

FLSA: Exempt

TYPE OF ROLE: Part-time

COMPENSATION: Salaried (based on experience)

BENEFITS: Benefits eligible (dependent upon course load/FTE status)

Note: Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis.
 

Georgetown Day School in Washington, D.C. is seeking a High School History teacher. This position is part-time and will include teaching two or three sections of Upper School history courses. We seek an educator who is excited to work with students across the full range of the Upper School, from 9th through 12th grade, and who brings both strong historical scholarship and a deep commitment to engaging, discussion-based teaching. Likely, first-year teaching assignments include our 9th-grade Communities and Change course and 11th-grade U.S. History.

Communities and Change is a foundational course that asks students to explore the relationship between local and global histories, with a particular focus on Washington, DC, its communities, and their connections to wider international movements and experiences. U.S. History invites students to examine the American past through multiple perspectives, emphasizing critical thinking, close reading, research, and analytical writing.

At GDS, we prioritize community involvement as an essential part of excellent teaching. We seek educators who want to contribute to school life broadly—through advising, collaboration, student support, and participation in the many formal and informal ways that sustain a vibrant school community.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities
 

• Teach two or three sections of History classes on assigned focus areas.
• Work collaboratively with other members of the History Department. 
• Responsible for all aspects of lesson planning, instruction and assessment. 
• Requires attendance at all department and faculty meetings.

Additional Duties and Responsibilities 

• Additional duties outside this description may be assigned as necessary.

Qualifications
Education and Experience

• A Bachelor’s of Arts in History or a related field is required
• A Master’s degree 
• Three years or more of history teaching experience, particularly at the high school level or higher is preferred. 
• Subject matter expertise in the Middle East is especially valued, as we are eager to deepen students’ opportunities to engage with that region’s histories and perspectives within our curriculum in future years.

Skills

• The ability to build an inclusive, intellectually vibrant classroom
• Comfort working with a wide range of learners in grades 9-12
• A commitment to collaboration with colleagues and to the life of the school beyond the classroom

Americans with Disability Specifications

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb stairs; balance; stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl; talk, see or hear. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. 

Work Environment:

Work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is exposed to weather conditions prevalent at the time. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

D.C. Wage Transparency Act 

Regarding the salary range for this position, GDS follows a Pay Equity Scale for Teaching Staff that recognizes years of direct experience and correlates to steps on the Scale. The HR team evaluates resumes on an individual basis to identify years of experience; which correlates to steps on our scale. A teacher entering in their 1st year of full-time teaching is slated to earn approximately $65,000 annually for the 2026-2027 School Year and each year of experience equates to approximately $1,000 to 1,500 additional compensation annually. There are additional opportunities on campus for coaching and various stipends, as well.

To Apply 

Qualified candidates should submit a cover letter, resume, and list of three references using our online application system through ADP/Workforce Now: http://www.gds.org/Recruiting. To find out more about the school, candidates should visit our website at www.gds.org.

As an inclusive school devoted to preparing our students to live, work, and lead in an increasingly globalized and multicultural society, GDS is particularly interested in professionals with demonstrated interest and experience in working in such a school setting and is driven by the core charge of working to enhance and bring joy to every student’s individual learning experience in equitable and meaningful ways.