French/Spanish Teacher: School Year 2026-27

Since 1966, the Capitol Region Education Council (CREC) has been dedicated to providing innovative, high-quality, and cost-effective educational programs and services to meet the diverse needs of children and adults in Greater Hartford. Serving 33 member districts and reaching additional communities statewide, CREC supports approximately 12,000 students annually through more than 120 educational programs. Our offerings include professional learning and coaching for educators, specialized programming for students with diverse needs, and PreK-12 education across 16 interdistrict magnet schools. CREC also provides school construction, operations, and cooperative business services, while delivering programs that help adults build real, job-ready skills.

About the role

This posting is to create a pool of talented employees for the 2026-27 school year. CREC seeks committed World Language teachers to work in diverse school settings with a social justice mindset across our various magnet schools. World Language teachers work under the general supervision of their school principal.

Responsibilities

• Develop and administer curriculum consistent with school district goals and objectives.
• Promote a classroom environment that is safe and conducive to individualized and small-group instruction, and student learning.
• Develop grade-level appropriate lesson plans and instructional materials for students, translating them into learning experiences that challenge students, maintain the target language in class, and best utilize available time for instruction.
• Conduct ongoing assessment of student learning and progress, modifying instructional methods to fit individual students' needs; conduct individual and small-group instruction as needed.
• Comply with all company policies and procedures.
• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree (BA) from a four-year college or university in an education discipline applicable to teaching assignment.
• Certification: (023, 101).
• Familiarity with ACTFL World-Readiness Standards.
• Motor Vehicle Operator's License or ability to provide transportation to meetings, trainings, and professional learning opportunities as required.

Skills

• Intrapersonal Competencies:
  • Demonstrate a dedication to all learners, especially those historically marginalized.
  • Commitment to lifelong professional learning and growth.
• Interpersonal Competencies:
  • Design, strengthen, and participate in positive learning environments (e.g., school and classroom culture) that support individual and collaborative learning.
  • Build strong relationships with students, peers, families, and learning community members that contribute to individual and collective success.
  • Contribute to the lifelong success of all learners, particularly those who have been historically marginalized due to background, demographics, neurodiversity, ability, or culture.
• Cognitive Competencies:
  • Utilize in-depth understanding of content and learning progressions to engage learners and lead them toward mastery.
  • Demonstrate awareness of and employ culturally responsive teaching (CRT) to center students' diversity as a strength and asset in their learning journey.
  • Employ techniques for developing students' skills of metacognition, self-regulation, and perseverance.
• Instructional Competencies:
  • Personalize learning experiences through assessments, supports, progressions, relationships, and technology.
  • Develop student agency, ownership, self-advocacy, and effective communication skills regarding learning.
  • Use technology in the service of learning and completing professional responsibilities (e.g., various learning platforms, gradebook, Google Suite, and Microsoft Office).

Physical Demands & Work Environment

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 the essential functions.

• Prolonged standing/movement, frequent bending and crouching.
• Lifting and carrying materials.
• Fine motor skills for manipulating small objects.
• Clear speaking voice, good vision and hearing.
• Ability to focus on multiple tasks simultaneously.
• Ability to move quickly to respond to student needs.
• Work in a high-energy environment with varying noise levels (from quiet to loud) based on student activity.
• Work both indoors and outdoors (as needed) and participate in off-site field experiences.

Benefits

• Group Health Insurance Plans.
• Basic & Supplemental Life Insurance.
• Long Term Disability & Short Term Disability options.
• 403(b) Retirement Savings Plan with Employer Matching Contribution (if applicable).
• Flexible Spending Account Pre-Tax Savings for Health Care, Dependent Care, and Limited Purpose Post Deductible (if contributing to an HSA).
• Comprehensive benefit time package.
• Employee Assistance Program.
• Bereavement time & Religious Holidays.
• Credit Union Access.
• Tuition Reimbursement Program.
• Employee Network Group.
• Access to professional learning opportunities with two fully paid courses through CREC University each year.
• Exclusive partnership with Springfield College, offering a 15% discount on tuition for next-level degree programs (based on terms and conditions during employment).

Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion

CREC strives to understand and confront the symptoms and causes of racism and prejudice—ranging from biases to aggressions to discriminatory policies, practices, and traditions—that harm people from systemically marginalized groups or that benefit privileged groups. CREC staff and students acknowledge and respect people of all identifiers, such as race, socioeconomic status, gender identity and expression, education, age, ability, ethnicity, culture, sexual orientation, language, nationality, religion, and veteran status.