Spanish Lead Teacher

About the role

The Children’s School (TCS) seeks an experienced full-time Spanish Lead Teacher to join our dynamic and diverse community. The ideal candidate will be passionate about Spanish language instruction and committed to fostering a classroom culture that encourages student engagement and academic achievement.

Responsibilities

• Motivate, nurture, and challenge students
• Play a meaningful role in each student’s daily school life
• Establish and maintain a creative, self-directed, collaborative, and culturally inclusive learning environment
• Communicate, collaborate, plan, and work effectively in teaching partnerships
• Gather formative and formal feedback about student progress to guide student learning

Requirements

• Basic Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree, applicable experience working with children through a child development lens, understanding of the identity development and learning process of early adolescents, expertise in Spanish, skilled at establishing meaningful relationships with students as a critical foundation for student engagement and academic achievement, alignment with the TCS Philosophy of Learning and values, alignment with progressive pedagogical practices, child-centeredness, authenticity, contagious optimism and enthusiasm, playfulness, honesty and integrity, collaboration-mindedness, empathy, self-awareness and reflective skills, intrinsic motivation, initiative and high standards, adaptation, resilience, iterative mindset and willingness to take risks, fail and recover, critical thinking, inquisitiveness and boundless curiosity and enthusiasm, excellent communication and interpersonal skills, comfort in the use of digital technology and media
• Preferred Qualifications: Master’s degree in Education, Teaching and/or Spanish, at least three (3) years of experience teaching children in a classroom setting, preferably in grades 3-8, experience with student mentoring, leadership, or advisory programs, native Spanish speaker, passion for and experience in the work of diversity, equity, and inclusion, outdoor education experience, including chaperoning camping trips and driving a bus

Qualifications

• Knowledge of Spanish language and culture
• Experience in a child development and educational setting
• Ability to establish and maintain a culturally inclusive learning environment
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills

Skills

• Effective classroom management and organization
• Ability to communicate and collaborate with colleagues and families
• Proficiency in using digital technology and media

Benefits

Compensation is commensurate with experience. The Children’s School offers a competitive benefits package, including health insurance, retirement plans, and paid time off.

Pay

Compensation is commensurate with experience.

Schedule

This position is expected to work on campus except for approved exceptional circumstances. As an exempt position, job responsibilities include lesson/class planning, family communication regarding student progress, meetings, evaluation of student work, team planning, professional development, etc., which typically extends beyond office hours.

Equal Opportunity Employer

The Children’s School is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We believe that in order for children to fully, sensitively and effectively engage in their communities, they must possess strong local, cultural and global competence. To that end, we learn from and enrich ourselves with multiple perspectives and welcome people of any country of origin, culture, disability, ethnicity, gender expression, gender identity, age, physical appearance, race, religious choice, family structure, sex, sexual orientation, and socioeconomic status.