Job Description:
SPANISH TEACHER

Job Title:  Spanish Teacher

Reports to:  Principal

Position Summary:  To develop in each student an understanding and appreciation of Spanish cultural regions of the world and the issues and challenges that unite and divide them; to provide opportunities for students to understand the Spanish language and dialects as it relates to culture, resource management, conflict, and human rights; and to create and implement Spanish curriculum to prepare students to be life-long global citizens.
Qualifications:

• 023 certification and experience teaching Spanish
• Experience in curriculum writing
• Ability to plan and support staff with global studies instructional strategies

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Develop a standards-based curriculum.
• Provide whole group, individual, and small group instruction in order to adapt the foreign language curriculum to the needs of students with varying intellectual abilities, motivational skills, and cultural backgrounds.
• Develop, administer, and evaluate quality formative and summative assessments.
• Commitment to on-going professional development in content area and pedagogy.
• Organize global studies themed events throughout the year.
• Provide pre- and post-evaluation of the foreign language program.

Skills, Knowledge and/or Abilities Required:

• Knowledge of cognitive development and learning styles.
• Ability to write and implement a foreign language curriculum.
• Excellent collaboration, interpersonal, communication and presentation skills.
• Ability to work independently as a self-starter in supporting the global mission of the school.
• Demonstrated ability to work with students and families from diverse backgrounds.
• Work collaboratively with elementary, middle, and high school teams to differentiate instruction, integrate the foreign language curriculum with other academic and unified arts curriculum standards, and share print and non-print foreign language materials with teachers.
• Experience in the use of educational technology.

To be considered for this position you must upload and send a cover letter, resume, Connecticut certification, transcripts and 3 letters of recommendation to: Employment@HighvilleCharter.com

Highville Charter School is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer

Highville Charter School is committed to recruiting a diverse team of talented educators who are dedicated to developing each student’s individual, academic, social, and emotional capacities and growth within the classroom and beyond. Qualified candidates with a passion for urban education, a commitment to our Highville students, families and community, and who would like to be considered for current and future teaching opportunities within the district, are encouraged to apply.