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About the Role
The Bank Street School for Children is seeking a passionate, knowledgeable, and team-oriented Spanish Teacher to work with students in grades 6 and 8, and potentially other grade levels. This role will also teach after-school classes focusing on Spanish or other candidate specialties. The ideal candidate will be team-oriented, collaborative, and able to work with a broad range of community members.
Responsibilities
- Teach Spanish curriculum responsive to children’s developmental capacities and needs.
- Generate enthusiasm for the subject and inspire students to work to their potential.
- Document lesson plans and develop comprehensive curriculum with guidance from supervisor and collaboration with the world languages team.
- Collaborate with classroom teachers and specialists to support curriculum and children’s development.
- Organize and maintain a positive classroom community reflecting curricular work.
- Differentiate instruction to support group and individual learning.
- Liaise with the Upper School Division Head, Learning Specialists, School Mental Health & Wellness Counselors, and World Language Team leader regarding curriculum, social-emotional, and academic needs.
- Communicate with families about student progress via email, phone, or in-person meetings.
- Promote high standards of behavior by encouraging a positive, proactive approach to studying.
- Build productive relationships with students.
- Assign homework appropriate in volume and learning goals.
- Assess student work accurately and regularly, providing thoughtful feedback.
- Share progress and concerns with families through conferences, written reports, and regular communication.
- Teach assigned after-school classes within an equitable workload.
- Document lesson plans and curriculum for after-school classes.
- Provide extra help to students as necessary and assigned, within an equitable workload.
- Attend regular faculty, division, department, and supervisory meetings.
- Support school coverage needs by substituting for teachers within the world language department and across the school.
- Fulfill weekly community duties such as lunch, recess, early morning care, and bus.
- Support with event or trip planning duties, including planning trips, coordinating events, and supporting weekly assemblies.
- Perform additional duties as specified by supervisor.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Spanish or equivalent education; Master's degree in education preferable.
- Fluency in Spanish.
- Knowledge of child development, progressive education, and constructivist teaching.
- Experience teaching World Languages.
- Demonstrated personal and professional commitment to diversity, social justice, and equity.
- Strong written and oral communication, interpersonal, and organizational skills.
- Skilled in designing instruction that is data-driven, differentiated, and actively engaging.
- Experience in developing hands-on, developmentally appropriate Spanish and French curricula.
- Initiative, creativity, flexibility, and collaboration.
Skills
- Spanish
- World Languages
- Child Development
- Progressive Education
- Constructivist Teaching
- Curriculum Development
- Differentiated Instruction
- Data-Driven Instruction
- Communication
- Interpersonal Skills
- Organizational Skills
- Collaboration
- Flexibility
- Creativity
- Initiative
Location
- Onsite
Work Type
- Full-time
- Leave Replacement
Experience Level
- Teacher
Education Level
- Bachelor's Degree
- Master's Degree
Salary/Compensations
- $61,000–$150,000 annually, prorated for the duration of the appointment.
About the Company
- A leader in progressive education for more than 100 years, the Bank Street School for Children provides students, from nursery through 8th grade, an education that engages their natural curiosity, nurtures critical thinking, and helps to develop a sense of community and social responsibility.
- Through a teaching approach that is fundamentally hands-on and child-centered, Bank Street students develop the courage and confidence to think independently, work collaboratively, understand themselves and others more deeply, and possess the compassion to make meaning of the world around them.