Details
Posted: 02-May-22
Location: Barrington, Rhode Island
Type: Full Time
Required Education: 4 Year Degree
Categories:
Foreign Languages
Description:
St. Andrew’s School (RI) seeks a full-time Spanish teacher to begin in April 2022. Reporting to the Director of the Upper School, this person will be a member of the World Languages Department. A description of the position and subsequent duties is listed below:
Instruction:
- Teach 5 sections of Spanish across both the IB Middle Years and Diploma Programmes--this may include middle and upper school grade levels
- Develop and coordinate quality curriculum for courses assigned as it relates to IB Standards and Practices
- Review and revise units of study and curriculum maps regularly as it relates to IB Standards and Practices
- Coordinate with the Department Head as it relates to any new book choices, field trips, or speakers
Advising:
- Advise students who need individualized support, particularly for executive functioning
- This includes the start of the day: helping students to be organized for classes from a materials management perspective and check out at the end of the day: supporting the planner, prioritizing, organizing what to bring home.
- Serve as an advocate and coach for each advisee
- Communicate with parents bi-weekly in the form of a parent contact (email or phone call) to keep parents informed about their child’s overall academic and social/emotional progress.
Extracurricular:
- Coach and/or oversee two activities per year
- Participate in the residential life program, which includes weekend duties approximately five times per year
Communication:
- Establishes and maintains a cooperative and professional relationship with administration, colleagues, students, parents
- Attends all department and full faculty meetings, as well as any applicable parent meetings regarding students or advisees
- Attends and participates enthusiastically in weekly collaborative planning meetings
- Demonstrates proficiency in communication that is high touch provides a supportive disposition and adheres to a 24 hour turnaround time for email responses
- Updates Department Head on a regular basis concerning the status of classes, advisees, and activities
- Communicates with teachers and administration as needed to advocate for advisees and students
- Communicates with advisees’ parents or guardians as required, or more frequently if needed
- Actively promotes World Languages throughout the St. Andrew’s community
- Actively participates in the St. Andrew’s community activities and events
- Communicates with the Department Head regarding budgetary needs as early as possible for supplies essential for successful instruction and proposed field trips.
Other duties:
- Completes an annual self-evaluation process, which includes goal setting and reflection
- Meets with department head as needed
- Attend as many as possible school-related events and assist as needed
- Become a Google Level 1 Certified Educator within one year of hire
- Attend IB Training within one year of hire
If interested, please submit a cover letter, statement of educational philosophy, and current resume to:
Alexandra R. McMullen
Assistant Head of School for Academics
amcmullen@standrews-ri.org
Qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree in Spanish or related field
Prior teaching experience