Details
Posted: 18-Jul-22
Location: Oakland, California
Type: Full Time
Preferred Education: Masters
Categories:
Foreign Languages
Reports To: K-8 Director
Position Type: Full-time, Exempt; Faculty
Established in 1920, Bentley School is a K-12 co-educational, independent day school located on two campuses in Oakland (K-8) and Lafayette (9-12), California. Bentley School celebrates the cultural and ethnic diversity of its community as a key strength of its program and desires faculty members who will help cultivate these shared values. Bentley School is an inclusive community that shares a vision of academic achievement, balance, and the cultivation of character.
Responsibilities
Responsibilities for this position will include, but are not limited to:
- Teach K-5 French classes
- Prepare course objectives, assessments, and curriculum in alignment with the school’s mission
- Promote positive and effective classroom management
- Implement appropriate and varied teaching techniques
- Communicate effectively both orally and in written form to parents/colleagues
- Complete online and in-person student assessment, both formal and informal
- Create a positive learning environment where students thrive academically
- Collaborate regularly with the other grade-level and World Language teachers
- Attend regular faculty and grade-level meetings and various school functions
- Supervise playground and traffic duties as assigned
- Attend and participate in school events and activities including but not limited to Open Houses, Curriculum Nights, assemblies, and other special events
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree with a Master’s preferred in French
- Minimum of three years teaching experience, preferably in an independent school environment
- Oral fluency in French
- Proficiency in presenting cultural perspectives of the French-speaking world
- Excellent verbal and written communications skills in English as well as French
- Comfort with technology appropriate to language learning
- Demonstrated leadership and classroom management skills
All employees are required to be vaccinated for the COVID-19 before the beginning of their employment at Bentley.
Bentley School is an equal opportunity employer and seeks rich diversity among faculty and administration. The School offers competitive compensation and benefits.
How to Apply
Please submit a letter of interest, resume, and a list for three references. No phone calls please.
Qualified, interested candidates may apply for the position through online application at https://bentleyschool.bamboohr.com/jobs/view.php?id=123