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Posted: 26-Jan-23
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Type: Full Time
Categories:
Other
Preferred Education:
4 Year Degree
Middle School Spanish Teacher
Type: Full-Time, 10-month
Supervisor: Head of Middle School
Starting Date: August 2023
Mission Statement: Catherine Cook School is a vibrant learning community that fosters curiosity, develops critical thinking, and inspires compassionate leadership for students in preschool through 8th grade.
Diversity Statement: Catherine Cook School is committed to creating and sustaining a diverse and compassionate community grounded in a culture of integrity
Job Description:
Catherine Cook School seeks a highly qualified Spanish teacher to join our Middle School team. The Spanish program builds listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills and lays a foundation in grammar and vocabulary appropriate for a variety of life situations. An emphasis is also placed on the study and appreciation of Spanish-speaking cultures. A love for the academic setting, a passion for teaching and learning in the Middle School setting, flexibility, and a sense of humor are essential. The ideal candidate will have experience in the use of Comprehensible Input (CI) and a proven track record of collaboration. In addition, the qualified applicant will:
- Develop academically challenging, appropriately differentiated Spanish curricula
- Intentionally build cultural competence and global awareness in self and students
- Use a wide range of authentic assessment strategies
- Create thoughtful, well-written progress reports
- Use technology to expand learning opportunities, create a collaborative learning environment and communicate with all members of the Cook community
- Communicate thoughtfully, respectfully, and clearly with parents, students, and colleagues
- Collaborate effectively with world language department colleagues to create a cohesive K-8 program
- Participate actively in professional growth opportunities
- Attend Wednesday after school faculty meetings
- Perform regularly assigned supervision duties
- Chaperone overnight field experiences
- Serve as an Advisor to a group of 8-10 students
Qualifications:
- A. or M.A. in Spanish or Education with Spanish emphasis
- Experience teaching middle school Spanish; experience with Comprehensible Input (CI) a plus
- Native Spanish speakers encouraged to apply
Benefits:
Catherine Cook School offers its employees a competitive benefits package including paid time off, medical, vision, dental, life insurance, retirement plan, and daily lunch.
Catherine Cook School is an equal opportunity employer. Please visit catherinecookschool.org to learn more about our school and culture to see if you’d be a good fit. Qualified applicants should submit resumes to Eddie Pryce at epryce@ccookschool.org.
Catherine Cook School is an equal opportunity employer.
About Catherine Cook School
Catherine Cook empowers students from preschool through eighth grade to be adaptive, confident and productive stewards of an evolving world. Our community engages with ideals of cultural competence, progressive academics, ethical literacy, and innovation designed to inspire personal excellence and compassionate leadership.
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