Posted: 23-Jan-26
Location: Wilmington, Delaware
Type: Full Time
Categories:
Preferred Education:
Lower School Spanish Teacher
Tower Hill School is seeking a Lower School Spanish Teacher to begin in August 2026. The Tower Hill Language Department adheres to a communicative and student-centered approach to modern language instruction. Candidates must possess native or near-native proficiency in Spanish, be able to teach beginner level courses to students in our Preschool through 4th grades, and show a commitment to and comfort with maximizing the use of the target language in the classroom. In addition to expertise in language teaching, the ideal candidate demonstrates a cultural awareness that encompasses the complex historical, political, and social realities of the non English-speaking world. This is a full-time, benefitted, 10-month position.
Responsibilities:
- Teaching Lower School Spanish classes (Tots/age 3 through 4th grade)
- Collaborating regularly with language department colleagues to evaluate pacing and curriculum
- Assisting with student supervision and chaperoning outside the classroom
- Completing skill based progress reports twice/year
- Utilizing a variety of pedagogical approaches and instructional technologies to enhance students’ language acquisition and cultural competence
- Participating in department and faculty meetings as well as school-sponsored professional development
- Meeting the Essential Expectations required of all teachers
Desired credentials, qualities, and skills:
- Experience and demonstrated interest in teaching Elementary age students
- Bachelor’s degree in Spanish, Education, or related field
- Experience teaching Spanish at the elementary or secondary level (three or more years of teaching experience preferred)
- Understanding of or interest in learning about and adopting communicative skills proficiency orientation, including use of immersion instruction and/or FLES program practices
- Ability to manage and oversee a busy classroom of up to 18 students
- Sensitivity to the developmental stages and well-being of children
- Excellent organizational and time management skills
- Experience with a variety of digital media and interactive teaching tools (ex: Smartboard)
- Ability to work independently as well as collaboratively
- Strong communication skills, both verbal and non-verbal
- Enthusiasm for professional growth, academic excellence and creative teaching
- Ability to plan and organize educational content
- Commitment to broad participation in school life
- Experience in and commitment to the ongoing development and maintenance of an inclusive campus community
- A growth mindset and desire to stay current in contemporary pedagogical thinking, strategies and techniques through further education, reading, workshops, conferences, etc.
- A positive, enthusiastic, flexible and warm personality with a passion for creating a love of learning in all students
Tower Hill School is a coeducational private school for age 3 through Grade 12, dedicated to living our motto Multa Bene Facta — Many Things Done Well. With a beautiful 44-acre campus located in northwest Wilmington, Tower Hill has the reputation as one of the top academic schools in the region. Our unparalleled resources include excellent faculty, state-of the-art facilities and individualized learning support.
Tower Hill School prepares students from diverse backgrounds for full and creative engagement with a dynamic world. Each student is provided with an educational experience that emphasizes the development of an inquisitive, discerning and critical mind; the value of being creative and aesthetically sensitive; the appreciation of physical well being; the ability to collaborate and to function as part of a team; and the growth of character.
Please submit a resume and cover letter as soon as possible.