Job Title: Middle School/Tutorial House French & Humanities Co-Teacher
Period: 1-YR Appointment for the 2025/26 Academic Year
Union Position- Covered by Collective Bargaining Agreement
Status: Non-Exempt
As of: 11/19/2025

Under the auspices of the United Nations and guided by its ideals, the United Nations International School (UNIS) provides an inclusive and diverse learning environment in which rigorous international programs foster academic excellence, innovation, creativity, and cross-cultural communication to educate and inspire its students to become an active force in shaping a better world: peaceful, compassionate, and sustainable.

Position Summary:
We seek an experienced teacher with a strong track record to co-teach Middle School/High School French and Humanities in French. The successful candidate will be committed to a conceptual, inquiry-based approach to teaching and learning, fostering critical thinking, student-driven exploration, and interdisciplinary connections.

In this co-teaching role, the teacher is responsible for collaboratively creating and maintaining a positive, respectful, and safe classroom environment, in alignment with UNIS’s Teaching and Learning Policy and Professional Conduct Guidelines. Together with a teaching partner, the teacher will manage classroom dynamics and deliver high-quality instruction while ensuring all students are treated with dignity and respect.

We welcome candidates with exceptional relationship-building and communication skills, creativity, and a collaborative mindset who are passionate about student engagement and committed to UNIS’s mission. UNIS faculty model a spirit of collaboration and deep inquiry and inspire students to “become an active force in shaping a better world: peaceful, compassionate, and sustainable.” Teachers partner in the ongoing design and implementation of UNIS’s vision of an innovative and relevant international education for our time.

This position reports to the Middle School/Tutorial House Principal and the Director of Modern Languages.

Key Responsibilities: 

 

Bachelor’s Degree required, Master’s Degree preferred

Compensation
$67,745 to $111,974, commensurate with years of experience as outlined in the Collective Bargaining Agreement (salary is prorated for part-time or temporary positions).

Application Process
All candidates must submit an electronic application via the school website: https://www.unis.org/about-unis/employment. Supporting documentation, such as a cover letter, resume, and three letters of recommendation, must be uploaded to the electronic application.  Paper and emailed applications and documents will not be accepted from external candidates. Review of applications will begin immediately and will be ongoing.

In accordance with the guidelines of the International Taskforce on Child Protection, the United Nations International School adheres to a rigorous standard of recruitment practices and background checks, emphasizing the protection, safety, and welfare of our students. 


COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY, EQUITY & INCLUSION
Research shows that women and people from underrepresented groups often apply to jobs only if they meet 100% of the qualifications. We recognize that it is highly unlikely that someone meets 100% of the qualifications for a role. If much of this job posting describes you, then please apply for this role.

The United Nations International School provides equal opportunity to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, height, weight, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, age, mental or physical disability, pregnancy, alienage or citizenship status, marital status or domestic partner status, genetic information, genetic predisposition or carrier status, gender identity, HIV status, military status and any other category protected by law in all employment decisions, including but not limited to recruitment, hiring, compensation, training, promotion, upgrading, demotion, downgrading, transfer, lay-off and termination, and all other terms and conditions of employment.