Upper School Spanish Teacher

Upper School Division, Oakland, CA
World Languages – Teacher /
Full-Time / On-Site

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Head-Royce School is seeking a full-time Spanish teacher to join our Upper School World Language team. We seek teachers who are not only excited by the content they teach, but who are also actively engaged in evolving their classroom pedagogy.

Head-Royce teachers serve as advisors and club sponsors and participate in the life of the community. We seek applicants who have a strong academic background, experience in culturally responsive teaching, a deep understanding of adolescents, and a genuine fondness for working with students at this specific age level.

Skills
Experience teaching Spanish up to and including college level courses.
Demonstrated knowledge and practice in culturally responsive teaching and learning.
Clear communicator with students, colleagues, and parents.
Demonstrated knowledge of social/emotional development and developmentally appropriate curriculum for culturally responsive teaching and learning.
Demonstrated understanding of and curiosity regarding curriculum design, varied pedagogical approaches including multiple assessment modalities.
Strong organizational skills.

Qualifications
Bachelor’s Degree in Spanish Language and/or Literature or equivalent area of study
Fluent or Native Spanish speaker
2-5 years minimum teaching experience.
Demonstrated desire to teach at the high school level.
Understanding and support of Head-Royce’s core values with strong emphasis on equity and social justice.
Ability to participate in an outdoor education trip for 1-3 nights (additional stipend paid).
Ability to provide proof of Covid Vaccination as well as TB clearance.
Additional Qualifications (preferred, not required)
Advanced degrees/certification are desirable in Spanish or Spanish education.
Experience with innovative approaches to teaching language, such as with Comprehensible Input or Integrated Performance Assessments

$75,000 – $125,000 a year
*Dependent on Years of Experience Teaching and Education Level

Location: Oakland, California
Education: Bachelor’s degree required
Start Date: August 2024
Website:  headroyce.org

To Apply:

Interested candidates are asked to submit a letter of interest or cover letter as well as a current resume.
Application materials should be submitted through our website.

Located on a 22-acre campus in Oakland, California, Head-Royce (HRS) is a pre-eminent, co-educational, independent, K-12 day school with a 137-year history. Our mission is to inspire in our students a lifelong love of learning and pursuit of academic excellence, to promote understanding of and respect for diversity that makes our society strong and to encourage active and responsible global citizenship.

Head-Royce enrolls 900 students in the three separate divisions—Lower, Middle and Upper—and provides a dynamic, whole-child education to every student.

Please note – HRS is unable to provide immigration sponsorships such as H1B Visas. Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States and be willing to undergo both Livescan background check and TB screening as part of the hiring process.

Head Royce is an equal opportunity employer and makes employment decisions including but not limited to employment, training, promotion, demotion, transfer, leaves of absence and termination based on qualifications and without regard to protected status. We will not discriminate based on age, color, creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding or related medical conditions), gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, national origin or ancestry, race (including traits historically associated with race, such as hair texture and protective hairstyles), religion, registered domestic partner status, physical or mental disability, a medical condition including genetic characteristics, military or veteran status, reproductive health decision making or any other consideration made unlawful by federal, state or local laws Head-Royce School seeks to be a community in which every individual is treated with sensitivity, courtesy and respect.

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