Full-Time Spanish Teacher (Anticipated Opening)

Position Type:

High School Teaching/Foreign Language - Spanish

Date Posted:

6/12/2024

Location:

Marist High School

Date Available:

08/09/2024

Closing Date:

06/25/2024

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Marist High School is a Catholic co-ed school located on the southside of Chicago. The mission of Marist High School is to make Jesus Christ known and loved in the Marist Brothers' tradition, while preparing students for higher education and life. To learn more about Marist High School, visit our website: https://www.marist.net/

Contact: Daniel Brant, brant.daniel@marist.net, Department Chair for World Language

Job Description

Marist High School, a Catholic co-ed school located on the southside of Chicago, is currently seeking a highly qualified individual for the position of Spanish teacher for the 2024-25 academic year. The position is full-time with a class load of five sections. Marist High School is a Roman Catholic, coed high school, with a mission to make Jesus Christ known and loved in the Marist Brothers' tradition, while preparing students for higher education and life. To learn more about Marist, visit our website.

Minimum Requirements

• Commitment to the Marist Brothers' principles as set forth in Marist's mission statement

• Illinois Professional Educator's Licence preferred

• Master's Degree preferred.

Minimum Competencies

• Ability to teach all levels of high school Spanish

• Effective and positive communication and collaboration skills

• Teaching experience in Spanish preferred

• Experience teaching in a 1:1 iPad environment

Essential Responsibilities

• Teaching and leading students in accordance with the mission of Marist High School

• Ability to utilize technology to increase engagement in the classroom

• Collaborate with departmental colleagues in the development of an academically challenging and experientially relevant Spanish curriculum

• Participating in departmental and school-wide professional development

• Promote a positive, inclusive classroom environment that encourages a sense of belonging and is conducive to individualized and small group instruction, and student learning.

• Develop lesson plans and instructional materials that encourage problem-solving and critical thinking skills. Translate these lesson plans into engaging, relevant learning experiences that instruct students while also challenging them in order to promote a growth mindset, resilience, and inquisitiveness.

• Conduct ongoing assessment of student learning and progress and use data to modify instructional methods to address student needs.

• Organize and maintain a system for accurate and complete record-keeping, grading, and reporting for all student activities, achievement, and attendance.

• Proactively communicate with all stakeholders, including but not limited to, students, parents, support staff and department colleagues in support of student learning and growth

Note: The above description is illustrative of tasks and responsibilities. It is not meant to be all inclusive of every task or responsibility.

Salary: Commensurate with experience and education