K-8 Spanish Teacher

2024-2025 School Year

Job Posting

K-8 Spanish Teacher - Hartland Elementary School

At WSESU, we are committed to engaging hearts and minds for a limitless future - where students want to learn, staff want to work, and families want to live. We celebrate all dimensions of diversity and strive to be a place where everyone feels a sense of inclusion and belonging. We are actively seeking to create a more diverse institutional culture because teams are stronger and more innovative with different perspectives and experiences.

We are currently seeking a K-8 Spanish Teacher to work at the Hartland Elementary School.

Hartland Elementary School is located in the center of the vibrant Upper Valley. It is in close proximity to Dartmouth College and less than a two hour trip to Boston.

Hartland Elementary School is a public elementary school serving approximately 250 students in grades K-8. Our school is dedicated to a student centered approach through projects, an integrated curriculum, differentiated instructional strategies, and proficiency based learning. We value educating the whole child through a team approach. We are an enthusiastic and inclusive community committed to student agency and self-directed learning.

Summary:
Hartland School is seeking a dynamic, enthusiastic K-8 Spanish Teacher.. The successful candidate must be collaborative and flexible, and have strong relationship building skills.

The successful candidate will have:
experience creating engaging curriculum related to the ACTFL proficiency guidelines. Ideally the candidate will have experience teaching Spanish with a goal of implementing an immersion program.
have a creative, dynamic, and enthusiastic personality
knowledge of best practices regarding student management
collaboration skills
knowledge of assessments practices and use of data to inform instruction
evidence of strong relationship building skills

Preferred, but not required:
Responsive Classroom training
Collaborative Problem Solving training

Qualifications: Vermont certified or willing to become certified in Spanish K-8. Candidates with additional endorsements and/or academic preparation will be strongly considered.
Preferred, but not required:
Responsive Classroom training
Collaborative Problem Solving training

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Solid understanding of best teaching practices
Take initiative, and engage in self-reflection
Demonstrate the ability to foster a positive rapport with students and families
Collaborate and communicate effectively with team members
Motivate and engage students
Enjoy co-planning/teaching and have experience integrating curriculum
Familiarity with the Common Core State Standards and proficiency based education
Ability to implement best practices in a classroom and have the ability to use data to inform instruction
Interest, willingness, and/or experience integrating and advancing practices of diversity, equity and inclusion
Create engaging curriculum related to the ACTFL proficiency guidelines
Develop and support strong relationships
Interest, willingness, and/or experience integrating and advancing practices of diversity, equity and inclusion
Desired Skills and Experiences:
Have a creative, dynamic, and enthusiastic personality
Possess a knowledge of best practices regarding student management
Collaborative
Have knowledge of assessment practices and use of data to inform instruction

WSESU is a diverse community of learners where:
Every learner has the potential to be a leader
Students have a strong voice in shaping their school experiences
Learning is personal, connected, and relevant
High expectations exist in caring, nurturing environments
Individuals grow into larger communities, while also broadening a sense of self
Positive relationships define the interactions between school and the community
Students get better at making decisions by making decisions
Everyone is able to bring their full selves to the learning experience

We encourage women, people of the global majority, LGBTQIA+ individuals, people with disabilities, foreign-born residents, older members of society, and individuals from diverse lived experiences and backgrounds to apply.

Please apply on SchoolSpring.com or send a cover letter, resume, three current letters of reference, transcripts, and references to:

Lyndsie Perkins
97 Martinsville Rd
Hartland, VT 05048
lyndsie.perkins@wsesu.net
EOE