Spanish Teacher (Temporary)

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EMPLOYEE STATUS: Exempt, Part-Time, Fall Semester (August 8-December 17 2024)

REPORTS TO: Dean of Faculty and World Languages Department Chair

WORK SCHEDULE: Bay teachers are expected to attend their classes, tutorial periods, staffulty and collaborative course team meetings, applicable orientations, and professional development days. See the job description for more details.

START DATE: July 1, 2024 (on-campus start date August 8, 2024)

Job Description

This position includes teaching two sections of Spanish 1 in the fall semester. Curriculum and teaching materials already exist for this course. Instructors are encouraged to familiarize themselves with the Vistas online platform to maximize the use of these resources. Decisions about any modifications to the curriculum should be made in partnership with the Department Chair to ensure students are ready for the second semester course of this year-long sequence.

Key Responsibilities

Teaching

In addition to class preparation and classroom teaching, all teachers are responsible for:

• Collaboratively designing curriculum and aligning curriculum with course teams, the department goals, and the school's mission;

• Designing skills-based formative and summative assessments;

• Grading student work and providing feedback in a timely manner;

• Communicating regularly with students, parents, guardians, and advisors regarding student progress;

• Having one-on-one student meetings as needed;

• Scheduling and attending course team meetings;

• Attending weekly staffulty or department meetings on Tuesday afternoons when applicable.

Community Support

All teaching staffulty are expected to support the well-being of our community and the growth of individual students. This includes:

• Attending Morning Meeting on teaching days;

• Holding tutorial at the end of the school day at least 1 day per week, with additional availability by Zoom appointment;

• Attending Back to School Night in September.

The Ideal Candidate

• Finds resonance with The Bay School mission, philosophy, and precepts;

• Dedicates themselves to anti-bias and equity work and understands the social justice dimensions of education;

• Commits to ongoing professional growth;

• Welcomes and learns from feedback;

• Values mindfulness as a practice;

• Is comfortable teaching various levels of high school Spanish;

• Values individual learning profiles by teaching in multiple modalities and offering differentiated instruction;

• Employs and is excited by student-centered teaching strategies (project-based, place-based, problem-based, and experiential learning);

• Has experience teaching secondary education and brings a diversity of teaching and life experiences to their work;

• Values collaboration, teamwork, and feedback as a part of professional growth;

• Commits to innovation, professional development, and reinvention;

• Is curious and resourceful;

• Enjoys working with and inspiring high-school learners in all areas of school life.

Requirements

• EDUCATION: A four-year undergraduate degree
• EXPERIENCE: Applicants should ideally have at least 3+ years of teaching experience, although candidates with fewer years of experience will also be considered
• COMPUTER SKILLS: Proficient in Google Suite and familiarity with PC and Mac platforms and LMS and SMS systems

Job offers are contingent upon clear LiveScan fingerprinting and TB risk assessment. Other requirements include completing first aid/CPR training, mandated reporter training, anti-harassment training, and bloodborne pathogen training. Access to these mandatory trainings are provided and paid for by the school.

Compensation

Salary is based on years of secondary school work or relevant experience. The faculty salary range for this position during the 2024-25 school year is $19,364 to $32,714.

Please review our full-time teaching job description here for more details. If interested in the position, please review our website (www.bayschoolsf.org) to familiarize yourself with our school, the world language curriculum, and our community. If interested in the position, please send all items below to: [email protected], subject line: Spanish 24-25.

• Cover letter describing your interest in the position as well as how you anticipate contributing to The Bay School.

• Resume/C.V.

• A list of references--a minimum of 3, including a current supervisor, departmental colleague, and colleague outside your department.

Please note that Bay will be accepting resumes on a rolling basis until the position is filled.