Middle School Spanish Teacher

St. Catherine's School is an Episcopal day school in Richmond, Virginia, founded in 1890, enrolling 946 girls age 3 through grade 12. Located on a 16-acre campus in the western part of the city, St. Catherine's core values include pursuing academic excellence, developing character, nurturing spiritual growth, celebrating individuals, and building community.

St. Catherine's School provides a rigorous education that prepares girls with diverse perspectives for a lifetime of learning, leadership, and service in a global community.

POSITION OVERVIEW

St. Catherine’s School seeks a committed and experienced Middle School Spanish teacher who is knowledgeable of middle school girls’ education and has a passion for working with middle school girls and faculty. As part of the Middle School team, this teacher will engage with faculty and students through the Middle School program in which we purposefully define program outcomes to benefit our girls. This MS Spanish teacher should be able to envision, design, develop, and implement a well-rounded 5th-grade Foundations program as well as a 6th-grade Spanish language program.  The MS Teacher role will include serving as an advisor, meeting with two grade-level teams, collaborating with other MS Spanish teachers, and attending regular Department meetings. All teachers, as members of our community, establish and maintain positive relationships with students, parents/caregivers, and colleagues. 

Supervisor: Head of Middle School

Position Status: Salaried, exempt, full-time, regular, 9-month

Hours of Work: Standard work week. 

Note: This position description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work to be performed by employees within this classification. This position description should not be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties and responsibilities required or assigned to an employee in this position. Nothing in this position description restricts St. Catherine’s School’s right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this position at any time.

ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES

• Create a classroom community based on the School's core values 
• Implement and uphold the School’s access, equity, and belonging initiatives
• Develop and implement the Spanish curriculum that includes a focus on skill development 
• Teach 5 sections which include 5th and 6th-grade Spanish
• Work collaboratively with and align with colleagues teaching same-level courses
• Serve as a 5th or 6th-grade student advisor 
• Sponsor club activities
• Serve on School life committees when requested 
• Find joy in working with students and the wider School community both in teaching and taking part  in the broader life of the School 
• Follow personnel policies as described in the Employee Handbook
• Attend faculty and departmental meetings
• Complete student reports in a timely manner
• Strong orientation towards teamwork and community success

Requirements

REQUIREMENTS AND QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree in Spanish or in education with Spanish education emphasis; Master’s Degree desired.
• Experience in and passion for teaching Spanish at the Middle School level 
• Demonstrates creative and energetic teaching 
• Strong classroom management skills
• Articulate current trends in World Language education and proven history of implementation of these practices
• Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills, both oral and written 
• Facility with and strong implementation of educational technologies 
• Uphold the high standards of the School’s established program 

PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORK ENVIRONMENT

While performing the duties of this position, the employee is required to sit; stand; walk; use hands to handle and feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb stairs; balance; stoop, kneel, crouch and crawl; talk and hear; engage in moderately strenuous physical activity both indoors and out; and smell. The employee may occasionally lift or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this position include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. Ability to become CPR and First Aid Certified.

TRAVEL

Travel is not a requirement for this role.

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY STATEMENT

St. Catherine’s School does not discriminate on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, or national and ethnic origin in the administration of its hiring practices. St. Catherine’s School is committed to providing an inclusive educational environment. We actively engage students, families, faculty and staff from diverse backgrounds and experiences. Our School community respects the differences in ethnicity, race, religion, sexual orientation and socioeconomic status. Consistent with the School’s mission, St. Catherine’s fosters in our students, and experts from all others, respect for the dignity and wholeness of every person. For more information about the school’s Access, Equity and Belonging please follow this link https://www.st.catherines.org/about/access-equity-and belonging.

CONDITIONAL OFFERS

An offer of employment for this position is contingent upon the applicant’s right to work in the United States, authorization for and completion of successful background checks as may be requested by the school or required by law.

BENEFITS

St. Catherine’s School offers a highly competitive compensation package for this full-time position with benefits to include excellent health plan options, retirement benefits, exhaustive professional development and networking opportunities as well as state-of-the art facilities.