Competitive.
Middle School Spanish Teacher, Department of World Languages (Spanish). Full Time (2 year initial contract).
Role-specific responsibilities:
- Use the ACTFL proficiency approach to plan, teach, and assess student learning.
- Foster language proficiency by nurturing and sustaining curiosity around cultural competency, conceptual understanding, transferable skills, and student agency.
- Engage in professional learning and collaboration, integrating cultural content to give students meaningful insights into the target culture.
Middle School educator responsibilities include: fostering a sense of student belonging; cultivating a caring, culturally responsive learning community in Advisory and the classroom; designing quality formative, summative, and self-guided assessments; planning engaging learning experiences that are collaborative, culturally responsive, and differentiated; collaborating as a member of a Professional Learning Community; and engaging with students in meaningful activities beyond the classroom.
Working requirements: faculty shall be available to coach and/or sponsor an athletic team or other extracurricular activity (a minimum of one Category 1 activity or sport per year); required attendance at school professional learning days; chaperone and participate in evening and/or weekend school activities each year, as assigned.
Start date: 1 July 2027.
- Bachelor’s Degree in a relevant field
- Master’s Degree in a relevant field preferred
- Teaching license or a degree in education
- At least two years of full-time teaching experience preferred
- ACTFL proficiency-based approach
- Standards-based curriculum experience preferred
- Excellent verbal and written English language skills
- Confident technology skills for teaching and administrative tasks
Apply by 25 November 2026.
As part of the selection process, finalist candidates will be required to provide a) a 15-30-minute video OR other work product of an example working with students, families and/or educators that aligns to an area within the job description and b) a reflection on the video or work product.
Upon posting a position, SAS continually reviews applications and interviews candidates. We will proceed to make appointments when we feel the right candidate has been identified for any position.
All applicants will undergo comprehensive background checks, including verification of identity and qualifications, professional and character references, and extensive background screening checks.