4410 - OTHER (NOT ART TEACHER)
About The Position
The Teacher: Spanish is the subject matter expert at EMNRBS who is primarily responsible for the delivery of consistent, engaging, high quality facilitation of learning to students which is standards-aligned and supports the academic and social-emotional development of all learners, specific to the fields of learning and appreciating the Spanish language. This position requires a deep contextual understanding of teaching pedagogy best practices, a high-level of technical skills in scope and sequence curriculum development; lesson plan creation and delivery (including differentiated lesson concepts and creation), very strong collaboration and organizational skills, and a real-world understanding that teaching is truly an act of servant leadership that goes beyond an 8 hours/day, 5 days/week job. This full-time instructional staff position will work as a collaborative member of the Electives and Spanish department.
Requirements
- Bachelors Degree in Spanish (required)
- Valid NYS Teaching Certification (or in the active process of completing program)
- A passion for the academic field of Spanish with a desire to continue learning
- Experience teaching in a public or charter high school, with a track record of excellent student growth
- Experience writing/designing curriculum and lessons
- Experience differentiating for students of many abilities
- A demonstrated commitment to working with BIPOC teens from the South Bronx
- A demonstrated commitment to holding students accountable to high academic and personal standards and actively modeling these behaviors to students on a daily basis
Nice To Haves
- Masters degree in Spanish (strongly preferred)
Responsibilities
- Instructor is committed to and passionate about the Spanish language and history and teaching students to understand and appreciate the culture of Spanish speaking countries
- Foster a positive and inclusive atmosphere motivating all students to develop an appreciation for participating in physical activities
- Work with the Academic Director (Humanities) to gather and use data to help improve the Electives and Spanish program in order to deliver excellent learning outcomes, teaches students to analyze events from social, economic, and political perspectives, through using the Spanish language
- Regularly communicate with students’ families in order to build strong relationships with students, families, and the Bronx community (as defined in EMNRBS policy)
- Collaborate with team members, students, and parents to build an innovative, exciting, and effective school model that achieves our mission and impacts education reform nationwide
- Attend regularly scheduled meetings (direct manager, department, schoolwide)
- Attend professional development opportunities both on campus and in collaboration with outside organizations
- Be receptive to receiving vertical and lateral feedback from colleagues as well as managers
- Performs other related duties as assigned, including: School Day Activities such as proctoring and/or grading: AP Exams, Mock Regents Exams, Regents Exams, PSAT/SAT,’s, etc. “After” School Day Activities such as 9th Grade Orientation, Back to School Night, Parent-Teacher & Student-Teacher Conferences, etc.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
