Middle and Upper School French Teacher - Fall 2025 Leave Replacement

The NightingaleBamford School seeks an exceptional French teacher to join the Modern Languages Department for the Fall semester ofas a leave replacement.

This fulltime teacher will follow the departmental curriculum in teaching four sections of French ranging from Classes V to XII. Our ideal candidate is a talented and creative linguist who feels at ease teaching across age groups.

Collaboration in both planning and assessment is central to the work we do within the Modern Language Department at NightingaleBamford. Therefore candidates will be prepared to work closely within a team. Candidates will possess and communicate high standards for their subject matter and their students and show a commitment to the best practices of teaching French through ongoing professional development. Our faculty members are expected to value diversity as a source of strength to commit to equity and inclusion and contribute to the school community outside of the classroom.

RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE (but are not limited to):

• Teach four different sections of Middle or Upper School French classes as needed by the department.
• Work with Modern Language colleagues to foster a joyful and immersive environment for linguistic and cultural learning.
• Employ best practices of teaching French to provide our students with an excellent experience.
• Collaborate with other faculty to incorporate language learning throughout the curriculum and in the life of the school.
• Attend all Middle and Upper School faculty meetings and Modern Language Department meetings and participate in related professional development activities and events.
• Perform duties outside of teaching as assigned by the appropriate administrators.

• Bachelors degree in a relevant field required. Relevant advanced degrees preferred.
• Native or nearnative fluency in French.
• Experience in teaching foreign languages to young learners.
• Knowledge of best practices in language pedagogy and second language acquisition.
• Enthusiasm for teaching languages.
• Excellent classroom management skills.
• Demonstrated background of engaging with and adapting to diverse learners creating developmentallyappropriate and varied activities along with a commitment to the work of equity and inclusion particularly within a school community and in the classroom.
• Eagerness to work within a closeknit team with a flexible and collaborative spirit.
• Willingness to learn and apply new pedagogies innovating within an established curriculum.

PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL CHARACTERISTICS

• A shared understanding of the mission of the School and a demonstrated commitment to the core principles of diversity equity and inclusion.
• Demonstrated cultural competence and ability to understand appreciate and work with constituents across varied backgrounds and cultures.
• Excellent attention to detail professional attitude good judgment a high level of integrity and a strong work ethic.
• Exceptional interpersonal skills and an ability to work collaboratively with all levels of constituents.
• Superb oral and written communication skills.
• High level of initiative and a proven ability to work collaboratively.
• A sense of humor and appreciation for this trait in others.

SALARY

In compliance with NYCs Pay Transparency Act this positions annualized salary range is $70000 $85000 $5833.33 or $7083.33 monthly). When extending an offer Nightingale considers factors such as (but not limited to) the positions scope and responsibilities the candidates work experience education/training key skills internal peer equity and market and organizational considerations.

ABOUT THE NIGHTINGALEBAMFORD SCHOOL

Founded by two bold visionary educators in 1920 The NightingaleBamford Schools mission is to inspire girls to go beyond barriers. Tied to this mission is a broader vision of students who are joyful learners who have the intellectual depth and courage to be critical thinkers compassionate citizens and agents of their own lives. Nightingale educates girls minds and hearts and in so doing infuses

their lives with meaningful relationships teaching them to value difference as a means of growth and empowering them to question the status quo with confidence empathy resilience and reason. Nightingales commitment to social justice and antiracism requires that all community members engage actively and thoughtfully in work around diversity equity and inclusion. We encourage applications from candidates with broad and diverse backgrounds.

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

It is the policy of the School to ensure equal employment opportunity without discrimination or harassment on the basis of race color creed religion national origin citizenship age sex sexual orientation gender identity gender expression pregnancy childbirth or related medical conditions military status marital status familial status caregiver status predisposing genetic characteristics actual or perceived domestic violence victim status disability veteran status or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. The Schools employment practices and decisions adhere to the principles of nondiscrimination and equal employment opportunity.

This commitment to equal opportunity applies to and is reflected in all School activities including but not limited to recruiting interviewing hiring staffing training promotions compensation practices employee benefits social programs discipline and termination of employment. The School maintains zero tolerance for violations of this policy and expects all employees to abide by and support this policy without reservation. The School prohibits retaliation against any employee who in good faith makes a report under this policy.