2025-2026 World LanguageSpanish Teacher
2025-2026 World LanguageSpanish Teacher
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$ 54000 - 95000
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Job Description
World Language/Spanish Teacher Grades K 8th for theSchool Year
ORGANIZATION OVERVIEW
Legacy Charter School is a highperforming public charter school holistically educating 468 scholars in Kindergarten through 8th grade in Chicagos North Lawndale neighborhood. Our mission is to create an outstanding center for teaching and learning for children and their families that will recognize and nurture the full potential of every child provide a foundation for a college education and educate ourscholars to be creative and critical thinkers and responsible citizens in school at home and in the broader community.
POSITION SUMMARY
The Spanish teacher provides our scholars in kindergarten through 8th grade with rigorous academic experiences that prepare them for success with Spanish language skills and knowledge. The Spanish teacher will create wellplanned lessons that are culturally relevant and rooted in engaging pedagogy. The ideal candidate will be able to read write and speak Spanish fluently. Our educators believe in our mission work with their teams and colleagues build relationships with scholars and their families and focus deeply on work that leads to academic growth and success as well as creating a learning environment where all scholars can thrive.
KEY LEGACY EDUCATOR BELIEFS AND QUALITIES
A successful Legacy educator demonstrates the following beliefs and has the following qualities:
Proves the Possible
- Possesses an unshakable deeply held personal belief that all scholars deserve outstanding educational opportunities.
- Leads through Cultural Responsiveness by committing fiercely to improving outcomes for all scholars especially from underserved communities.
- Makes decisions based on what is best for scholars.
- Brings collaboration and a solutions orientation to developing positive relationships with all staff members scholars and the broader community.
Drives Results
- Works relentlessly to achieve exceptional scholar outcomes and does so by demonstrating clear intellect setting and achieving goals and working with grit and tenacity.
- Embraces a growth mindset that focuses on identifying professional development goals aligned with our strategic plan.
Builds Relationships
- Operates with an exceptional level of selfawareness humility and integrity in all interactions.
- Builds relationships marked by trust and respect and does so with a variety of stakeholders including peers leaders scholars families and community members.
PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES
The ideal candidate:
- designs and implements effective Spanish curriculum lessons and activities
- planned lessons are engaging rigorous and culturally relevant pedagogy and uses assessments to inform instruction in all grades
- plans vertically aligned instruction that builds language standards at each grade level
- develop and administer assessments to evaluate scholars language proficiency and monitor their progress.
- provides timely and constructive feedback to scholars and families.
- creates a safe and productive learning environment through strong classroom routines and procedures that are developmentally appropriate to each grade level
- develops positive and productive relationships within their classroom community and with all staff members and Legacy families working in service of our scholars and implementing a restorative approach and a commitment to socialemotional learning
- demonstrates cultural competency to create an inclusive and welcoming classroom environment.
- respects diverse people ideas and perspectives
- is open to feedback and implements lessons using best practices for a diverse population of learners
- has the capacity to excel in a fastpaced and multifaceted environment of a highperforming Chicago charter school with grace collaboration and a solutionorientation
REQUIREMENTS
- A minimum of a bachelors degree from a fouryear college or university.
- Two years or more of fulltime teaching experience in an urban setting.
- Fluency in spoken and written Spanish
- Illinois Professional Educator License (PEL) or equivalent preferred
APPLICATION PROCESS
COMPENSATION
The salary for this position is competitive and depends on prior experience.
A competitive benefits package will also be offered.
STATEMENT OF NONDISCRIMINATION
Legacy Charter School is committed to a policy of equal treatment for all individuals applying for employment. Legacy Charter School does not discriminate on the basis of race color gender sexual orientation or national or ethnic background.
Employment Type
Full Time
