French Teacher Leave Replacement
French Teacher Leave Replacement
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$ 25 - 27
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About Portledge School:
Portledge School was founded in 1965 and is located on the beautiful North Shore of Long Island. Approximately fifty minutes 28 miles) from NYC by train Portledge is nestled on a pastoral 63acre treelined campus that is known for its cherry blossoms in spring. Enrolling approximately 525 students in grades PN12 Portledge offers a competitive college preparatory program in a warm inclusive community. We seek to inspire our students to realize their individual potential by developing critical thinking skills and moral courage necessary for lifelong learning in an increasingly complex world. Portledge is fully committed to being an antiracist school and to cultivating a culturally diverse faculty and student body.
Job Description:
Portledge School seeks to hire a dynamic Upper School French Teacher for both French for a fulltime leave replacement position from August 2025 April 2026. The ideal candidate is driven to create a classroom environment where student learning is a nonnegotiable goal and passion is evident on a daily basis. Responsibilities include teaching 5 sections of Upper School French (Grades 912 serving as an advisor to approximately 8 10 students participating collegially in meetings and initiatives of the World Language Department and the Upper School division and taking an active role in the life of the school community. This position will report directly to the Upper School Division Head and take an active role in the life of the school community.
Responsibilities:
Our faculty work in a warm collaborative environment...
Delivering consistent highquality instruction mentoring and teaching to students
Participating in collaborative planning ongoing professional development and a professional learning community
Staying current with educational research and pedagogy related to classroom instruction and educational trends
Maintaining online Atlas curriculum database for courses taught
Attending a minimum of 46 evening/weekend programs that support the community throughout the year
They are...
Lifelong intellectual learners who have a passion for teaching and mentoring children
Interested in and committed to teaching subject matter from multiple cultural perspectives
Clear about instructional goals and explicit with students about what is expected of them and why
Knowledgeable about content
Willing to teach students metacognitive strategies
Prepared to offer effective feedback
Excited about and responsible for student outcomes
Qualifications:
BA Degree minimum; advanced degree preferred in relevant area(s)
Teaching certification preferred
Native or nearnative fluency in French preferred
Training/familiarity with interdisciplinary or projectbased learning
Candidates with formal teaching experience given preference
Superb written and oral communication as well as organizational and time management skills
Belief in the value of all types of diversity within a school
A commitment to the qualities embodied by the Portledge pillars: Kindness Purpose
Honor Respect
Desire to nurture the whole child and to support students by attending allschool events such as art music theater athletics and community functions.
Committed to teaching and nurturing the social emotional learning of children
Commitment to excellence and to professional and personal growth
Familiarity with and ability to use Google Docs Drive and Slides as both a professional collaboration tool and an integrated instructional tool in the classroom
Ability to develop trusting supportive relationships with students
Antiracism and antibias training preferred
Openness to coaching and enthusiasm for professional development is highly desired in a candidate
Compensation Range:
$200$250 per day
Application Notes:
Please apply through the link provided on ourCareers Pagewith your resume and cover letter
Deadline:
July 1 2025
Start Date:
August 25 2025
Employment Type
Temp
