Early Years Spanish Immersion PYP Teacher - Grade 3K4K
Early Years Spanish Immersion PYP Teacher - Grade 3K4K
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Job Description
Atlanta International School (AIS) unites students educators and families from Atlanta and around the world with a shared mission: to develop courageous leaders who shape their world for the better.
Our community represents 90 nationalities and over 60 languages. Starting in August 2025 AISs Upper School will span two campuses: the Buckhead Campus for Grades 3K12 day students and the Sandy Springs Campus for Grades 912 day and boarding students.
This dynamic inclusive environment gives AIS its unique energya place where students educators and families thrive innovate and belong. As an International Baccalaureate (IB) continuum school from 3K to Grade 12 we offer the PYP MYP DP and CP with additional flexibility through AISx. This unique program is tailored for preprofessional students in athletics entertainment entrepreneurship and more. AISx partners with Mouratoglou Tennis Academy and the Atlanta United Youth Team and holds Athlete Friendly Educational Center (AFEC) accreditation.
Our engaging and comprehensive academic programs develop internationally minded critical thinkers who excel at connecting complex knowledge to create innovative solutions. At AIS students experience a worldclass education within a diverse multicultural and multilingual community that prepares them for meaningful global impact.
JOB PURPOSE
Early Years classroom teachers collaborate with a fulltime teacher in Spanish sharing the responsibility of the class with additional support from teaching assistants. Teachers align with the Primary Years Programme (PYP) emphasizing transdisciplinary learning through the lens of inquiry in a playbased environment. Teachers foster an intentionally inclusive atmosphere where all students feel a sense of belonging.
Position Status: 10month employee
AIS Position Status: Teacher
Hours per week: 40 hours (Fulltime)
FLSA: Exempt
Reports to: Head of Primary School
Start Date: August 1 2025
Application Deadline: May 9 applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Collaborate and coteach with gradelevel colleagues
- Work closely with your team to plan and deliver inquirybased lessons across subjects ensuring a transdisciplinary approach. Teams consist of classroom colleagues colleagues in the Spanish program and all teachers inside the Early Learning Center (ELC).
- Differentiate content and language instruction for learner variability (scaffolding)
- Collaboratively design datainformed lessons that challenge each student within their zone of proximal development providing multiple means of representation expression and engagement to support language and content learning based on students individual learning profiles.
- Cultivate relationships with students and build a positive classroom environment
- Foster a restorative approach to communitybuilding creating a sense of belonging where students feel valued respected and engaged in relevant realworld learning.
- Develop an intentionally inclusive and safe learning environment where all voices are seen heard and valued
- Value students linguistic cultural racial and ethnic identities fostering a supportive classroom culture and collaborating with parents administrators and counselors to ensure their safety and wellbeing.
- Establish a proactive supportive classroom culture with clear and consistent routines
- Develop model and practice classroom expectations that reinforce respectful behaviors using restorative practices to build independence with thinking and learning
- Foster a dynamic and joyful learning environment by designing engaging inquirybased lessons
- Inspire a love of learning while promoting critical thinking and curiosity through engaging handson activities.
- Advocate for and implement playbased learning environments that foster students curiosity through play.
- Demonstrate knowledge of best practices for immersion language learning and teaching
- Teach students at various language proficiency levels by encouraging the exploration of language patterns and providing multimodal instruction across oral language domains for diverse purposes.
- Implement effective assessment & data use practices
- Differentiate assessments for equitable access and use learning data to design responsive instruction monitoring progress at the class small group and individual levels.
- Communicate with diverse cultural & linguistic groups
- Communicate effectively across diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds with students families and colleagues integrating culturally responsive strategies to address learning needs perspectives and experiences.
- Demonstrate a flexible mindset
- Collaborate with colleagues support staff and administrators to adjust instructional practices while remaining open to new approaches and feedback.
REQUIREMENTS
- Relevant Bachelors degree or equivalent.
- Minimum 3 years of teaching experience as an early learning teacher 3K to Grade 1.
- Advanced proficiency in Spanish with additional proficiency in English.
- Successful experience in an inquirybased transdisciplinary or IB PYP environment is preferred though strong applicants with experience in other curricula are also encouraged to apply.
- Experience in playbased learning environments.
- Enthusiastic about teaching within a multicultural and multilingual environment.
- Strong interpersonal organizational communication and collaboration skills.
- Knowledgeable and experienced in second language acquisition (SLA) approaches and classroom application.
- Experience with Restorative Practices and/or Responsive Classroom.
TO BE CONSIDERED
To be considered for the abovementioned position please submit the following items through our online career site a letter of interest resume and email and phone contact information for three professional references with at least one being supervisory in nature by the stipulated deadline. Incomplete applications will not be will contact those applicants whose skills and experience best match our needs. Due to the high volume of applications we regret that we are not able to take or return phone calls regarding employment.
EEO
AIS is an equal opportunity employer. We are a diverse community of professionals that broadly reflects the people of the metropolitan Atlanta area and the United States at large. We aim to align our hiring process with our mission and institutional goals. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of race color religion or religious practices sex gender identity or expression sexual orientation citizenship status national origin age ability status military status unemployment status or any other category protected by applicable local state or federal laws. AIS takes affirmative action in support of its policy to employ and advance all qualified candidates.
Required Experience:
Junior IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
