Spanish Teacher, PreK â Grade 8
Spanish Teacher, PreK â Grade 8
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$ 38000 - 48000
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(parttime .70 FTE beginning August 2025)
Atrium School is a progressive inclusive PreK Grade 8 independent school in the vibrant East End of Watertown program encourages deep academic curiosity creativity and exploration fostering each childs intellectual and personal growth. Our students are diverse and original thinkers who develop confidence in themselves and respect for others within a joyful energized community of nurturing and challenging teachers engaged parents and enriching community partnerships.
Atrium School seeks a Spanish Teacher (three days a week) for PreK Grade 8. The Atrium Spanish program helps children develop basic communicative competence in Spanish instills confidence and pride in students as Spanish speakers creates a Spanish learning culture that is joyful and exciting and develops students understanding and appreciation of Spanishspeaking cultures. Classes take place three times a week for 45 minutes each in the Middle School (Grades 6 8) and twice a week in Grades 4 and 5. Younger students have one weekly lesson. The Spanish teacher works closely with the Middle School teaching team PreK Grade 5 faculty teams and administrators to create meaningful projects and field trips set homework and assessments for diverse learners and write progress reports for Middle School students as well as curriculum summaries three times a year.
Responsibilities include:
Designing and selecting Spanish language curriculum
Developing engaging lesson plans with an understanding of the individual needs of students
Leading conversational classes engaging students in games and teaching vocabulary grammar and written Spanish
Teaching students about the history culture traditions and achievements of people in the multiple regions and cultures where Spanish is spoken
Investing in the life of the school by supporting social and emotional learning participating in faculty meetings multidisciplinary team meetings faculty work week antibias training and other professional development opportunities
Collaborating with colleagues to produce interdisciplinary projects and collectively support the overall growth of students
Requirements:
Written and verbal proficiency in Spanish with a familiarity with related literature history culture and current events
Teaching experience certificate and/or degree with a strong understanding and appreciation for the unique developmental needs of elementary and middle school age students
Strong interpersonal skills as well as written and verbal communication skills with an inclination to share that with colleagues and families
Ongoing professional development as well as a comfort with conducting classes almost exclusively in Spanish while incorporating a deep focus on cultural understandings
A familiarity with the ACTFL guidelines for teaching and learning a second language as well as an understanding of supporting students whose first language is Spanish
In addition faculty at Atrium:
Are passionate experts in their content areas and instructional skills; write skillfully and frequently
Enjoy and have great capacity to nurture the whole child and value the broad array of learning approaches that every child possesses
Value the varied dimensions of student learning and progress
Collaborate daily with multiple colleagues to plan and carry out complex integrated learning experiences that cross grades and subject areas
Initiate and continually plan their own growth within a supportive atmosphere that prioritizes professional development
At Atrium we believe diversity and inclusion are key drivers of creativity and innovation and that a diversity of thoughts experiences backgrounds personalities and identities helps us think bigger and better enabling us to reach our goals more effectively. We encourage applications from individuals who will add to the racial cultural and gender diversity of the school community and who are committed to building and sustaining a community that is richly diverse and includes a wide range of family structures and racial cultural and socioeconomic backgrounds. We seek candidates with the ability to demonstrate commitment to advancing the schools mission and core values. For more information on these please visit our website.
Please submit a cover letter specific to this position resume and the names of three references to: Jene Uttaro Assistant Head of School at . The most suitable applicants will be contacted. No phone calls please.
Salary Range: $38000 to $48000 based on experience.
Employment Type
Part-Time
