French Teacher, Salem High School, Salem Public Schools, Salem, MA [SY 2025-2026]
French Teacher, Salem High School, Salem Public Schools, Salem, MA [SY 2025-2026]
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French Teacher Salem High School Salem Public Schools Salem MA SY 2025-2026
About Salem Public Schools where belonging leads to opportunity.
Salem is a small diverse city with a proud maritime and immigrant history. Salem Public Schools is an urban public school district enrolling nearly 4000 students in 11 schools. Our vision is to ensure that all students will be locally engaged globally connected and fully prepared to thrive in a diverse and changing world. We hold dear our core values of belonging equity and opportunity in everything we do. We seek individuals who are passionate about urban education and understand the urgency of improving student achievement for all students regardless of ability economic status gender/gender identity language race/ethnicity sexual orientation or other backgrounds. We invite you to learn more about our strategic plan and core priorities on our website at Youll Do:
Make French language content accessible to diverse learners and promote learning for all students.
Salem High School seeks a highly qualified French teacher who has native or near-native fluency and a passion for teaching students at all levels of French. Near-native speakers should have experience studying working and/or teaching abroad. Prospective candidates must have not only the knowledge but also the capacity to design and implement effective student-centered high school world language curriculum units. The position consists of teaching several sections of beginning to intermediate French classes to Grades 9-12 and working collaboratively within a growing World Language Department.
Role Responsibilities:
Deliver lessons in the target language that meet the academic and social-emotional needs of all learners. Successful applicants will be self-starters skilled at implementing instructional units and Integrated Performance Assessments informed by the ACTFL Proficiency Guidelines and 2017 NCSSFL-ACTFL Can-Do Statements 21st Century Skills Understanding By Design (UbD) and the essential design elements of Project-Based Learning (PBL). Candidates must be comfortable using and implementing a variety of technologies into their practice. Experience with the Seal of Biliteracy curriculum development and teaching native and heritage Francophone students a plus.
The French teacher will develop and implement unit plans with an emphasis on student mastery of content and skills. Integral to this role is monitoring students progress and pace by using formative and summative assessments directly linked to the learning goals; scaffolding instruction supports and pacing so that all learners can master the content; and supporting high expectations for achievement by providing teacher corrective feedback opportunities for practice revision and improvement.
In addition the French teacher:
- Evaluates each students progress in French language knowledge and skills
- Prepares teaching materials and related reports for the purpose of implementing lesson plans and documenting student progress
- Participates in in-service programs to enhance the overall educational experience for students
- Assists students individually or in groups with lesson assignments to present or reinforce learning concepts
- Provides structure in the classroom by promoting a positive classroom environment that is conducive to learning
- Works under the general supervision of the building principal and/or other designated administrator manages student behavior assesses and evaluates student achievement
- Additional duties may be assigned
What Youll Bring:
We are looking for candidates who have diverse backgrounds and experiences are inspired by our mission and are highly motivated to change childrens lives through education. Youll be right at home here if you are a reflective practitioner who values collaboration with colleagues and pushes yourself your work and the people around you to the next level. We expect our SPS employees to:
- Hold a deep commitment to students and families and value diversity -The SPS community is vibrant diverse in background ethnicity language and perspective. You embrace and affirm the backgrounds of all members of the SPS community and view our diversity as a powerful resource that supports us each in learning and doing our best work.
- Hold high expectations for yourself students and colleagues You see potential in all especially our SPS students and maintain high expectations for achievement while providing the support necessary to meet that bar. You hold yourself to high expectations modeling SPS values and seeking opportunities to continuously improve.
- Build authentic caring relationships with colleagues students and families You build strong relationships across students families and colleagues that are collaborative in nature and contribute to the individual and collective success of SPS. You partner with families and colleagues to make decisions in the best interest of students and learning.
- Embrace feedback You are a reflective practitioner who learns from failure using mistakes and challenges as opportunities for growth. You model persistence and growth mindset and thrive in a culture of feedback.
Job Requirements:
Qualifications:
- Bachelors Degree (Required) Masters Degree preferred
- RequiredMassachusetts teaching certification/licensurein French (5-12 Required; additional certification PreK-6 preferred)
- Sheltered English Immersion (SEI) Endorsement(Required within 1-year of start date)
- Three to five years experience teaching French
- Fully bilingual and biliterate; fluency in written and spoken French and English (Required)
- Experience working in an urban public school setting preferred;
- Deep knowledge of principles of language instruction for native and non-native speakers including ACTFL proficiency guidelines;
- Demonstrated ability to work effectively and collaboratively as part of a professional learning community;
- Demonstrated ability to communicate and interact effectively with families community members and colleagues;
- Demonstrated ability to meet the expectations of theMassachusetts Standards and Indicators of Effective Teaching Practice
- Maintains professional competence through in-service education activities provided by the district and/or in self-selected professional growth activities.
- Proficiency with technology (blended learning teacher/family communication suites (Remind preferred) Google G-Suite Apps etc.) desirable
- Dual certification is a plus
- Second language (Spanish and/or Portuguese) proficiency a plus
- Current authorization to work in the United States
Work Year: Teachers in Salem Public Schools work a 185 day school year (180 student contact days plus 5 professional development days. Please click here to view the 2025-26 district and/or school calendars.
Salary: Teacher salaries in the Salem Public Schools are determined by the Salem Teachers Union collective bargaining agreement (see new 2024-27 language with updated salary information here).
Benefits: The City of Salem offers Group Insurance Commission (GIC) benefits to all full-time employees. Click here for more information about our health benefits.
Equal Opportunity Employer
Salem Public School District is committed to maintaining a work and learning environment free from discrimination on the basis of race color religion national origin pregnancy gender identity sexual orientation marital/civil union status ancestry place of birth age citizenship status veteran status political affiliation genetic information or disability as defined and required by state and federal laws. Additionally we prohibit retaliation against individuals who oppose such discrimination and harassment or who participate in an equal opportunity investigation.
Employment Type
Full-Time
