Job Description
Job Description
Job Description
Salary:
Overview
Seeking MYP/DP High School 9-12 French Language Teacher who:
- Employs a variety of IB teaching methods to engage different learning styles and ability levels in the classroom;
- Prepares motivating and stimulating lessons for French learners levels 2-5 to present global perspectives from French speaking communities;
- Demonstrates knowledge of High School French curriculum, IB MYP and DP Curriculum, and child development;
- Encourages an inclusive classroom that accepts the different perspectives and backgrounds of students to elicit a greater understanding of the world around them.
- Eager to work with students of all abilities in a French immersion public charter school.
Status of Position
This is a full-time position with Acadmie Lafayette. This is an exempt position pursuant to the U.S. Department of Labor.
Reporting
The French Language Teacher reports to their campus/building principal.
Responsibilities
- Communicates effectively with parents, colleagues, and administrators and responds promptly to parents concerns.
- Utilizes a variety of assessments and student data to inform lessons and instructional activities.
- Actively monitors student learning and tracks student progress to develop support plans.
- Works collaboratively with colleagues to vertically align curriculum, plan interdisciplinary units/activities, and plan events as appropriate.
- Creates a learning environment that is positive and engaging, communicates clear expectations, routines and procedures for classwork, homework and assessments.
- Maintains a culture of literacy and inquiry through the use of current literature and other instructional resources that support critical thinking.
- Meets grade reporting deadlines and requirements and follows school-wide procedures for monitoring and providing feedback on student progress.
- Maintains substitute plans and engages substitutes in advance when needed and when possible.
- Continues to engage in professional development opportunities to update knowledge of content area(s).
- Engages in professional goal setting and review process with assigned administrator.
- Attends and participates appropriately in all divisional and departmental/team faculty meetings.
Qualifications
- Hold a Bachelors Degree or higher in French.
- Hold or be eligible for a Missouri Teaching Certificate or equivalent in home country.
- Have native or near-native level fluency in French and teach predominantly in the target language.
- Proven experience as a teacher; international candidates requiring a visa must have a minimum of 2 years of teaching experience.
- Demonstrates strong classroom management skills or has experience or knowledge of Positive Behavior Intervention Systems (PBIS).
- Experience teaching in an International Baccalaureate program, Middle Years and/or Diploma (MYP/DP) preferred.
- Excellent communication, organization, and interpersonal skills necessary for working in a multicultural environment.
- The ability to manage multiple projects efficiently and to meet deadlines.
- The ability to integrate technology to augment, modify, and redefine learning tasks.
Other Requirements
- Be willing to provide information for background check clearance.
- International candidates requiring a visa must have a minimum of 2 years of teaching experience and a teaching degree.
Job Tags
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