Upper School Spanish Instructor

Description

Established in 1972, Mount Vernon School serves over 1,250 students in Preschool through Grade 12 on our 40-acre Atlanta campus. Grounded in Christian values, Mount Vernon prepares all students to be college-ready, globally competitive, and engaged citizen leaders. Mount Vernon School anchors the Mount Vernon Organization as a destination of inquiry, innovation, and impact. Through MVSO, the online division of our Upper School, and MV Ventures, our research and educational consultancy, our organization is living its mission to design a better world by providing unique and differentiated value for all community members now and into the future.

The Upper School Faculty are a collaborative and forward-thinking community of education professionals who are consistently looking for ways to create real-world, project-based experiences that help their students connect content in a relevant and impactful way. This team models what it means to be inquisitive, nurturing, flexible, and creative. While they customize and personalize the learning for each course, this team is united in using an inquiry-based model and a mastery approach to teaching.

Mount Vernon School seeks an innovative and collaborative Upper School World Language teacher (Spanish). Candidates should be passionate about world languages and cultures in order to promote the mindsets and dispositions of an inclusive community focused on global citizenship. Versatility, collaboration, and openness to innovative instructional practices are essential. Availability to sponsor athletic, artistic, or academic teams/clubs is preferred.

• Provide meaningful instruction in Grades 9-12 Spanish using a variety of research-based and innovative teaching methods
• Create well-planned nine-week units with a focus on problem-solving, and application
• Create differentiated lessons to match the needs of each student in the classroom
• Connect real-world learning with world language, both in instruction and practice
• Timely maintenance of accurate and comprehensive records of each student's performance and progress & communication with students/families pertaining to progress
• Care and nurture for the social and emotional needs of each student
• Maintenance of an organized, inviting, and student-centered learning environment
• Participation in duties (e.g. lunch, enrichment and carpool) and others as assigned
• Possess strong character with an absolute drive for excellence, a team-oriented spirit, and a commitment to meeting the learning and social-emotional needs of students

• Culturally proficient & equity literate
• Ability to cultivate respectful and affirming environments
• A track record of giving high-quality, Responsive Feedback
• Understanding of Competency-Based Assessment/Mastery Approach to Learning
• Proficiency in Google Suite & Mac/Apple OS

• Bachelors’ Degree in Education, Spanish, Linguistics, World Languages or related field
• Cultural background/experience in Latin/Hispanic contexts
• Teaching experience
• Proficiency with technological tools and platforms

This job description is intended to describe the basic elements of the job and should not be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, skills, efforts or working conditions associated with the job. It may be modified or amended at any time as determined in the School’s discretion.

The faculty and staff of The Mount Vernon School believe the fair and equitable treatment of employees is critical to fulfilling its mission and purpose. It is the policy of The Mount Vernon School to conduct business and provide equal employment opportunity to all persons without regard to race, color, age, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.