Spanish Teacher - High School - Part-time Job Austin area,Texas USA,Education / Teaching

Spanish Teacher – Part-time (Grades 9-12)

Department: Waldorf High School

Reports to: High School Director

Classification: Exempt, Part-time, Benefits-ineligible

Supervisory Responsibility: No supervisory responsibilities

Salary: Salary offered depends on qualifications and years of teaching experience

Position Purpose

The High School Spanish Teacher (“Spanish Teacher” or “Teacher”) is responsible for guiding students in grades 9–12 in developing linguistic fluency, cultural understanding, and confidence in communication through the study of Spanish. Teaching 12 periods per week, the Teacher’s work is grounded in a developmental and experiential approach that integrates speaking, listening, reading, writing, movement, music, and cultural context.

In addition to classroom teaching, the Teacher coordinates and leads the school’s student exchange program, supporting immersive, relational, and culturally rich learning experiences aligned with Waldorf educational values. Teaching and program leadership are grounded in an anthroposophical understanding of adolescent development, supporting students’ growing capacity for abstraction while maintaining a living, relational connection to language.

Teaching and Program Essential

Job Duties Spanish Language Instruction

Teach high school Spanish courses across grades 9–12, including multiple levels of proficiency

Design and deliver developmentally appropriate lessons that integrate:

Spoken language and conversation
Listening comprehension
Reading and writing skills
Grammar taught in context
Cultural studies of the Spanish‑speaking world

Create a classroom environment in which Spanish is used actively and regularly as the language of instruction

Support students in developing confidence, accuracy, and expressive capacity in Spanish

Differentiate instruction to meet the needs of diverse learners while maintaining clear expectations

Integrate artistic, rhythmic, and experiential elements such as:

Song, poetry, drama, and movement
Storytelling and dialogue
Cultural projects and celebrations

Student Exchange Program Leadership

Coordinate and oversee the school’s Spanish‑language student exchange program

Serve as the primary liaison between the school, partner exchange organizations or sister schools, students, and families

Support students and families through the application, preparation, participation, and reintegration phases of exchange

Collaborate with administration to ensure exchanges align with school policies, safety standards, and developmental appropriateness

Integrate exchange experiences into the broader language and cultural curriculum

Support visiting exchange students and host families as appropriate

Pedagogical Approach

Teach out of an anthroposophical understanding of human development and adolescent learning

Balance experiential, oral, and relational language learning with increasing grammatical and written rigor

Support students’ transition from immersion and imitation toward conscious understanding and independent expression

Foster cultural empathy, curiosity, and global awareness

Encourage resilience, confidence, and risk‑taking in communication

Collegial and Community Duties

Carry shared responsibility for the Spanish program in collaboration with other language faculty

Collaborate closely with STEM, Humanities, World Language, and Arts faculty to support interdisciplinary learning

Attend and participate fully in departmental faculty meetings and full faculty meetings

Participate in faculty mentoring, evaluation processes, and ongoing curriculum development

Substitute for colleagues as requested

Participate in school festivals, assemblies, open houses, year‑start and year‑end trips, and community events

Represent the Language program and the school professionally to parents and the wider community

Operational and Professional Requirements

Teach an average of 12 class periods per week (480 minutes per week), including main lesson blocks and skills classes

Be on campus as required during the regular school day (typically 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM)

Check and respond to email daily and communicate promptly with students, families, and colleagues

Demonstrate proficiency with Google Workspace…