26-27 SY High School Spanish Teacher

2026-27 Grades 8-9 Spanish Teacher

We are seeking a skillful and dedicated Grades 8-9 Spanish Teacher to join our World Languages faculty. Partner with SMART Management in our mission to provide a rigorous, immersive, and inclusive academic environment that fosters foreign language acquisition, cultural appreciation, and the social-emotional development of young adults transitioning into high school.

Rewarding Compensation:
Competitive base salaries with clear financial incentives, including a salary bump for holding a Master's degree.

Professional Development:
Engage in robust summer and year-long district, school, and personalized learning programs to master your craft.

Built-in

Collaboration:

Participate in structured weekly check-ins, department planning, and collaborative feedback sessions.

Holistic Student Support:
Balance high academic expectations with strong mentorship frameworks to develop the whole child.

We are a network of mission-driven educators united by shared convictions:

We value every voice:
We intentionally listen to and respect our staff, families, and students.

We collaborate for solutions:
We seek feedback, embrace growth, and solve problems together.

We own student outcomes:
We are relentless in promoting academic and language proficiency growth among all learners.

We build global citizens:
We create classroom cultures rooted in trust, global awareness, and mutual understanding.

Plan, internalize, and facilitate standards-aligned, engaging Spanish lessons tailored to diverse learning styles and high school readiness levels.

Implement formal and informal language assessments, analyze student data to pivot instruction, and update grade books weekly.

Establish strong, cooperative partnerships with families, providing weekly updates on student progress.

Uphold a positive classroom behavior management system aligned with campus-wide character initiatives.

Utilize technology effectively as an educational tool to improve language acquisition and manage work-related tasks.

Dedicate 40+ hours per week to instruction, meetings, professional development, and school community duties.

Required:

Education:

Bachelor's Degree from an accredited four-year educational institution.

Certification:
Active Florida State Teaching Certification in Spanish (K-12).

Skills:

Native or near-native Spanish fluency, strong classroom management for high school/middle school dynamics, and excellent interpersonal communication.

Compliance:
Successful completion of a Level 2 background screening through the Florida Care Provider Background Screening Clearinghouse.

Preferred:

Master's Degree in Spanish, Foreign Language Education, or a related field (eligible for salary supplement).

Prior instructional experience teaching 8th or 9th-grade students.