Teacher PreK Spanish

Description

Teacher PreK 4 (Spanish)

Escuela de Guadalupe is an innovative Catholic, dual‑language PK‑8 school in Denver, CO. We provide an academically excellent, Catholic education in English and Spanish to cultivate the next generation of community leaders.

Position Dates: August – June

Position Type: Full Time

Status: Exempt

Reports to: Mariella Robledo

Contact: @escuelaguadalupe.org

Location: 660 Julian St., Denver, CO 80204

• Fully implement dual‑language instruction across all academic areas, teaching in Spanish.
• Ensure the PK‑4 program is fully licensed and compliant with Colorado DHS licensing requirements; maintain classroom and playground readiness for licensing visits.
• Participate in program assessment and accreditation (Colorado Shines and Denver Preschool Program), monitoring progress and supporting upward movement in the Colorado Shines rating system.
• Support recruitment efforts by working with the Principal and Admissions Director to refine the application and selection process for PK‑4 students.
• Act as the Spanish instructor for the PK‑4 program; review and adjust all aspects of the instructional program based on yearly experience and outcomes.
• Create thematic units for literacy, math, social studies, science and religion guided by essential questions and key vocabulary.
• Define enduring concepts, knowledge and measurable outcomes for each unit; share a syllabus with families and students at the beginning and evaluate at the end of each unit.
• Use instructional strategies that identify student learning objectives for each lesson and actively incorporate learning strategy modeling and instruction in every lesson.
• Plan and deliver lessons in language‑specific learning environments that incorporate diverse perspectives, history and literature from around the world.
• Support the evaluation plan across all academic areas, including formative and summative assessment to assure maximum student progress.
• Extend classroom learning to well‑designed daily homework that is actively applied the following day.
• Collaborate and plan with teammates, teaching assistants, fellow teachers, principal and assistant principal.
• Create a classroom environment of intellectual rigor, accountability, and positivity, maximizing instructional time during the day.
• Model respect for cultural and linguistic diversity and maintain close communication with families; provide a classroom environment that encourages family participation.
• Plan periodic parent/family‑teacher conferences to discuss children’s developmental progress, needs and interests.
• Support the cultural, spiritual and academic goals of the school by modeling compassion, love and care for the children at all times; maintain a positive attitude that ensures every student has an academically rich experience and fully develops cognitive and language abilities.
• Contribute to an environment of enthusiasm, dedication, and the belief that every child can excel.

• Morning and afternoon supervision, lunch and recess supervision, snack supervision.
• Attend weekly PLC meetings, all Professional Development days on the school calendar, and participate in school events outside regular hours.
• Carry out all duties of the position, including substitutions for absent faculty/staff as required.

• Carry out the mission and goals of the school.
• Build positive, compassionate professional relationships and communication with employees, students and families.
• Support community‑building events and actively participate in dialogue about liberating education that challenges the status quo.
• Incorporate social justice themes into classroom instruction and demonstrate how collaborative effort can create positive social change.
• Empower students with strong language skills to debate and challenge social injustices and current events.
• Use excellent communication and interpersonal skills, approach responsibilities and challenges with creativity and energy, and possess strong moral values and internal discipline.

• Model language acquisition, vocabulary usage, and grammatical fluency for students.
• Value the integrity of both Spanish…