Middle School French Teacher

Starting Date: Aug 25, 2026

Cohasset Middle School is seeking a licensed full‑time French‑speaking facilitator for a student‑centered world‑language classroom. The candidate will teach French levels 1‑3 and will engage in the following responsibilities:

• Plan, prepare, and deliver lesson plans and instructional materials that facilitate active learning and capture student imaginations, aligned with the Massachusetts World Language Curriculum Framework.
• Promote the development of students’ language proficiency and critical‑thinking skills.
• Enable all students to attain communicative‑based language instruction goals.
• Collaborate with colleagues to develop and deliver culturally relevant thematic units of study.
• Identify authentic target‑language materials and develop appropriate communicative tasks.
• Revise and refine teaching strategies, materials, activities, and assessments to meet the needs and interests of all students.
• Promote equity and appreciation of diversity.
• Apply Universal Design for Learning strategies to lessons.
• Use technology (Google, Sanako language lab, and other cloud‑based platforms) to support and differentiate instruction.
• Maintain a welcoming, safe, orderly, and supportive classroom by teaching and establishing routines and rituals.
• Encourage, monitor, and provide feedback on individual student progress and use information to adjust teaching strategies.
• Participate in department and school meetings, team meetings, and other collaborative opportunities to further student learning and school culture.
• Attend to all professional duties and responsibilities.

• Current MA License 5‑12 French.
• SEI Endorsement preferred.
• At least 3 years of relevant experience preferred.
• Master’s degree preferred.
• Citizenship, residency, or work visa required.

The Cohasset Public Schools policy of nondiscrimination shall apply to the District’s students, staff, and families, and shall extend to the District’s dealings with the general public and those with whom it does business, in accordance with applicable law. No individual shall be discriminated against or harassed in admission, employment, or access to educational opportunities, courses of study, programs, activities, or facilities of the Cohasset Public Schools on the basis of any protected status.

Cohasset Public Schools is an equal opportunity employer.

• John Scopelleti, Middle School Principal
• 143 Pond St, Cohasset, Massachusetts 02025
• Phone: 781‑236‑1070
• Fax: 781‑236‑1041
• Email: JScopelleti