Spanish Teacher - Temporary Sabbatical Replacement

Spanish Teacher Full‑Time Temporary, Sabbatical Replacement August - December 2026

The College Preparatory School, an independent high school in Oakland, California, seeks a temporary full‑time Spanish teacher. This position involves teaching 4 sections of about 16 students in each (levels 2 and
3).

The goals of the Spanish program are to create full‑immersion classrooms where students learn the language through activities designed to practice the different modes of communication (interpretive, interpersonal, and presentational) and to promote cultural competence.

Our Spanish and other World Language teachers work closely with one another, honing and reshaping curriculum, assessments, and assignments.

• Have a Bachelor's or Graduate degree in Spanish. A teaching credential is not required.
• Native or near‑native fluency in the language
• Experience teaching Spanish at either the High school or College Level
• Have a teaching philosophy that centers cultural competence and performance‑based learning
• Be eager to embrace spirited intellectual challenges in a rewarding academic environment
• Have patience, flexibility and a good sense of humor

The school's mission is to prepare students for productive, ethical lives in college and beyond by fostering a stimulating education within an atmosphere of consideration, trust, and mutual responsibility. College Prep students are engaged and motivated learners who help create a kind, intellectual, and equitable community. Faculty and staff thrive at College Prep when they engage in the rich opportunities of its many co‑curricular programs.

College Prep actively designs programming and curricula that seek to strengthen the school's ties to Oakland and to the greater Bay Area.

Faculty at College Prep are compensated according to a step scale based on years of experience that ranges from $72,500 for teachers with no prior relevant experience to $143,700 for teachers with 44 years of prior experience.

Temporary hires are not eligible for benefits.

Founded in 1960, The College Preparatory School is an independent coeducational secondary school created for intellectual risk‑takers who want to pursue a purposeful education with kindred peers. As an equal opportunity employer, College Prep welcomes candidates representing diversity of all kinds. We celebrate the inclusivity of our community regarding race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, gender, sexual orientation, and gender identity.

College Prep typically does not sponsor applicants for work visas. For more information about our school, visit our website lege-prep.org.

Salary: $72500 - $143700 per year.