Dual-Immersion Teacher; Bilingual Spanish and English

Job Details

Job Location:

San Jose, CA 95127

Position Type:
Full Time

Salary Range: $64,446.00 - $97,299.00 Salary

Job Category:
Education

Voices is a public charter school network with a mission to prepare all learners for the challenges of higher education through the context of an academically rigorous dual-immersion program. Every learner, regardless of home language, graduates bilingual and biliterate through our full-inclusion English and Spanish dual-language model.

Though 90% of Hispanic young adults say that a college degree is important for success in life, fewer than 20% aged 25 or older hold a bachelor’s degree. In contrast, only about 35% of the general American public considers college highly important, and a similar 35% hold a bachelor’s degree (2023, 2024 Pew Research) Voices College-Bound Language Academies exists to change that.

Our educational philosophy is grounded in a sociocultural approach to learning that emphasizes collaboration, language development, and culturally sustaining practices. We believe students learn best in rigorous, language-rich environments that are developmentally responsive prioritizing play-based pedagogy in early childhood and intentional direct and interdisciplinary instruction in the upper grades. Instruction is standards-based and designed to develop bilingualism, biliteracy, and critical thinking through reflective, data-informed practice.

If our mission, model, and approach to teaching and learning resonate with you, we invite you to apply.

Voices Academies’ Dual Immersion Elementary Educator will be motivating and learning-driven, who can work both independently and in a team. Under the supervision of the leadership team, teachers have the opportunity to create a positive learning environment and to plan engaging lessons to fulfill the educational objectives of the children in the grade level/classes assigned. The ideal candidate will have an unwavering commitment to ensure that a learner receives high quality experiences, makes accelerated educational progress as needed, and reaches or exceeds their goals for the school year.

This role supervises associate teachers, student teachers, and parent volunteers when applicable. This role collaborates with all school staff that share responsibilities over the learners in their care.

• Establish an inclusive culture of high expectations and college preparation for all students.
• Implement the dual-language model with fidelity, adjusting teaching practices to students’ stages of second-language development, maintaining clear language allocation and teacher language isolation, and ensuring equitable access to rigorous, grade-level learning in all content areas and in both languages.
• Develop full lesson plans consistent with Voices' best practices [FOI - Fundamentals of Instruction] & guidelines, pacing calendars to ensure learners have access to at least a years’ worth of content, instructional materials, and provide individualized and small group instruction to the needs of each learner in both general and special education.
• Plan learning activities that are based on the California Common Core State Standards (CA CCSS) and broken down into content & language objectives; take into consideration the depth of knowledge (DOK); appropriate by age (developmentally appropriate), content area, grade level(s), and learner academic and language abilities; and are culturally responsive.
• Support students’ social and emotional development by creating a safe, inclusive classroom environment; explicitly teaching and modeling self-regulation, empathy, and collaborative skills; and integrating social-emotional learning practices into daily classroom routines and learning…