Spanish Teacher - Middle School

Spanish Teacher - Middle School ( MYP ) | 2026-27 School Year

Madison Country Day School, a PreK-12 International Baccalaureate (IB) World School, is seeking an MYP Spanish language educator for the 2025-26 school year. The successful applicant will feel comfortable teaching 5th, 6th, 7th and 8th grade middle school students with emergent, capable, and proficient language levels.

Applicants should have a passion for the Spanish language and Spanish-speaking cultures, along with a commitment to advancing both an evolving school and their professional skills. The ideal candidate is an enthusiastic educator, adept at differentiation, who inspires others through optimism, flexibility, and teamwork. Additionally, the candidate should be eager to collaborate with dedicated educators within the MCDS faculty.

• Work within a collaborative World Languages department;
• Have knowledge of relevant curriculum tasks, assessments, and activities for language acquisition;
• Have experience with or a willingness to learn the Middle Years Programme (MYP) approach to language acquisition ;
• Contribute to the school’s extracurricular offerings and serve as a middle school advisor;
• Have the ability to design and facilitate rigorous, empowering lesson plans that are student-centered and thought-provoking;
• Have intellectual curiosity and a desire to spark a love of language learning in students;
• Have excellent communication skills, a genuine appreciation of adolescents, a sense of humor, and the ability to work well within a collaborative environment;
• Believe in the intrinsic relationship between social-emotional learning and culturally responsive pedagogy.

• Have full eligibility to work in the US
• Have a bachelor’s degree in a relevant field;
• At least 2 years of teaching experience;
• Excellent oral, organizational, and written communication skills;
• Experience with the International Baccalaureate is welcome, but not required.

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Our Mission:
To inspire each student to discover their extraordinary capacity to learn and thrive in an evolving world by cultivating a challenging environment and a supportive community.

Madison Country Day School is Dane County’s only independent Pre-K–12 school, offering a challenging and comprehensive college‑preparatory education, including the Madison, Wisconsin area’s only International Baccalaureate program. In an environment where each community member is truly known, MCDS students develop a deep knowledge base and life-long critical and creative thinking skills.

Madison Country Day School’s vision is for all members of the school community to feel valued and supported, as well as inspired to embrace the diversity of each person. MCDS respects, affirms, and protects the dignity and worth of each member of its community. We seek to establish a culture wherein every member feels safe, valued, and encouraged to participate in every aspect of the community.

MCDS embraces and celebrates diversity and does not discriminate on the basis of age, gender, race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, or sexual identity in its hiring.