Part Time Early Childhood Spanish Teacher & Teaching Assistant

St. Philips School & Community Center•Dallas, TX

1d•Onsite

About The Position

St. Philip’s School and Community Center is seeking a warm, enthusiastic, and creative Early Childhood Spanish Teacher to introduce young learners (ages 3–6) to the Spanish language through immersive, play-based, and developmentally appropriate experiences. The ideal candidate will bring language learning to life through songs, stories, movement, and hands-on activities that engage children’s natural curiosity and joy for learning. This teacher plays a vital role in promoting early language acquisition, cultural appreciation, and communication skills within a nurturing classroom community.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Spanish, Early Childhood Education, or a related field (required).
Spanish Language Fluency (required).
Experience teaching Spanish to young children in a classroom or immersion setting.
Knowledge of early childhood development and play-based learning strategies.
Excellent communication skills in both Spanish and English.
Creative, energetic, and child-centered approach to teaching.
Ability to adapt instruction to meet a wide range of learning styles and needs.
Applying assessment instruments.
Operating standard office equipment including using pertinent software applications.
Preparing and maintaining accurate records.
Basic math, including calculations using fractions, precents, and/or ratios.
Reading technical information.
Composing a variety of documents.
Facilitating group discussions.
Analyzing situations to define issues and draw conclusions.
Appropriate codes, policies, regulations and/or laws.
Age appropriate activities.
Lesson plan requirements.
Stages of child development.
Behavioral management strategies.
Scheduling activities, meetings, and/or events.
Gathering, collating, and/or classifying data.
Using job-related equipment.
Flexibility to work with others in a wide variety of circumstances.
Analyzing data utilizing defined but different processes.
Operating equipment using standardized methods.
Working with a diversity of individuals and/or groups.
Working with data of varied types and/or purposes.
Utilizing specific, job-related equipment.
Problem solving to analyze issues and create action plans.
Independent interpretation of guidelines.
Establishing and maintaining constructive relationships.
Adapting to changing work priorities.
Maintaining confidentiality.
Exhibiting tact and patience.
Working flexible hours.

Responsibilities

Design and deliver engaging Spanish lessons that support oral language development, basic vocabulary, and cultural awareness.
Use storytelling, music, art, games, and dramatic play to create an immersive language environment.
Plan activities that align with early childhood developmental stages and support school-wide themes or units.
Foster a positive classroom culture where students feel safe to take language risks and express themselves.
Collaborate with classroom teachers to reinforce vocabulary and integrate Spanish into daily classroom life.
Assess student progress informally through observation, performance, and participation.
Communicate with families about classroom learning and student progress as needed.
Create visual supports and labels to encourage continued language exposure throughout the classroom
Assess student growth and provide feedback to families and school leadership as appropriate.
Collaborate with classroom teachers and support staff to align physical education with classroom themes and developmental goals.
Assesses student progress towards learning targets, objectives, expectations, and/or goals for the purpose of providing feedback to students, parents and administration.
Collaborates with instructional staff, other school personnel, parents and a variety of community resources for the purpose of improving the overall quality of student outcomes, achieving established classroom objectives in support of the school improvement plan.
Counsels students for the purpose of improving performance, health status, appropriate behavior, problem solving techniques and a variety of personal issues.
Demonstrates and differentiates methods required to perform classroom and/or subject specific assignments for the purpose of providing an effective program that addressing individual student requirements.
Manages student behavior for the purpose of providing a safe and optimal learning environment.
Monitors students in a variety of educational environments (e.g. classroom, cafeteria, playground, school grounds, hallways, restrooms, field trips, etc.) for the purpose of providing a safe and positive learning environment.
Participates in a variety of meetings and professional development activities for the purpose of conveying and/or gathering information required to perform functions and to improve student achievement.
Maintain equipment, ensure safe usage, and model appropriate physical behavior.
Prepares a variety of written materials (e.g., lesson plans following scope and sequence, correspondence with parents and students, for the purpose of documenting student progress and meeting mandated requirements.
Supports the classroom teachers for the purpose of assisting them in the implementation of established curriculum and/or individual student plans.