Head Teacher (Spanish Immersion) - Grades 1-5, Lower Division

Avenues•New York, NY

2d•$70,000 - $110,000

About The Position

Avenues is seeking a Head Teacher for its Spanish immersion program serving grades 1–5 in the Lower Division. Students alternate days between English and Target Language classrooms, and English and Spanish teacher teams share responsibility for two classes of students and for supporting their social, emotional, and academic growth in both languages. Teachers collaborate daily to plan lessons and discuss student progress, and meet weekly with grade-level and language colleagues. The Head Teacher collaborates with Spanish and English colleagues to design learning outcomes, monitor student growth, and address individual needs. The role designs and teaches an innovative curriculum, uses varied instructional practices informed by assessments, and builds strong relationships with students, colleagues, and parents. The teacher helps foster a safe, welcoming, rigorous, and joyful learning community and partners with and mentors an associate teacher.

Requirements

Full fluency in Spanish.
Experience in immersion teaching.
At least 3 years of teaching experience in grades K–6, with a proven track record of student learning.
Strong understanding of instructional skills for teaching through a balanced literacy approach in the reading and writing workshop model.
Experience with problem-based mathematics instruction.
Highly effective collaboration skills, including willingness to listen deeply, contribute to a team, and achieve goals together.
Deep dedication to learning and growing as an educator.
Respect for and appreciation of a diverse community of learners, families, and colleagues.
Ability to embrace change and consider new perspectives.

Nice To Haves

Graduate degree in education, teaching, or a related field is highly preferred.

Responsibilities

Collaborate daily with Spanish and English colleagues to design learning outcomes, monitor growth, and address individual student needs.
Design and teach an innovative curriculum that engages learners in meaningful, challenging work, real-world problem solving, and social responsibility.
Use a range of instructional practices to meet diverse learners’ needs based on informal and formal assessments.
Build strong connections with students, colleagues, and parents while supporting a culture of welcome, safety, and respect.
Foster a learning atmosphere in which students value school and feel part of a rigorous, joyful learning community.
Partner with and mentor an associate teacher to create a student-centered classroom and support the associate teacher’s growth.