Middle School Spanish Teacher 2026-2027

Family Life Academy Charter Schools•New York, NY

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Family Life Academy Charter School (FLACS) is a nonprofit network of high-performing charter schools in the South Bronx. FLACS, together with the Latino Pastoral Action Center and parents, aims to empower all its K-12 students to excel academically, take responsibility for their own learning, and affirm human values, today, in college, and beyond. The organization seeks dynamic educators who value collaboration, believe that all students are scholars and academic excellence is the norm, believe young people can be leaders for positive change, and desire professional development. Under the supervision of the School Principal, the Spanish Teacher (6-8) engages students in learning how to speak, listen, read, and write in Spanish and fosters an appreciation for the culture of the varied countries where Spanish is spoken. Using a shared FLACS Network Spanish Language curriculum aligned with the NYS Learning Standards for World Languages (2021), the Spanish Teacher will design daily lesson plans that are responsive to the diverse learning needs of all students, including general education, students with disabilities, and English Language Learners, and hold all students to high academic expectations. The Spanish teacher is primarily responsible for teaching one middle school grade level, but may be required to teach additional preparations (i.e., an advisory course or elective course).

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree is required
Fluency in Spanish language
New York State Certification in Spanish Language (Grades 7-12) or Spanish Language (Grades 5-9)
Clearance for fingerprint and criminal background check

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree is preferred
Prior satisfactory teaching experience preferred

Responsibilities

Creates academically rigorous, standards-based, culturally relevant lesson plans that foster critical thinking and problem-solving and prepare students for high school level coursework and for the Checkpoint A Exam.
Utilizes student-centered instructional strategies to engage students and differentiate teaching based on the diverse, individual needs of students including those with disabilities and ELLs.
Implements units using common network curriculum resources, maps, frameworks, pacing documents and instructional philosophies to ensure alignment across our schools from kindergarten through high school graduation.
Integrates literacy skills across their curriculum area, includes explicit vocabulary development and prepares students to read, write, speak and listen within this discipline.
Analyzes data from ongoing formative and summative assessments to refine instructional practices and impact student achievement.
Maintains strong classroom management and implements school wide policies and procedures to ensure a safe, caring and orderly school environment.
Establishes a classroom culture of caring, respect and rapport which holds all students to high academic standards, promotes inclusion, fosters a love of learning, and builds positive relationships.
Grades student work and provides students with actionable feedback, and returns work and enters these grades into online systems shared with students and families promptly.
Seeks to actively know students’ strengths and challenge areas and communicates these effectively with families using online portals, report cards and other means.
Participates in professional development, professional learning communities, grade-level activities and school wide functions.
Shares best practices with colleagues by participating in professional learning communities, grade-level or content teams, and cross-school groups.
Upholds the FLACS mission, core beliefs, and educational philosophy.
Is a lifelong learner who reflects on their practice, is receptive to critical feedback from leaders and colleagues, and strives to improve instructional effectiveness.
Has high expectations for students and for themselves as an educator.
Demonstrates self-motivation and willingness to be a team player.