Spanish Teacher (The Grace School)

Meeting Street•Providence, RI

About The Position

Meeting Street is seeking a full-time Spanish Teacher for 40 hours per week at The Grace School. The teacher demonstrates knowledge of curriculum content and communicates high expectations for students. They plan and prepare daily lessons and units, identify challenging and measurable learning outcomes, and select or adapt instructional materials, technology, resources, and activities to meet students’ individual learning needs, cultures, learning styles, backgrounds, and special needs. The teacher fosters active student involvement and establishes and maintains a positive, safe learning environment. Employees are expected to recognize and appropriately respond to racism and other forms of injustice, consistent with Meeting Street’s values of respect, compassion, integrity, inclusivity, and excellence. The work environment and physical requirements are consistent with those of a typical school environment. The role involves frequent sitting, standing, and walking, occasional bending and other movements, computer and office-equipment use, and lifting or transferring students and positioning equipment as needed.

Requirements

Rhode Island certification as a Spanish Teacher.
Bachelor’s or master’s degree in education.
Ability to sit, stand, and walk continuously throughout the workday.
Ability to bend, stoop, squat, push, and pull; kneel and reach above shoulder level occasionally.
Ability to use a computer and other office equipment.
Ability to lift, push, or pull up to 50 pounds independently and up to 100 pounds with another staff member or adaptive equipment.
Physical ability to lift and transfer children and position physical or occupational therapy equipment and splints as required.
Ability to use applicable equipment.

Nice To Haves

Prior experience as a Spanish teacher preferred.

Responsibilities

Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of curriculum content.
Communicate high expectations for all students.
Use appropriate materials, technology, and resources to address students’ learning needs.
Define goals and objectives for daily plans and units of study.
Identify challenging, meaningful, and measurable intended learning outcomes.
Plan and prepare varied learning activities that account for students’ cultures, learning styles, special needs, and socioeconomic backgrounds.
Develop or select instructional activities that foster active student involvement in learning.
Select, develop, modify, or adapt materials and resources that support learning objectives and address varied learning styles, backgrounds, and special needs.
Establish and maintain a positive, safe learning environment that encourages students to engage actively in learning.
Recognize and properly respond to racism and other forms of injustice.
Lift and transfer students, including transfers from wheelchairs to equipment, as required.
Position physical or occupational therapy equipment and splints as needed.