Spanish Teacher

ICEF Public Schools•Los Angeles, CA

2d•Onsite

About The Position

ICEF Public Schools is seeking a Spanish Teacher to teach in its Los Angeles, California school environment. The role focuses on helping students develop deep understanding through varied teaching methods and differentiated instruction, while supporting students of differing ability levels, including students with special needs. Teachers use assessment results to guide instruction and implement ICEF’s instructional model, core values, college-going culture, analytical writing and study habits, backward mapping to college standards, and blended learning. The teacher creates and maintains a nurturing, structured, and engaging classroom; establishes a coherent discipline plan; and documents behavioral interventions. The teacher communicates class objectives, assignments, homework, grading rubrics, and grading scales to students and parents, and maintains timely and accurate attendance, coursework, report-card, and assessment records. The role also includes collaborating with special education and English-language learner support staff, engaging with families, developing standards-aligned curriculum, providing lesson plans as requested, and participating in professional development and other school responsibilities. This is a certificated, exempt position with an 11-month pay cycle and a starting salary of $68,000, commensurate with experience. The teacher reports to the Principal and has no direct reports. Full-time employees are eligible for the benefits described in the posting.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree.
Valid California Multiple Subject or Single Subject Teaching Credential (internship, preliminary, or clear).
EL Authorization.
Desire to teach in an urban school environment.
Confidence in managing student behavior.
Ability to work under pressure and adapt to change easily.
Demonstrated success working with students from educationally underserved areas.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree.
BCLAD certificate, CLAD certificate, Bilingual Certificate of Competence (BCC), or Language Development Specialist (LDS) certificate.

Responsibilities

Use a variety of teaching methods to promote deep understanding and differentiated instruction for students at all ability levels, including students with special needs.
Use ICEF Common Assessments and Unit Assessment results to determine differentiated instruction for low- and high-performing students.
Implement ICEF’s Essential Elements and Core Values, including its instructional model, college-going culture, college-style discourse, college-level analytical writing, college-style study habits, backward mapping to college standards, and blended learning technology.
Create and maintain a nurturing, structured, and engaging classroom environment.
Maintain a coherent classroom discipline plan and document interventions taken to correct student behavior before referring a student out of class.
Strive for effective performance in the areas described by the ICEF Teacher Effectiveness Framework.
Communicate class objectives, weekly assignments, homework requirements, grading rubrics, and grading scale to students and parents.
Use Illuminate to maintain accurate, current attendance and coursework records and submit report cards and school-wide assessment records on time.
Collaborate with the Special Education Team and ELL Support Staff to help students with additional needs access the curriculum.
Attend and participate in monthly Parent Engagement Meetings, Back-to-School Nights, Parent Conferences, and office hours or tutoring as communicated by the administration; track efforts to maintain consistent and meaningful parent communication.
Create engaging curriculum that moves students toward proficiency in high-priority standards identified in ICEF Instructional Guides and California Common Core Standards.
Provide lesson plans to the Principal as requested.
Participate actively in professional development sessions.
Work required school hours, dress professionally, and adhere to professional codes of conduct.
Perform other duties as assigned by the Principal or school.