2026-2027 Teacher-Foreign Language Spanish - Continuous Recruitment
About The Position
The Teacher-Foreign Language Spanish helps students learn subject matter and skills that contribute to their development as mature, capable, and responsible individuals. The teacher plans and delivers instruction that addresses students’ individual needs, interests, and abilities; creates an appropriate learning environment; guides learning toward curriculum goals; and evaluates and reports on student progress. The role includes diagnosing learning abilities and disabilities, collaborating with colleagues, students, parents, staff, administrators, and the community, supporting student conduct and district policies, maintaining professional competence, attending meetings, serving on staff committees as appropriate, and following State Education Department regulations. The Rochester City School District serves nearly 23,000 students across 48 PreK sites and 39 schools. It emphasizes equity, academic excellence, student empowerment, empathy, accountability, and preparing students for success beyond graduation.
Requirements
- A bachelor’s degree for provisional certification.
- Appropriate additional graduate work for permanent certification.
- Must be eligible for or possess a New York State Teaching Certificate in the subject area.
Responsibilities
- Plan an instructional program that meets students’ individual needs, interests, and abilities as much as possible.
- Create an environment conducive to learning and appropriate to students’ maturity and interests.
- Guide learning toward curriculum goals and establish and communicate clear objectives for lessons, units, and projects.
- Use instructional methods and materials suited to the stated objectives.
- Regularly evaluate student accomplishments and provide progress reports as required.
- Regularly diagnose students’ learning abilities and disabilities, seeking assistance from District specialists as required.
- Counsel with colleagues, students, and parents regularly, and work cooperatively with staff, superiors, and the community.
- Assist the administration in implementing policies and rules governing student life and conduct.
- Develop reasonable rules of behavior and procedure and maintain order fairly and justly.
- Strive to maintain and improve professional competence.
- Attend meetings and serve on staff committees as appropriate.
- Follow State Education Department regulations.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
