School Year 25/26 World Language (Spanish) Teacher

Lynn Public Schools • Lynn, MA

23h • Onsite

About The Position

The City Arts and Sciences Academy (CASA) is a newly imagined grade 6-12 school for Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math (STEAM). CASA opens in September, 2025 with 200 students in grades 6 and 9 and will over three years to a full grade 6-12 school. CASA will integrate advanced curricula, interdisciplinary project-based learning, and real-world applications to inspire and engage students from diverse backgrounds. CASA utilizes the unique opportunities within the Lynn community to build innovative, responsive, and meaningful project-based learning experiences for all students. Our commitment to a dynamic schedule allows students to learn in authentic, collaborative, and inter/transdisciplinary ways. Because teacher collaboration and inspiration is foundational to our curriculum, we ensure common planning time and ongoing professional development for our faculty. Community partners are at the heart of our connections to Lynn, and we are supported by abundant, sustainable, nourishing, and reciprocal community partnerships across the arts and sciences. CASA’s current mission is to inspire designers and artists to use creativity, critical thinking, and experimentation to imagine and cultivate a future vested in community. CASA’s current core values: Visionary Courageous Flexible Who is a CASA Faculty member? CASA faculty are unique and essential partners in creating an environment that fosters excellence and cultivates tomorrow’s leaders in STEM and the Arts. A CASA faculty member: Creates and researches project-based learning experiences that are engaging, educational and exciting for students. CASA faculty welcomes the flexibility of being part of an emergent team and is willing to respond to the changing needs of a creative, innovative learning and teaching environment. CASA faculty are enthusiastic about developing a project-based classroom; modifying and expanding existing curriculum to respond to the needs of the students at any given time. Plans, prepares, and delivers instructional activities that facilitate active learning experiences. Incorporates goals, competencies, and objectives into lesson plans in ways that directly apply to the student’s lived experience and to the Lynn community. Collaborates with community partners and other teachers.

Requirements

• Valid license from the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education in World Language (Spanish) 5-12
• Bachelor's Degree required
• SEI Endorsement as applicable.
• Experience in urban schools preferred.
• Enthusiasm for and/or experience with project-based learning, multidisciplinary curriculum, STEAM pedagogy, and the willingness to develop professionally in these areas.
• A desire to increase skills and ability to deliver strong, innovative, project-based learning across many disciplines.
• Commitment to the arts as an important element in a complete education.
• Commitment to cultural, ethnic, and linguistic diversity as an element in a complete education.
• Commitment to and demonstrated ability to differentiate instruction in the classroom.
• Enthusiasm and eagerness to work at a new school, be a founding team member, and build school culture.
• Ability to take on responsibilities and prioritize quickly.
• Ability to work in an innovative, collaborative, diverse school.
• Excellent communication skills and critical thinking skills.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s Degree preferred

Responsibilities

• Planning and implementing standards-based lessons with clear objectives
• Providing appropriate and effective learning experiences for students from a wide range of socio-economic levels and cultural backgrounds
• Designing and demonstrating differentiated instruction to meet the needs of all students. (Modify, scaffold, etc. for Special Education and English Learner Education)
• Using a variety of formal and informal assessments to accurately measure student progress toward mastery of grade-level standards and to modify further instruction.
• Providing a motivating and stimulating, safe and supportive learning environment
• Adapting the ELA lessons for individual, small group, and remedial instruction to meet the needs of identified students or subgroups of students
• Developing and maintaining pupil-teacher relationships conducive to effective teaching and learning
• Maintaining a growth mindset
• Establishing and maintaining standards of student behavior
• Participating in school-wide and department-wide professional development activities
• Establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with students, parents, staff and the community, including collaborating with colleagues on curriculum, lesson and assessment design
• Using computers and other technology to support student learning in and out of the classroom
• Creates and researches project-based learning experiences that are engaging, educational and exciting for students.
• Plans, prepares, and delivers instructional activities that facilitate active learning experiences.
• Incorporates goals, competencies, and objectives into lesson plans in ways that directly apply to the student’s lived experience and to the Lynn community.
• Collaborates with community partners and other teachers.
• Lead an Advisory and to develop professional skills in SEL, Human Development, and Social Justice.

Benefits

• comprehensive and competitive health and dental benefits; Harvard Pilgrim PPO/HMO, Altus Dental High/Low, and Vision.
• Life Insurance,
• Flexible Spending Plan (FSA)
• Short Term Disability and Long Term Disability are available on a voluntary basis.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level