Spanish Teacher - Elementary

Renaissance Academy Charter School•Phoenixville, PA

About The Position

The World Language (Spanish) Teacher creates lesson plans, prepares classroom activities, organizes teaching materials, evaluates student performance, maintains classroom records, meets with parents, teachers, and other professionals, and participates in campus events. The school seeks a teacher passionate about teaching and celebrating the Spanish language and Hispanic culture, who values diversity, is highly motivated, and expects excellence from themselves and their students. The teacher organizes and maintains the classroom and equipment, fosters an atmosphere conducive to learning, and teaches and applies safety principles during instruction. The position includes maintaining student records and required paperwork, planning instruction using varied techniques and strategies, communicating with students, parents or guardians, and staff, establishing classroom goals aligned with applicable state and district requirements, and evaluating and reporting student progress. The teacher also attends scheduled staff, team, and department meetings, participates in continuing education and staff development, and maintains confidentiality.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree.
Valid Pennsylvania teaching certificate.
Strong instructional and classroom management skills.
Fluency in Spanish and strong knowledge of Spanish grammar and vocabulary.
Deep content-area knowledge.
Required clearances for employment at Renaissance Academy: Act 34 Pennsylvania Criminal History Check, FBI Fingerprints (code 1KG6Q9), and Act 151 Child Abuse Clearance.

Responsibilities

Organize and maintain the classroom and equipment in functioning order.
Create a classroom atmosphere conducive to learning through organization and planning.
Teach and apply safety principles as part of instruction.
Maintain student records, including required paperwork.
Plan instruction and use a variety of instructional techniques and strategies.
Communicate with students, parents or guardians, and other staff to provide guidance and evaluation and encourage student achievement.
Establish classroom goals and objectives in conformity with courses of study specified by state and school district statutes, regulations, and guidelines.
Evaluate and record student progress and prepare reports for parents or guardians.
Attend scheduled staff, team, and department meetings.
Participate in continuing education and staff development.
Maintain confidentiality.
Prepare lesson plans and classroom activities, organize teaching materials, meet with parents, teachers, and other professionals, and participate in campus events.