Spanish Teacher (Remote)

Job Description:

Laurel Springs School is looking for an experienced, energetic, flexible, passionate Spanish educator who loves working with students in grades K-12. This educator must be fluent in Spanish and capable of teaching all levels of Spanish learners (from Lower School to AP). Preference will be given to applicants who are certified in Spanish plus another World Language. They must have excellent communication and relationship-building skills and be highly skilled with learning strategies that support language learners and their guardians online. A successful candidate should also have a passion for curriculum and program development.  The World Languages Upper School Program at Laurel Springs is asynchronous with frequent opportunities for live virtual interactions during daily office hours and engagement in the online learning community. This educator must be highly collaborative since they will work closely with other World Language Department teachers, LSS teachers and staff,  and the Academic Department Chair.  This full-time, 12-month remote position requires educators to be available during business hours (Eastern Time) to perform grading/feedback, support students, engage with curriculum project work, host content-related clubs, and attend meetings, office hours, and individual student appointments.

Job Duties:

Duties include, but are not limited to:

• Advance the mission of the school by providing high-quality, positive, proactive asynchronous and synchronous student learning through the LSS online learning management system and other learning platforms.
• Actively monitor the academic progress of each assigned student and intervene as needed to ensure mastery and timely completion of enrollments.
• Provide substantive, motivating, personalized, timely, and constructive feedback for all student assignments.
• Support the curriculum team with content creation and course reviews as assigned.
• Communicate proactively and responsively with students, parents, counselors, staff, and administrators via email, phone, video conference, and any other communication tools provided by LSS.
• Be readily and proactively accessible to students and parents via virtual office hours, individual live instruction and appointments, and parent-teacher conferences.
• Teach Workshop courses (asynchronous courses with weekly live lessons) as assigned.
• Participate collaboratively and professionally in school-wide meetings, events, communications and activities, both online and in person, with some required evening virtual events.
• Engage in ongoing professional development (internal and external), practice self-assessment, and strive for continuous improvement.
• Maintain confidentiality regarding students, families, and staff as well as  LSS management and operations.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Education/Credentials:

• Bachelor’s degree in applicable field required; Master’s degree strongly preferred
• Active education certification and commitment to ongoing compliance with state and local regulations relating to background checks and credentials.
• Demonstrated experience in 6-12 teaching; experience in online learning, asynchronous learning, and/or blended learning strongly preferred.

Essential Skills:

• Excellent skills with word processing, productivity, communication, and educational technology tools; expertise with G-Suite, Learning Management Systems, and Student Information Systems strongly preferred.
• Strong analytical, interpretive, evaluative, and constructive thinking and organizational skills.
• Exceptional interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills.
• Access to dependable and high-quality internet and a quiet work space that allows the Student Support Manager to be fully present and available to students, parents, and colleagues as needed during work hours (Monday through Friday from 8:30am - 5pm ET).
• TRAVEL: Employees in this role may be required to periodically travel by air or motor vehicle for required training or in-person events.

Additional Requirements:

• This is a full-time, year-round, salaried position in which the employee may be required to work more than 40 hours a week.