Spanish Teacher

• Bachelor’s Degree required, (Master’s Degree preferred) in Spanish, or in the teaching of Spanish, with native or near-native proficiency
• Working knowledge of the ACTFL proficiency standards and currently teaches two to three modes of communication
• Committed to academic excellence, interdisciplinary learning, and exceptional teaching
• Demonstrated commitment to ongoing professional development in both subject matter and methodology
• Demonstrated commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion and social justice both in and out of the classroom

• Collaborates with other members of the department in preparing lessons for teaching and learning in alignment with Oakwood’s mission and philosophy.
• Works closely with students to help them develop critical thinking and research skills.
• Evaluates student progress through a variety of assessment modes.
• Maintains student records, including online grades.
• Implements a wide array of classroom activities to address multiple learning styles.
• Communicates regularly with student-support team members: parents, teachers, student services, deans, and other administrators.
• Provides ongoing student feedback, both informal and formal, including written narrative evaluations.
• Meets with students and families, as needed.
• Treats students equitably, is sincerely interested in them as individuals, and responds to their needs.
• Serves as an Advisor to a grade-level group of students.
• May serve as an Advisor to an Affinity Group.
• Will teach in Oakwood’s Immersion program.

Oakwood School is a K-12 coeducational day school in North Hollywood, California that opened its doors in 1951. The school has remained faithful to its original mission ever since: to create a diverse educational environment where young people are partners with the adults who teach them and learn from them; where the best means of preparing students for the future is to immerse them in the present; where a healthy learning environment requires joy and humor as well as rigorous intensity; and where students’ intellectual and aesthetic depth – along with their capacity for empathy and moral courage – emerge out of authentic engagement with their teachers, one another, and the world around them.

Oakwood School is an equal opportunity employer committed to cultural diversity in our workforce. With purpose, Oakwood celebrates and affirms diversity of race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, faith, family structure, socioeconomic background, age, and ability.