Spanish Teacher

Bishop McNamara High School is a private, Catholic co-educational high school in the Holy Cross tradition, offering its students a challenging college preparatory curriculum and a complete range of athletics and activities. The school is located in Forestville, Maryland, about 10 minutes from Washington, D.C. Bishop McNamara High School has an opening to join the Modern & Classical Languages department to teach Spanish. You would be supported by a collaborative team of experienced teachers and mentors. 

We teach world languages through a Communicative Language Teaching philosophy, allowing students to process language as naturally as possible. Our goals are aligned with those of the American Council on Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL). By focusing on culture, we help students not only learn another language, but also understand and respect the people who are native speakers of the language. All of our French and Spanish honors students participate in Le Grand Concours or the National Spanish Exam, respectively. 

 ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Developing lesson plans in the relevant subject area and grade, and ensuring all lessons align with curriculum objectives.
• Drawing up classroom procedures and safety regulations and ensuring all students understand them.
• Using a range of teaching materials and methods to advance student learning.
• Providing additional support and interventions for students as needed, based on their readiness and learning profile.
• Preparing students for tests, exams, presentations, experiments, and other assessments.
• Grading assessments and providing feedback and reports to students and parents.
• Attending staff and parent meetings to provide helpful recommendations or voice concerns.
• Establishing rapport and professional relationships with students, staff, and parents.
• Supervising students in class, during events, and on field trips.
• Monitoring students’ overall wellbeing and liaising with school counselors and other staff members when there are concerns or issues.
• Attending ongoing learning initiatives like workshops, lectures, conferences, and other events where you are able to expand education networks.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:

None

QUALIFICATIONS: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Required Qualifications:

• Fluent in the target language (Spanish)
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Spanish language, language education, or related field
• Commitment to development of the whole student, in alignment with the Holy Cross tradition of education 

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience teaching in a high school, with demonstrated expertise in differentiated instruction
• Experience using technology to extend and enhance learning, with expertise in synchronous and asynchronous remote instruction 

PHYSICAL DEMANDS: Must have the ability to sit and stand for extended periods of time; exhibit manual dexterity to enter data into a computer; to see and read a computer screen and printed material with or without vision aids; hear and understand speech at normal classroom levels, outdoors, and on the telephone; speak in audible tones so that others may understand clearly in normal classrooms, outdoors, and on the telephone; physical agility to lift up to 25 pounds; to bend, stoop, climb stairs, and reach overhead.

WORK ENVIRONMENT: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Duties are normally performed in a school/classroom environment. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

LOCATION/TRAVEL: While Bishop McNamara High School is located in Forestville, MD, you may live anywhere in the surrounding region, but be willing to make any commute to the school.

DISABILITY SPECIFICATIONS: Bishop McNamara High School will make reasonable accommodations in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.