Elementary School German Specialist Teacher (Primary Years Program)

Part-Time (50% Position)

Silicon Valley International School (INTL) is excited to announce an opening for a part-time (50% FTE) Elementary School Specialist Teacher for our German Program for the upcoming 2025-2026 academic year. 

Summary of the Position

The Elementary School German Specialist Teacher plays a vital role in fostering creativity, expression, and inquiry through the disciplines of Media Skills (Library), Art, and Music—all taught in German. This multifaceted position also includes providing additional classroom support in German language classrooms as needed. The specialist collaborates with homeroom teachers and subject-area colleagues to ensure continuity of language acquisition and alignment with the Primary Years Program (PYP) framework.

They support student growth by developing engaging, developmentally appropriate lessons that promote creativity and critical thinking. They create a welcoming, well-organized learning environment and contribute to interdisciplinary units of inquiry. As a member of a bilingual, multicultural community, the teacher values collaboration and is adaptable to working across languages and cultures.

This teacher must demonstrate commitment to INTL’s mission and guiding principles, be experienced working with elementary-age children, and possess a warm, flexible, and student-centered approach. The successful candidate will play a key role in delivering a dynamic and engaging curriculum that fosters a love of the German language and culture among our elementary students. The successful candidate will be a passionate educator who is fluent in German.

The role is currently not eligible for sponsorship.

Our Mission

Silicon Valley International School’s focus on inquiry and bilingualism empowers young minds to embrace complexity, think critically from multiple perspectives, and demonstrate integrity and sensitivity across cultures.

Our Guiding Principles

1. We emphasize inquiry-based learning to foster intellectual curiosity and encourage depth of knowledge and thought.
2. We focus on academic depth and rigor, instilling confidence to tackle the challenges of an increasingly complex world.
3. We celebrate diversity on a daily basis through our bilingual immersion programs and our commitment to the IB learner profile.
4. We are honest, respectful, and inclusive, and take responsibility for our actions and their consequences.
5. We pursue service and impact whenever and wherever we are.
    

Our C.O.R.E. Values

• Community: We respect, support, and collaborate to achieve results greater than we could ever reach individually.
• Openness: We appreciate different cultures and perspectives by communicating honestly and without bias.
• Resilience: We accept challenges, commit to overcoming them, and learn from our mistakes.
  Empathy: We strive to understand each other and to treat everyone with care and kindness.
   

The Role Includes:

• Teaching Media Skills (Library), Art, and Music in German
• Collaborating with colleagues to develop inquiry-based, PYP-aligned lessons
• Supporting German language classrooms as needed to promote continuity and student support
  Documenting student learning and contributing to progress reports
  Participating in faculty meetings and professional development
   

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and minimum 2 years teaching experience required; Master’s degree preferred
• Native or near-native fluency in German
• Proficiency in English to communicate with colleagues, parents, and write report cards
• Experience teaching elementary-aged children in Art, Music, or Library preferred
• Familiarity with the PYP framework and/or bilingual education is strongly preferred
• Authorization to work in the United States 

Compensation and Benefits

 Our compensation is based on education and years of experience. The annual salary for this 50% teaching position for the 2025–2026 school year will be prorated based on a full-time equivalent; the range is $79,903 (BA Step 3) to $123,672 (PhD Step 23).

Eligible for prorated full-time equivalent (FTE) compensation during three faculty breaks: Winter, Spring, and Fall, as well as the two-week holiday at the end of the year, in addition to 40 hours or 5 days of paid sick leave. 

We’d Love to Hear From You!

If this sounds like the perfect career for you, we’d love for you! Along with your resume, please include a thoughtfully written letter of interest. We will give priority to candidates who submit a cover letter. We appreciate your understanding that we prefer no phone calls, recruiting agencies, or walk-ins.

Silicon Valley International School is committed to a policy of equal employment opportunity for all applicants and makes merit-based employment decisions.  INTL prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, ancestry, national origin, ethnicity, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, genetic characteristics or information, marital status, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. INTL will afford equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants and employees as to all terms and conditions of employment, including, without limitation, hiring, training, promotion, compensation, transfer, discipline, and termination.