What are the responsibilities and job description for the Lower School Teacher - Spanish position at American Classical Education Inc?
Ashley River Classical Academy (ARCA) is hiring its founding faculty to teach its students when it opens in Charleston, SC in August 2025. ARCA is a tuition-free public classical charter school. It is part of the Barney Charter School Initiative of Hillsdale College, a network of classical charter schools united by curriculum and purpose. ARCA will initially open K-5 and grow to K-12 by adding one grade level each year. ARCA is now accepting applications from new and experienced educators for all K-5 positions.
Each faculty member is a professional who is esteemed and supported by a faculty of colleagues striving for excellence. The faculty is entrusted with practical implementation of the mission of Ashley River Classical Academy: Our mission is to train the minds and hearts of our students through a content-rich classical education in the liberal arts and sciences, with a focus on fostering moral character and civic virtue.
The Spanish teacher motivates each student to develop competencies, knowledge, and skills in aurally comprehending, speaking, reading, and writing a foreign language, in accordance with each student’s ability; to interpret to students the culture of the countries where foreign language is spoken; to discover and develop special talents of students in foreign language communication.
Requirements:Primary duties and responsibilities include:
- Teaches skills and knowledge in foreign language instruction to students
- Interact with the children and to encourage their involvement in activities
- Prepare a safe environment that is orderly, clean and appealing and permits the child to grow and to explore
- Develops lesson plans and supplementary materials compatible with the basic instructional philosophy
- Provides learning experiences which develop the basic communication skills, utilizing tape recorders and other electronic equipment as appropriate
- Provides individualized and small group instruction in order to adapt the curriculum to the needs of each student
- Develops student understanding and appreciation of culture of countries where the studied language is spoken
Qualities and characteristics of a successful Lower School Spanish Teacher:
- Bachelor’s degree from a fully accredited college or university
- Possession of, or eligibility for, a South Carolina teaching certificate for the level and subject area to be taught
- Familiarity with best practices in pedagogy, particularly in literacy instruction
- Knowledge of the classical model of education
- High moral character
- Thoughtfulness, compassion and a love of learning
Salary and Benefits
- Competitive salary commensurate with experience and expertise
- Benefits include health, dental, and vision insurance, and retirement
If interested, send a letter of interest, a resume, and a list of references to the chair of the hiring committee: careers@ashleyriverclassical.org
