LTS BHS Spanish Teacher (March-June 2025)

We are looking for an energetic teacher who will support our program’s mission, vision and goals:

The Brookline World Language Program inspires all students to better understand themselves, each other, and the world by learning another language and its cultures in order to to become more engaged local and global citizens.

The mission of the Brookline 6-12 World Language Program is to guide students in their language development and multicultural understanding.  Students engage in purposeful communication in a safe, welcoming environment. They learn about themselves, their peers, their community and the world through the use of thematic units that support comprehension. 

GOAL 1: Language Development - Students will understand and then produce spoken and written language in order to interact with others. Over time, language will increase in complexity and students will be able to interact in a wider range of situations.

GOAL 2: Understanding Perspectives - Cultural competency is crucial to linguistic proficiency as well as understanding oneself and others.  Therefore, students will explore and celebrate the perspectives and practices of multiple cultures including their own. They will apply their cultural understandings to reinforce and expand their knowledge in other academic subjects.

GOAL 3: Community Engagement - Students will become agents of change who are

prepared to serve and lead in their local and global communities. They will be empowered to promote equity and cross-cultural understanding in an increasingly complex world.

Required Qualifications:

• Ability to effectively lead Spanish classes using 90%-100% target language.
• Demonstrated oral and written communication skills in English. 

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master’s degree.
• Valid Massachusetts DESE teaching licensure needed for the language and grade levels [Spanish, 5-12].
• 3 years’ experience teaching students in the United States of America.
• Demonstrated knowledge of the pedagogy for teaching foreign language to elementary aged students with an emphasis on oral proficiency.
• Demonstrated knowledge of the ACTFL proficiency guidelines and ability to design lessons to help learners progress towards performance targets.
• Demonstrated ability to use a variety of materials and modes of instruction
• Demonstrated effective techniques for classroom management.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively with students, parents, colleagues and community members.
• Keen organizational skills

Duties include but are not limited to:

• Teaching grades 9-12 World Language lessons (4 classes)
• Multi-modal instruction in the three modes of communication
• Providing support as a second teacher in a Spanish class (1 class)
• Collaboration with other WL teachers around curriculum/lesson planning
• Regular community and department duties

The candidate hired will fill an anticipated opening starting mid-March, 2025, through most of the remainder of the school year in June. 

The Public Schools of Brookline is especially interested in qualified candidates who can contribute through their teaching or practice to the diversity and excellence of the PSB community. 

The Public Schools of Brookline is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. Members of underrepresented groups and all persons committed to diversity and inclusive excellence are strongly encouraged to apply.