Upper School Spanish Teacher

Head-Royce School is seeking a full-time Spanish teacher to join our Upper School World Language team. We seek teachers who are not only excited by the content they teach, but who are also actively engaged in evolving their classroom pedagogy.

Head-Royce teachers serve as advisors and club sponsors and participate in the life of the community. We seek applicants who have a strong academic background, experience in culturally responsive teaching, a deep understanding of adolescents, and a genuine fondness for working with students at this specific age level.

Skills

• Experience teaching Spanish up to and including college level courses.
• Demonstrated knowledge and practice in culturally responsive teaching and learning.
• Clear communicator with students, colleagues, and parents.
• Demonstrated knowledge of social / emotional development and developmentally appropriate curriculum for culturally responsive teaching and learning.
• Demonstrated understanding of and curiosity regarding curriculum design, varied pedagogical approaches including multiple assessment modalities.
• Strong organizational skills.

Qualifications

Additional Qualifications (preferred, not required)

75,000 - $125,000 a year

Location : Oakland, California

Education : Bachelor's degree required

Start Date : August 2025

Website : headroyce.org

To Apply :

Interested candidates are asked to submit a l etter of interest or cover letter as well as a current resume .

Application materials should be submitted through our website.

Located on a 22-acre campus in Oakland, California, Head-Royce (HRS) is a pre-eminent, co-educational, independent, K-12 day school with a 137-year history. Our mission is to develop students of character, intellect, and creativity. We deliver on our mission by living our values :

Students First : We prioritize student learning, development, and well-being.

Academic Excellence : We pursue knowledge and assess our learning to better ourselves and our community.

Diversity : We embrace our different perspectives, backgrounds, experiences and identities to expand and enrich what we can learn and do together.

Belonging : We create the conditions in which everyone thrives and brings their authentic selves.

Civic Engagement : We connect students to the local community and beyond to enhance their academic experiences and foster genuine engagement.

Head-Royce enrolls approximately 900 students in the three separate divisions-Lower, Middle and Upper-and provides a dynamic, whole-child education to every student.

Please note - HRS is unable to provide immigration sponsorships such as H1B Visas. Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States and be willing to undergo both Livescan background check and TB screening as part of the hiring process.

Head Royce is an equal opportunity employer and makes employment decisions including but not limited to employment, training, promotion, demotion, transfer, leaves of absence and termination based on qualifications and without regard to protected status. We will not discriminate based on age, color, creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding or related medical conditions), gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, national origin or ancestry, race (including traits historically associated with race, such as hair texture and protective hairstyles), religion, registered domestic partner status, physical or mental disability, a medical condition including genetic characteristics, military or veteran status, reproductive health decision making or any other consideration made unlawful by federal, state or local laws Head-Royce School seeks to be a community in which every individual is treated with sensitivity, courtesy and respect.

Salary : $75,000 - $125,000