Upper School French Teacher

Oregon Episcopal School seeks a part-time Upper School French Teacher to begin duties in August 2025. 

OUR MISSION: Oregon Episcopal School educates students to realize their power for good as engaged citizens of the world.

ABOUT US: Founded in 1869, Oregon Episcopal School today occupies a wooded 59-acre campus where 880 students in Pre-K through 12th Grade share an excellent faculty, an inquiry-based curriculum, and a strong sense of community. The Upper School also includes a small boarding program of international and domestic students who live and learn together enhancing the vibrancy of the school community.  

The School values employees who seek to continually develop the OES Essential Competencies in themselves and others and are prepared to engage in a vibrant, diverse learning community. Committed to the professional development of our faculty, teachers are guided by the Learning and Teaching at OES faculty growth model. 

As an Episcopal school, we are rooted in a rhythm of gathering and reflection that values and respects all beliefs and cultures. As such, we educate toward a larger purpose—  toward inclusion and respect, service and justice, and commitment beyond ourselves. 

JOB SUMMARY: The Upper School French teacher at OES teaches inquiry-based French classes to students in grades nine through twelve. The teacher collaborates with colleagues to design and implement curriculum and learner-centered activities that emphasize analytical thinking, research, problem-solving, and collaboration, and ask students to think deeply and creatively about concepts and applications. Furthermore, they should understand and model the importance of involvement in the community, ongoing professional learning, and authentic collaboration with other faculty and staff to advance the School’s mission. Teachers are expected to bring an innovative, energetic spirit to the classroom, constantly seeking ways to make problem-solving essential to adolescents. The US French teacher should have a strong facility with technology, and a flexible mindset that enriches collaboration and design thinking. Finally, the successful teacher will see students as budding scholars, creators, and engaged human beings. 

ESSENTIAL DUTIES:

• Create, communicate, and maintain clear, consistent, and appropriate learning objectives and expectations aligned with the World Language Department’s goals and schoolwide strategic initiatives. 
• Provide frequent, constructive, objective, and prompt feedback. 
• Engage in our school-wide Learning and Teaching program, which includes seeking and constructively applying professional feedback. 
• Design assessments and activities as tools for student learning and growth. 
• Recognize, respect, and promote the cultural difference and diversity of the individuals in the classroom and community. 
• Collaborate proactively and productively with colleagues. 
• Communicate responsibly and professionally with colleagues, families, and students. 
• Establish and maintain relationships with students and families that promote learning and community building. 
• Seek to understand, value, and respond to each student. 
• Differentiate instruction; experiment with teaching strategies. 
• Establish and maintain appropriate standards for student behavior using Restorative Practice methods which encourage reflection and problem solving and support positive self-esteem and relationship building.
• Attend division meetings, grade-level team meetings, and academic department meetings. 
• Participate in the life of the school by attending school activities, events, meetings, and conferences. 
• Engage fully in OES-sponsored Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion development activities as assigned.
• Serve as an advisor to a small group of students. 
• Attend an opening school grade-level overnight trip. 
• Design and implement an Activity (an hour-a-week co-curricular mini-course) and Winterim (week-long experiential education) course.