What are the responsibilities and job description for the French Teacher position at Pingree School?
Pingree School is a dynamic and aspirational, independent, all-gender day school on the North Shore of Boston, located on a beautiful 100-acre campus in South Hamilton, where approximately 385 students in grades 9 through 12 solve problems, build community, and learn how to learn. Pingree School empowers every community member to pursue knowledge with courage and imagination, thrive in joy and challenge, and create a more just and equitable world. Committed to developing global citizens, Pingree actively seeks faculty, staff and students of character and intelligence from diverse social, ethnic, and socio-economic backgrounds.
Pingree School seeks an accomplished and enthusiastic world language instructor to teach two sections of French during the 2024-2025 school year, from mid-February through mid- April. This is a medical leave coverage position. In addition to teaching two sections, responsibilities include submitting student grades and comments at the midpoint and end of the term, contributing to student review meetings, and participating in language department meetings.
Language instruction at Pingree focuses on building students' proficiency and confidence in reading, writing, listening, and speaking in the target language. The successful candidate will be fluent in French and will have experience with and a passion for teaching in the target language at multiple levels in a secondary school. Experience or ability to teach advanced levels would be an added strength. Pingree seeks candidates who value creativity, innovation, and the use of technology in the classroom. Additionally, interested candidates should be committed to working collaboratively in a dynamic and collegial department. Finally, we seek candidates who believe in integrating cultural learning along with language learning.
Interested candidates should submit a cover letter and resume, along with contact information for two professional references, to Ms. Laura Ogden, Director of Human Resources and General Counsel, at Careers@pingree.org.
Pingree School is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. The school does not discriminate against applicants or employees on the basis of their race, sex, pregnancy or pregnancy-related condition, color, religion, national origin, age, ancestry, sexual orientation, disability, gender identity or expression, veteran or active military status, genetics or any other category protected by state, federal or local law.