Middle School Spanish Teacher at St. Paul's School for Girls

The St. Paul’s Schools is pleased to announce an opening for a full-time Middle School Spanish Teacher at St. Paul’s School for Girls for the 2025-2026 school year.

School Overview, Mission & Vision

Voted one of Baltimore’s top workplaces, the St. Paul’s Schools is a family of independent schools located in Brooklandville, Maryland. With more than 1,400 students from ages 6 weeks to grade 12, St. Paul’s Pre and Lower School (coed), St. Paul’s School for Boys, and St. Paul’s School for Girls share a 120-acre campus, an Episcopal affiliation, and a focus on developing confident, well-balanced students who will use their education and ethics to improve the world. In July 2018, the schools unified under the umbrella of The St. Paul's Schools, with a single board of trustees and one president, but each school retains its individual traditions and its gender-specific programs. A coordinated structure allows The St. Paul’s Schools to preserve the small-school feel within each school while sharing resources and certain programs to maximize opportunities for students. With St. Paul’s unique model, boys and girls are taught together and separately at just the right times in their development.

Mission: Guided by Episcopal values and a commitment to each student’s full journey, a St. Paul’s education inspires us to lead with love, discover and pursue our unique gifts, and act with courage in all we do.

Vision: St. Paul’s students thrive and serve in a global community. We create transformational experiences through innovative and responsive teaching in a diverse community of authentic belonging.

Specifically, St. Paul's School for Girls has over 430 girls in grades 5-12. St. Paul’s School for Girls educates hearts and minds in an inclusive community that is grounded in the Episcopal values of respect, integrity, and spiritual growth. We empower voice, nurture intellectual curiosity and creativity, and inspire confident leaders who serve in the world.

Position Description

At our school, we empower young women to become fearless learners and global citizens. Our dynamic, all-girls environment encourages self-expression, academic excellence, and a deep respect for diversity and culture. We're looking for a Spanish teacher who can bring energy, joy, and authenticity to our language program. The ideal candidate will be a creative, passionate, and experienced Spanish teacher who inspires students and thrives in a collaborative atmosphere. The ideal candidate has a communicative approach to teaching and designs units and lessons that integrate ACTFL world-readiness standards through which students develop linguistic proficiency and cultural competence. The candidate sparks a love for learning in their students and provides opportunities to strengthen students’ critical thinking skills. The ideal candidate is excited to teach and creates developmentally appropriate lessons that engage students and inspire appreciation for the Spanish language and Hispanic cultures locally and globally. The teacher will create a positive learning environment and serve as a great role model and mentor for adolescent students. While independent school experience is preferred, it is not required.

Position Requirements

The highly effective middle school Spanish teacher will:

• Demonstrate extensive knowledge and understanding of middle school Spanish and pedagogy.
• Foster an exciting, dynamic, hands-on, and creative learning environment wherein the teaching of skills, knowledge, and instilling a passion for Spanish is critical.
• Actively engage students in the curriculum and concepts through varied and differentiated instruction.
• Be a lifelong learner passionate about his/her discipline, and continually refine and develop their pedagogy.
• Identify and/or develop resources to meet the needs of the students with varying backgrounds and learning styles.
• Be compassionate, kind, and love teaching/working with middle school girls.
• Be willing to work in an interdisciplinary, cross-curricular, and collaborative environment.
• Demonstrate flexibility, resilience, accountability, and humor.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

The ideal candidate will have a bachelor’s degree with prior experience teaching Spanish to middle school students. A master’s degree is preferred, but not required. Candidates must have a minimum two years teaching experience, excellent writing, interpersonal, and organizational skills, a collaborative spirit and passion for fostering global awareness.

Beyond classroom instruction, we fully embrace the teacher/coach model at The St. Paul’s Schools and are excited about the vital role our faculty play in our community. We are particularly eager to meet candidates with coaching experience and/or those who can demonstrate initiative and serve as mentors and program leads in a variety of significant ways outside of the classroom. Faculty members also collaborate on additional supervisory responsibilities and shared duties that enrich the school environment.

At St. Paul’s Schools, we are dedicated to fostering a nurturing and inclusive learning environment where every individual is celebrated for their unique strengths and contributions. We believe that diversity enriches education, empowering students to reach their fullest potential. By embracing a culture of inclusion, we prepare our students to succeed in an increasingly interconnected and multicultural world. We stand firmly against all forms of prejudice, including those related to race, ethnicity, religion, socioeconomic background, gender identity, sexual orientation, and physical appearance.

The St. Paul’s Schools has a compensation scale based on direct years of experience and degree held. For this opportunity, our salary range is $45,000 to $50,000 annually. Candidates with additional experience or qualifications may be offered a salary outside of the range shown. In addition, full-time team members gain access to our robust benefits package designed to support your well-being, inside and outside of work. This includes a competitive healthcare package (medical, dental, and vision), disability protection, participation in our 403(b) retirement plan which has an immediate employer contribution and a generous time off package, including wellness days because we believe an educator’s mental and physical health is a priority for them to do their job effectively.

Beyond the basics, we offer extras like a lunch stipend, access to multiple fitness centers on campus and professional development experiences to continue your learning. In addition, full-time employees who choose The St. Paul’s Schools for their children’s educational journey, are eligible to receive a tuition remission benefit. Your salary will be commensurate with your experience and reflect the value you bring to our team.

Ready to join our team? Please submit your cover letter, resume, and list of references to Shannon Duckett, Executive Director of Human Resources, at sduckett@stpaulsmd.org. The St. Paul’s Schools embraces diversity and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.