Job Posting:

First Grade Bilingual Teacher 

Job Description: 

Westbury Friends School is growing! Join our humble team of 9 full time teachers and 3 part time teachers/assistants, with over 50 students. We are currently looking for a Bilingual English & Spanish Teacher for the 2024-2025 school year with a number of 8 students, and hopefully beyond. 

Qualifications:

• Fluency in English & Spanish
• Holds a minimum of a bachelor’ s degree in Elementary Education or related field
• 3 years minimum of teaching experience 
• Experience working with young children and readiness to lead group activities independently in English & Spanish
• Attention to the role of diversity and identity in a community, and a recognition of one’s own biases and how they may impact one’s perspectives and actions
• Strong communication skills
• Establishing a strong rapport with students and families 

Responsibilities 

• Creating a classroom environment built with love, respect and positive rapport
• Effectively manages student behavior through implementation of classroom rules and clear expectations with the school’s positive behavioral system
• Collaborating with the Head of School & Teachers on all aspects of classroom instruction and student support for community engagement 
• Assisting, planning and teaching lessons in all curriculum areas including Morning Meetings in English & Spanish with the Spanish Team 
• Learning the grade level curriculum, instructional frameworks and best practices in teaching, and how to implement them independently
• Assisting with classroom routines and tasks such as record keeping, attendance, dismissal planning, materials preparation, and data collection
• Additional duties related to the safe operation of a Lower School (i.e., arrival, lunch, dismissal)
• Participating in parent communication, including Back to School Night, report card writing, and Parent/Guardian conferences, and occasional weekend fundraising and community building events 
• Attending Mandatory after school meetings and professional development sessions 

Benefits

• Salary and benefits are modest, and will be offered commensurate with experience and credentials
• The salary range for this position is $48-55K
• Small community, small class sizes
• Spacious areas for creating and teaching (indoors & outdoors) 
• Increase awareness of culture diversity and community building