High School French Teacher

Job Title: French Teacher (9-12) 

Job Product:  Student understanding of French that furthers the development of character and intellect. 

General Purpose:  The French teacher is responsible for developing students’ academic excellence and virtue by creating a positive culture of inquiry and learning and providing students with challenging and meaningful learning activities and experiences. 

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:  

• Plans curriculum and instruction. 
• Delivers effective instruction. 
• Manages classroom climate and operation. 
• Promotes achievement. 
• Meets professional responsibilities.

Demonstrates subject matter knowledge:

• Spoken and written command of a standard version of the French language (i.e., used by a formally educated speaker of the language).
• Knowledge of culturally and historically significant texts, literary traditions, periods, and genres, and authors associated with France and the Francophone world at large.  

• Characteristics of pedagogy in French literacy.
• Similarities and differences between French and English.

• Theories of, and differences between, first and second language acquisition.
• Knowledge of the other arts (historical traditions, genres, and major artists) associated with la Francophonie.
• Knowledge of contemporary political, social, and artistic features of Francophonie.
• Knowledge of the political, social, and intellectual history and propagation of French culture.

• Demonstrates knowledge of the content, central concepts, inquiry, appropriate evidence-based instructional practices, and specialized characteristics of the disciplines being taught. 

Minimum Requirements:

***   Note that a teaching certificate/license is not required to teach at The Vanguard School   ***

Bachelor’s degree preferred" or Competitive Qualifications in French with the desire for an M.A. to facilitate participation in the CU Succeed program.

Experience:

Prior teaching experience preferred but is not required.

Salary:

$42,000 per year, based on qualifications.

Benefits: 

• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Long-term disability insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance
• PERA Retirement

DISCLAIMERS

• You are required to disclose relevant issues related to criminal history, employment history, and licensure history in order to apply.
• All employees must submit to and pass a CBI / FBI fingerprint background check as a condition of employment. 
• The Vanguard School is subject to all federal and state laws and constitutional provisions prohibiting discrimination on the basis of disability, race, creed, color, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, religion, or ancestry in its programs and activities.