Ib Spanish Teacher-Lincoln College Prep

Job Title: International Baccalaureate Spanish Teacher-Lincoln College Prep
Job Title Code:
Salary Grade: TC01 - T06
Department: Curriculum, Instruction and Professional Development
Reports To: Principal
FLSA Status: Exempt
Date Prepared: April 2023
PURPOSE OF JOB:
Teach Spanish to students in a public, secondary school by adhering to the purpose of the world language department at KCPS and by performing the following essential duties and responsibilities as an instructor in world languages.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Plans instruction to achieve learning targets based on the World Readiness standards from ACTFL and the IB program.
• Creates student learning objectives that are specific, measurable, attainable, and equitable.
• Monitors student progress in all three (3) communicative modes (interpretive, interpersonal, and presentational) on a consistent basis.
• Incorporates study of authentic literature into curriculum.
• Utilizes students' backgrounds, student interests, and student voice to tailor learning experiences.
• Provides students with opportunities to produce language through real-world applications and engaging activities.
• Facilitates the exposure to cultural experiences within and outside the classroom.
• Communicates exclusively in Spanish, using comprehensible input strategies.
• Models classroom routines that reflect practices of Spanish-speaking cultures.
• Provides a rich and stimulating learning environment that incorporates authentic resources.
• Equips students with strategies that enable them to stay in the target language.
• Uses a variety of strategies to guide students in developing critical thinking skills.
• Communicates with parents to discuss student progress and challenges.
• Participates in faculty and professional meetings, educational conferences, and teacher professional development workshops.
• Other duties as assigned.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES: None
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor's Degree in Secondary Education from four-year college or university.
• Valid Missouri Teaching Certificate Spanish K-12.
• Background experience and/or knowledge in the subject area and the IB program.
• Demonstrate high or native proficiency in Spanish.

PERFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Master's Degree or Higher in Spanish, Spanish Literature or Linguistics.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
This job requires that the employee be able to: sit, stand, walk, speak, hear, use hands, fingers, reach with hands and fingers; bend, stoop, lift objects of at least ten pounds. Job requires the employee occasionally to stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. Visual ability requires mono and color vision, close vision, distance vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.
TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT:
Length of work year: 10 month 8 hours per day; 5 days/week; 185 work days
Benefits: Health and Dental Insurance are provided.
KCPS Defined Benefit Pension plan - mandatory 9% contribution is required from employee and matched by KCPS; Voluntary retirement savings plans are also available.