Spanish Full-Time Teaching Position

The College Preparatory School

SpanishFull-Time Teaching Position

The College Preparatory School, an independent high school in Oakland, California, seeks a full-time Spanish teacher beginning in January of 2024.

Please apply by submitting a resume (or CV) and cover letter in Applicant Pro.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor or graduate degree in Spanish or a related field. A teaching credential is not required.
• Native or near-native fluency in the language
• Experience teaching Spanish at either the high school or college level
• Commitment to working with high school students outside of the classroom as part of our advising system and other programs
• Demonstrated cultural competence
• Strong organizational and communication skills
• Patience, flexibility, and a good sense of humor

A full-time Teaching Position involves teaching 4 sections of about 16 students. Applicants must be willing and able to teach across the Spanish curriculum (levels I through IV) and to introduce students to the cultures of Latin America and Spain. The goals of the Spanish program are to create full-immersion classrooms, to build towards teaching advanced listening, reading, writing, and speaking skills, and to promote global perspectives among students. Our Spanish and other World Language teachers work closely with one another, honing and reshaping curriculum, assessments, and assignments.

The school's mission is to prepare students for productive, ethical lives in college and beyond by fostering a stimulating education within an atmosphere of consideration, trust, and mutual responsibility. College Prep students are engaged and motivated learners who help create a kind, intellectual and equitable community.

Candidates should be eager to spend additional time getting to know and help students outside of the classroom. College Prep teachers also take a share of other departmental, committee, and general school responsibilities, mainly during the 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. school day. Teachers thrive at College Prep when they partake in the opportunities offered by a rich co-curricular program and a tightly knit school that embraces equity and inclusiveness and actively seeks to strengthen its ties to the greater Oakland community.

Faculty at College Prep are compensated according to a step scale based on years of experience ranging from $72,500 for teachers with no relevant experience to $143,700 for teachers with 44 years of prior experience.

Benefits include medical and dental coverage, a retirement plan, and, most pleasantly and collegially, a prepared lunch every day. College Prep is a community of life-long learners and actively encourages and supports the professional development of all of its members.

Founded in 1960, The College Preparatory School is an independent, coeducational secondary school created for intellectual risk-takers who want to pursue a purposeful education with kindred peers. As an equal opportunity employer, College Prep welcomes candidates representing diversity of all kinds. We celebrate the inclusivity of our community regarding race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, gender, sexual orientation, and gender identity.

College Prep typically does not sponsor applicants for work visas. For more information about our school, visit our website at www.college-prep.org