Teacher - French 2024-2025

Plans, delivers and evaluates instruction based upon specific VDOE Foreign Language  standards, the ACTFL framework and objectives established by CCPS.  Integrates classroom content into daily lesson plans. Assists students in learning knowledge and skills that will contribute to their development as mature, able and responsible citizens. Exposes and engages students with specified world language literature, history and culture of the target language. Provides instruction in speaking, reading, writing and understanding the world language, as well as lessons in the world language literature and culture using the target language at least 90% of the time. The emphasis is on developing language proficiency in the interpersonal, interpretive, and presentational language modes. Integrates students’ use of technology as appropriate. 

Essential Job Functions:

• Plans and delivers world language curriculum content to students.

• Plans, teaches and assesses.

• Assesses student learning on an ongoing basis and alters instruction to meet group/individual needs.

• Uses the curriculum of the district to plan daily instructional activities.

• Maintains order within the classroom setting in accordance with division guidelines regarding student behavior management.

• Supervises students in non-classroom time (before school, after school, student activities, fire drills).

• Collaborates with other faculty in planning and delivering instruction to students.

• Communicates regularly with parents.

• Ensures compliance with existing applicable federal and state statutes and local policies, regulations and guidelines related to public schools.

• Demonstrates commitment to improving professional competence.

• Uses the curriculum of the district to plan daily instructional PBL activities 

• Engages in the planning and delivery of language specific district events throughout the school year

• Participates in district professional development and curriculum design

• Promotes authentic student experiences by engaging with school partnerships abroad

• May perform other duties as assigned.

Budgetary Responsibility:  

NA

Report Preparation:  

NA

Equipment Operation:

Operation of computer, LCD and copy machine 

Contacts:

Teachers, regular classroom and instructional assistants  - daily, Building Administrator and parents – regularly

Work Direction:  

NA

Supervision:  

NA

Decision Making:  

Performs majority of functions independently.

Formal Policy-Setting Responsibilities:  

NA

The physical demands described here represent 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. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to lift, support, handle or feel objects, tools, equipment and/or controls; reach with hands and arms and talk and hear.  The employee is required to stand, walk, sit, climb or balance and stoop or kneel.  Specific vision abilities required by the job include close and distance vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment:

Work is performed in a public school.  The noise level is moderate.

Working knowledge of the concepts, principles and methodologies of instruction.  Working knowledge of academic curriculum for assigned classes.  Demonstrated ability to develop instructional goals to design and deliver instruction and to assess students’ learning.  Demonstrated ability to communicate with others effectively, both orally and in writing.  Demonstrated ability in decision making, problem analysis, conflict resolution, interpersonal relationships and planning. 

Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution.  Must hold or be eligible for a Virginia teaching license with an endorsement in French. 

To be eligible you must have completed one of the following:

• Completed a state-approved teacher preparation program in French (or Career Switcher Program in French)

• Completed a bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited institution along with a passing Praxis exam in French 5174

• A bachelor's degree specific to French

• Hold a valid out-of-state license with a comparable endorsement 

In addition to the on-line application, teacher applicants are required to submit:

Transcripts

Both undergraduate and graduate transcripts must be submitted. Unofficial transcripts are acceptable.

References

Applicants must submit two (2) references as a part of their application package. Applicants with zero years teaching experience should submit references from their cooperating teacher and university supervisor. Applicants with recent teaching experience must provide references from principals and/or superintendents from all contracted teaching experiences within the past three (3) years. If experience is not within the past three (3) years, references from the last contracted work experience should be provided.

Applicants without direct classroom teaching experience should submit (2) references from the current employer, including one supervisory reference.

Copy of Teaching license

*Please note: Attachments must be uploaded to each application for which you apply, they do not merge from applications you have already submitted to your new application.  

Applicants considered for employment must successfully complete the following background investigations/tests:

• Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Criminal History Investigation
• State Police Criminal History Investigation
• Child Protective Services (CPS) Investigation
• Tuberculosis Screening/Test