World Language Teacher - Leave Replacement

Portledge School • Locust Valley, NY, US • $750 - $1k / year • 16h ago

About Portledge School:
Portledge School was founded in 1965 and is located on the beautiful North Shore of Long Island. Approximately fifty minutes (28 miles) from NYC by train, Portledge is nestled on a pastoral 63-acre tree-lined campus that is known for its cherry blossoms in spring. Enrolling approximately 525 students in grades PN-12, Portledge offers a competitive college preparatory program in a warm, inclusive community. We seek to inspire our students to realize their individual potential by developing critical thinking skills and moral courage necessary for lifelong learning in an increasingly complex world. Portledge is fully committed to being an anti-racist school and to cultivating a culturally diverse faculty and student body.

Job Description:
Portledge School seeks to hire a dynamic Upper School World Language Teacher for both French and Spanish for a full-time leave replacement position from late August 2025 - early April 2026. The ideal candidate is driven to create a classroom environment where student learning is a non-negotiable goal and passion is evident on a daily basis. Responsibilities include teaching 5 sections of a combination of Upper School French and Spanish (Grades 9-12), serving as an advisor to approximately 8 - 10 students, participating collegially in meetings and initiatives of the World Language Department and the Upper School division and taking an active role in the life of the school community. This position will report directly to the Upper School Division Head, and take an active role in the life of the school community. Proficiency in Spanish and French and the ability to teach both languages is required for this position.

Responsibilities:

Our faculty work in a warm, collaborative environment...

Delivering consistent high-quality instruction, mentoring, and teaching to students
Participating in collaborative planning, ongoing professional development, and a professional learning community
Staying current with educational research and pedagogy related to classroom instruction and educational trends
Maintaining online Atlas curriculum database for courses taught
Attending a minimum of 4-6 evening/weekend programs that support the community throughout the year

They are...

Lifelong, intellectual learners who have a passion for teaching and mentoring children
Interested in and committed to teaching subject matter from multiple cultural perspectives
Clear about instructional goals and explicit with students about what is expected of them and why
Knowledgeable about content
Willing to teach students metacognitive strategies
Prepared to offer effective feedback
Excited about and responsible for student outcomes

Qualifications:

BA Degree minimum; advanced degree preferred in relevant area(s)
Teaching certification preferred
Native or near-native fluency in French and Spanish preferred
Training/familiarity with inter-disciplinary or project-based learning
Candidates with formal teaching experience given preference
Superb written and oral communication as well as organizational and time management skills
Belief in the value of all types of diversity within a school
A commitment to the qualities embodied by the Portledge pillars: Kindness, Purpose,
Honor, Respect
Desire to nurture the whole child and to support students by attending all-school events such as art, music, theater, athletics, and community functions.
Committed to teaching and nurturing the social emotional learning of children
Commitment to excellence and to professional and personal growth
Familiarity with and ability to use Google Docs, Drive and Slides as both a professional collaboration tool and an integrated instructional tool in the classroom
Ability to develop trusting, supportive relationships with students
Anti-racism and anti-bias training preferred
Openness to coaching and enthusiasm for professional development is highly desired in a candidate