French Spanish Teacher

Overview

French/ Spanish Teacher

Job Description

It takes a whole educator to teach the whole student. If you are excited by the prospect of living your professional life side-by-side other educators who are dedicated to the principles of holistic teaching and learning, if you are ready to be challenged and rewarded not just by delivering a robust curriculum but by helping to co-create the whole-student curriculum of the future, then Dunn School is looking for you.

The mission of Dunn School is to educate whole students to their fullest potential in preparation for a life of learning and responsible leadership in society. To accomplish our mission, we as students, teachers, staff, parents, trustees, and friends are committed to understanding and living by five core values:
Emotional Wellness, Physical Readiness, Intellectual Growth, Social Responsibility, and Moral Courage.

We are in search of a full-time French/ Spanish Teacher to join our innovative Professional Community. Teachers at Dunn work in a collaborative, cooperative, student-centered academic environment. Dunn is a community of educators and learners that is deeply dedicated to Whole Student Education, and so you will be involved with many facets of the Dunn School boarding and day programs such as classroom teaching, coaching, advising, residential life, and more.

At Dunn School, teacher effectiveness and impact are measured and aligned to the Dunn School Characteristics of Professional Excellence (follow this link for more detail), The CPEs describe an educator who is committed to the following:
Professional Growth, Collegiality/Community, Mission and Core Values, Student-Centered, Academic Excellence, Individualized Instruction.

• Teach 5 sections of French/ Spanish Language (level and specific courses to be determined)
• Teach 1 Winter-Term course
• Coach 2 seasons of after-school athletics or activities
• Oversee Multilingual Support Services for English language learners
• Serve as a Student Advisor (4-6 students)
• Participate in our Residential Life Program
• Participate in the Dunn School Outdoor Education and Leadership Program
• Other opportunities and roles to be determined

• Experience working with students in a 6th- through 12th-grade educational environment (residential experience preferred)
• Bachelor’s degree (Master's degree preferred)
• Growth mindset, flexibility, comfort with a dynamic environment, and openness to collaboration and experimentation
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Demonstrated ability to integrate technology within scope of role responsibility
• Demonstrable commitment to professional growth, openness to feedback and improvement, modeling lifelong learning of practice as well as subject area
• A commitment to teaching the whole student, and a desire to help guide adolescents in their journey from childhood to young adulthood

• Successful completion of following:
• criminal background and driving record check
• employment reference checks with your current employer
• social media review
• satisfactory proof of identity and legal authorization to work in the U.S.

Dunn is a community centered on educating the whole student. For us, whole student education is not just a meaningless phrase, instead it captures all of what we try to do at Dunn in and out of the classroom. Our curriculum, co-curricular programs, advisory, evaluative systems, and pedagogical approach are measured by our values, and this is how we know whole student education is more than just a phrase.

Dunn School was founded in 1957 by a dynamic educator who embodied the spirit of our motto, “Ne Tentes Aut Perfice,” essentially translating to mean “all or nothing” — a statement that reflects a special entrepreneurial spirit urging Dunn community members, adults and students alike to accomplish what they set out to do. Following in the traditions of our founder, Tony Dunn, our professional community members throughout the decades have helped build a vibrant community of kind learners who pride themselves on building lasting relationships with each other.

Additionally, Dunn is a Round Square…