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Associate Teacher- Spanish Language 

Concord Hill School strives to offer a functional, acquisition model of language learning that will provide early learners with rich opportunities to observe, hear, and engage with the Spanish language in a way that is comfortably challenging while being developmentally appropriate and organic. Serving children from age 3 through Grade 3, Concord Hill School is a community that embraces an increasingly diverse community and maintains a faculty that is committed to Early Learning; upholding our five core values. Our Preprimary, Primary, and Kindergarten classrooms will be co-taught by two lead teachers with the support and assistance of an Associate Teacher-Spanish Language classroom assistant; guiding and supporting students’ language development, under the supervision of the Director of Spanish Studies.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Collaborate with co-teachers to plan instruction and classroom activities. 
• Assist with and support emergent curriculum and project based learning (PBL) approaches. 
• Collaborate with co-teachers to deliver a bilingual classroom experience, ensuring that learning standards are met, while maintaining and managing a positive learning environment.  
• Support in the development of early language acquisition skills; working across content areas, exposing students to a variety of concepts.
• Along with the Director of Spanish Studies, help to develop Spanish language materials and resources for all areas of the classroom. 
• Help to maintain records of student progress; tracking mastery within the sequence of the ACTFL continuum.
• Participate in professional development sessions, trainings, and conferences to ensure continued education and professional growth.
• Participate in parent conferences and meetings throughout the school year, communicating with parents in accordance with school policies.
• Assist with playground supervision and carpool duties, as needed. 

Qualifications 

• Possess 2-5 years of experience in support of early childhood learning, working in Early Childhood programs in dual-language education with a demonstrated ability to work in a bilingual environment.
• Bachelor’s degree in Early Childhood, Elementary, or equivalent from an accredited university.
• Spanish/English native speaker or native level proficiency desired