St. Andrew’s Episcopal School seeks to hire an innovative, energetic, nurturing and knowledgeable full-time Spanish teacher with responsibilities to begin in August 2021. Preferred candidates will be enthusiastic and passionate about teaching Kindergarten through fifth graders in a progressive learning community. Candidates are expected to have favorable attitudes or prior knowledge of acquisition-driven instruction, teaching with Comprehensible Input, social emotional learning, responsive classroom, technology integration, curriculum development, differentiation, effective parent communication and reflective practice. Our instruction emphasizes listening comprehension and oral communication and is part of a well-articulated Spanish sequence from Kindergarten to 12th grade. We are looking to hire a full-time faculty member who would be capable of collaborating with Lower School Spanish colleagues to develop a meaningful curriculum that engages students in relevant, age-appropriate communicative tasks, and that will allow learners to advance to the highest possible levels of Spanish proficiency. This position requires teaching the range of grades from Kindergarten to Grade 5. The ideal candidate is an accomplished Spanish teacher with student-centered pedagogy and successful classroom experience at the elementary level. This position requires collaborative work with faculty (in and out of the Modern Language Department), excellent interpersonal skills and strong organizational skills. Candidates who contribute to the cultural and ethnic diversity of the community are encouraged to apply. 

In order to be considered for this position at St. Andrew’s, we ask that candidates submit a resume, and in lieu of a cover letter, applicants are asked to submit written responses to the 3 questions at the bottom of this page.  Please submit your resume and written responses to the 3 questions to Michelle Roe, Director of Finance & Human Resources, at hr@sasaustin.org.

1. The work of diversity, equity, and inclusion, like all noble endeavors, is a never-ending journey. As it relates to your experience in schools, what is the most important thing that you have learned along your DEI journey? 

2. As an Episcopal school, St. Andrew's seeks to nurture the development of the whole child, body, mind, and spirit, and to balance faith and reason, the head and the heart, in the learning process. This Episcopal ethos takes shape in things like daily chapel, service learning, DEI (Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion), and SEL (Social and Emotional Learning). What, if anything, attracts you to working in an educational community that embraces a holistic approach to learning and whole-child formation?

3. Please document and describe a successful unit that you taught in any subject area in terms of:
   1. Grade level, class size, and subject area
   2. Curricular material you created and/or utilized
   3. Instructional practices and engagement strategies
   4. Student learning experiences and learning opportunities
   5. Student assessments you utilized and/or created
   6. A summary of what you learned from the experience what you improve upon when doing the unit again.