Middle School French Teacher Job at Princeton Day School, Princeton, NJ

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  • Princeton Day School
  • Princeton, NJ

Job Description

In addition to teaching 4 sections of French (3-4 preps), a full-time teacher contributes to the community life of PDS as an advisor of 6-12 students, has various duties, and is expected to contribute to school life outside the classroom in an extracurricular activity, such as coaching or clubs. One to four times a semester, a weekend or evening activity or campus event may be required.

For this position, the ideal candidate is expected to:

  • Teach four sections of French
  • Advise a group of 6-12 students
  • Fulfill middle school duties
  • Contribute to school life outside of the classroom
  • Assess students’ academic progress
  • Provide clear oral and written feedback to students and communicate with families as needed
  • Collaboratively work on curriculum development and alignment, and attend Department meetings
  • Foster a learning environment that is student centered and that supports students’ social and emotional needs
  • Differentiate teaching and learning based on students’ cognitive needs and learning style
  • Possess a well-developed sensitivity, knowledge, and understanding of the diverse backgrounds of community members; be committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion
  • Independently and collaboratively prepare curricula that balance linguistic mastery, cultural understanding, and joy of learning a new language
  • Develop creative formative and summative experiences and assessments to evaluate student learning
  • Provide opportunities for student self-assessment and engagement in the learning process

Required Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s degree in French language, literature, history and/or culture
  • Minimum 3 years of proven success teaching middle school students
  • Demonstrated experience at both introductory and advanced levels
  • Complete command of the language
  • Strong background, beyond the language, in French and francophone cultural traditions, history and literature
  • Proven ability to work in a highly collaborative environment, and to communicate and lead through strong interpersonal skills

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Advanced degree in French language, literature, history and/or culture
  • Instructional design, curriculum development and assessment experience (developing, delivering, and assessing)

Princeton Day School seeks candidates who are well educated, equally passionate about their subject and students, work well in a collaborative environment and integrate technology into their teaching. We aspire to create a diverse, equitable and inclusive community in which all members are seen, challenged, affirmed, respected and valued. We believe that in actively cultivating such an environment, we foster intellectual, social and emotional growth for all of our constituents.

To be considered, interested candidates should submit a cover letter, resume, statement of educational philosophy, a link to samples of their work and a list of at least three professional references to hr@pds.org.

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