Job Description
JK-Grade 8 Day School,
Learning with Joy. Leading with Heart. A sanctuary in the heart of Manhattan's West Village, St. Luke’s School is an independent day school serving Junior Kindergarten (pre-K) through Grade 8. Rooted in the Episcopal tradition, St. Luke’s welcome students, parents, and professional staff of all faiths and identities. The school’s mission is to ignite curiosity, instill confidence, and inspire courage. The academic program is rigorous, developmentally informed, and interdisciplinary. We use students' strengths to help them progress in all areas.
POSITION SNAPSHOT
Start Date: August 25, 2025
Salary Range: $39,503 - $49,174 (salary is based upon but not limited to factors including years of experience, education level, and expertise)
Reports To: Head of Upper School
FSLA Status: Part-time, Exempt (20 hours a week)
Benefits (include but not limited to): Access to health Insurance (medical, dental, and vision), Retirement, Professional Development, Paid Time Off, Lunch Program, Disability Insurance
EXPECTATIONS
Spanish Teacher Expectations
Includes but is not limited to:
- Teach Spanish in Grades 5-8.
- Collaborate with World Language departmental colleagues on the design and implementation of a cohesive and integrated Grade 5-8 Spanish curriculum that focuses on linguistic proficiency and cultural understanding.
- Integrate the latest research about world language education into the St. Luke's program.
- Work together with St. Luke's World Language faculty to align scope and sequence across language offerings and Spanish teachers.
- Demonstrate a strong record of Spanish-language education with middle school aged children, including strong skills in second language acquisition
- Possess native or near native fluency in the Spanish language and strong verbal and written communication skills in both Spanish and English
- Demonstrate a deep understanding of culture and heritage within Spanish-speaking communities around the world.
- Accommodate and differentiate learning for heritage speakers and second-language learners as well as learners with diverse learning profiles
- Display fluency in student-centered and culturally responsive instructional approaches.
- Sponsor extracurricular activities such as clubs, student organizations, field trips, and academic contests.
- Serve, as needed, as an advisor to students and as a part of the advisory team for one grade level.
- Support, as needed, any curricular review processes in which the school engages.
Teaching Staff Expectations & Essential Functions
Includes but is not limited to:
- Demonstrate an understanding of student centered, interdisciplinary and differentiated learning. Demonstrate skill in working with students of different learning profiles and students with diverse identities.
- Prepare and implement differentiation for students of various learning abilities. Provide extra support and enrichment as needed, including meeting with students before and after school.
- Have familiarity implementing a variety of assessment practices.
- Knowledge and understanding of child development, and a variety of educational philosophies and practices.
- Observe, record, and assess students' performance, behavior, social development, and physical health.
- Ability to use a variety of assessments to evaluate and support a child and communicate effectively with other staff and parents.
- Demonstrate commitment to and knowledge of anti-bias and anti-racist education and social justice . Have a grounding in equity and belonging practices.
- Knowledge and evidence of successful implementation of inquiry-based and experiential pedagogy. Fluent in culturally responsive approaches to teaching and learning.
- Collaborate and plan in teaching teams (grade level & subject level) to design curriculum, assessments and teaching methods including collaborating and meeting with other professional staff to discuss and plan around individual student needs and progress.
- Moving around the classroom, teaching, and engaging with students for the full school day. Be able to teach independently. Strong classroom management skills.
- Demonstrate excellence in classroom management and Social Emotional Learning (SEL) techniques, ideally including Responsive Classroom. Experience with a range of social and emotional tools such as RULER.
- Providing a warm and supportive social and emotional environment for the children.
- Establish and communicate expectations for behavior and classroom management among the students.
- Prepare materials and classrooms for class activities. Establish clear objectives for all lessons, units, and projects and communicate those objectives to students. Show written evidence of preparation upon request of supervisors.
- Prepare, administer, and grade tests and assignments to evaluate students’ progress. Assign and grade class work and homework. Prepare reports on students and activities including but not limited to reports such as progress reports, student evaluations, etc.
- Timeliness and ability to meet deadlines including but not limited to report writing and curriculum planning.
- Confer and meet with families, teachers, student support team members,, and administrators to resolve students' behavioral and academic concerns. Partner with parents on their child's progress to determine priorities and resources needed.
- Select, store, organize, order and inventory classroom equipment, materials, and supplies.
- Celebrate student work by posting in newsletters, bulletin boards, and other communication channels. Organize and lead activities designed to promote physical, mental, and social development, such as games, arts and crafts, music, and storytelling.
- Instruct students individually, in small groups, and as a whole class, using various teaching methods such as discussions, demonstrations, and projects.
- Instruct and monitor students in the use and care of equipment and materials to prevent injuries and damage.
- Plan and supervise class projects, field trips, visits by guest speakers or other experiential activities. Participate in and manage students on school field trips. This includes off-site locations and overnight trips.
All Professional Staff Expectations
Includes but is not limited to:
- Support the St. Luke’s School mission, values, institutional goals, and educational philosophy. Understanding and commitment to the community standards of compassion, dignity, excellence, honesty, and respect.
- Excellent communication skills. Contact and communication with students, faculty/staff, and parents on a regular basis. Contact and communication consists of face-to-face discussions, email, phone calls, letters, report cards, and memos. Communicate effectively with the school’s constituents.
- Strong collaboration skills. Working collaboratively with other faculty, specialists, and staff in a small, close-knit, creatively energetic environment.
- An interest in and openness to professional growth and development. Desire and ability to embrace continuing education in the field. Participate and attend workshops, conferences, and other training.
- A sense of joy and wonder, humor, energy, warmth of personality, and an optimistic attitude.
- Ability to be self-motivated.
- Flexibility and willingness to change. Ability to pivot as changes are made or needed in order to fit the school’s current needs or adjustments to protocols. Be present at the school during the required work hours.
- Perform additional duties including but not limited to morning , recess, and lunch and participate in the life of the school. Be present and on-time to assigned duties.
- Participate in and attend faculty/staff meetings and committees, including school-wide initiatives about issues of equity, pedagogy and curriculum.
- Participate in the life of the school, including attendance at required events such as curriculum night, parent conferences, family dinners/parties, Christmas Fair, Spring Benefit, and school games and events.
- Enforce school policies and rules with students.
- Proficiency with Google Suite. Faculty members also need to be proficient with Google Classroom and have the ability to use classroom technology including but not limited to Promethean Boards, Zoom, Slack, Trello etc.
EDUCATION AND WORK EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS
- Bachelor’s Degree
- Master’s Degree
- 3-5 years teaching experience
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