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Spanish Instructor Job Description (posted March 2025)

Vermont Commons School is a 6-12th grade independent school in South Burlington, VT focused on Scholarship, Community and Global Responsibility.  We are seeking a full-time Spanish instructor with teaching responsibilities across the middle and high school grades.

• The ideal candidate will:
  • Have professional experience teaching middle and high school students
  • Be accomplished in the area of Spanish with a passion for sharing their interest
  • Have knowledge of Comprehensible Input and Acquisition Driven Instruction 
  • Design and plan engaging curricula, drawing on current educational trends
  • Quickly establish productive and meaningful working relationships with middle- and high-school students, rooted in knowledge and curiosity about what each group of adolescent students needs 
  • Teach and assess students in diversified ways that use a variety of styles
  • Communicate clearly and effectively with parents
• Secondary responsibilities of Vermont Commons Faculty include the following :
  • Participating and co-leading week-long off-campus experiential education programs and/or trips three times a year
  • Serving as an advisor to grade-level and mixed-grade groups
  • Attending department and faculty meetings, as well as professional development days
  • Sponsoring clubs and other activities
  • Proctoring study halls, lunch, PE and/or recesses
  • Other duties customary to the vocation of teaching
• Additional qualifications include
  • One or more years of professional experience in an educational setting
  • Being friendly and welcoming of all past, current, and prospective community members as well as the community at large
  • Having excellent written, digital, and verbal communication skills, including experience with Student Information Systems (SIS) and Learning Management Systems (LMS) 
  • Ability to work well both independently and collaboratively as part of a tight-knit team
  • Strong personal management skills and ability to meet deadlines
  • Advanced degree/s in a relevant field
• Compensation and Benefits include
  • The school uses a published pay scale for teaching and administrative Faculty based upon years of full-time professional teaching experience and educational degree attained, with a range of approximately $40,000-80,000 annual salary.
  • Competitive healthcare plan for individual or family
  • 5% match of 403(b) retirement plan 
  • Short and long term disability insurance fully provided
  • Funded professional development

• Generous paid time off

• Dental and Vision insurance available at employee cost
• Sabbatical Program available after ten years 
• Tuition remission benefit

• This is a full-time, exempt, academic-year, salaried position requiring the time commitment necessary to complete job requirements satisfactorily. Hours are primarily Monday through Friday, 8:15 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., and frequent weekend and evening work may be required during peak periods.

Position begins August 20, 2025 and the application period will remain open until filled.  Interested applicants should email a brief cover letter and resume/C.V. to employment@vermontcommons.org.

Vermont Commons highly encourages applicants who identify as Black, Indigenous, People of Color, and/or across the gender and sexual diversity spectrum. Vermont Commons School is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to making a work and learning environment free from discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, pregnancy, gender and sexual diversity, marital/civil union status, ancestry, place of birth, age, citizenship status, veteran status, political affiliation, genetic information or disability, as defined and required by state and federal laws.  

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