Bilingual Associate Teachers PreK/Kindergarten

Job Summary

The Berkeley Carroll School seeks a full-time bilingual associate teachers school year. Our Spanish program is based on the belief that children learn a language best when they hear and use it in meaningful contexts. In pre-kindergarten through first grade, bilingual associate teachers teach Spanish within the classroom.

Duties

• collaborating with the Spanish coordinator to develop lessons using a communicative-based approach to language instruction
• meeting with and planning alongside the head teacher to develop curriculum in all subject areas (language arts, math, reading, and social studies)
• planning and teaching lessons in Spanish and English (in both whole and small groups)

• facilitating a Responsive Classroom Morning Meeting several times a week, in Spanish
• preparing classroom materials and performing tasks that are essential for a smoothly functioning classroom; these might include assisting the head teacher in typical classroom “housekeeping” tasks, such as photocopying and creating bulletin boards

• supervising “Early Bird” coverage twice a week and taking children to buses at the end of the day

Job Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree; current enrollment in an Early Childhood or Elementary Education Masters program is a plus
• Fluency in Spanish
• Ability to work collaboratively
• Flexibility and a sense of humor

Berkeley Carroll is committed to an inclusive program and a diverse faculty and student body. Candidates with a demonstrated commitment to and experience with diversity, equity or inclusion work are especially encouraged to apply.

Associate salaries are competitive with other New York City private schools. Full health benefits are provided

Interested candidates should send a resume and cover letter to lsjobs@berkeleycarroll.org, to the attention of Amanda Pike, Lower School Director. Please include the job title in the subject line.