Spanish Immersion Teacher
The Woodlands Christian Academy (TWCA) is an independent, Christ-centered college preparatory school serving students in PreK through 12th grade. With over 30 years of strong history and a clear vision for the future, TWCA is leading the way for Christian education in The Woodlands Texas area.
The Woodlands Christian Academy is looking for bilingual individuals who are passionate about Christian education to join our team of experienced, motivated and effective teaching professionals. This is an excellent opportunity to work in a growing dual language immersion program as part of a diverse and united team. In our immersion program, students receive all academic content instruction completely in Spanish while at the same time becoming familiar with the cultures that speak Spanish. The successful candidate will assume a classroom of 10-18 students. We strive in every way to create an inspiring and enriching atmosphere both for our students and our personnel. Every day, we encourage our teachers to interact with their students on a personal level and to identify each student's learning patterns. We put strong emphasis on physical activity, interactive learning and the use of props and other educational tools and technology.
The Woodlands Christian Academy, ubicada en The Woodlands, Texas, está buscando individuos bilingües apasionados por la educación cristiana. Estamos buscando a profesionales que quieran trabajar en un programa progresivo de inmersión dual como parte de un equipo multicultural y unido. En nuestro programa de inmersión, los estudiantes reciben toda su instrucción académica completamente en español y al mismo tiempo se familiarizan con las culturas hispanohablantes.
Requisitos:
- ser cristiano comprometido,
- tener formación académica (ser maestro de educación primaria o español),
- ser nativo-hablante del español (o tener un nivel muy alto del español) y proficiente en el inglés.
Job Title: Spanish Immersion Teacher
Reports To: Lower School Principal
Professional Qualifications:
- Degree in Education
- Native Spanish speaker and proficient in English
- Valid state-issued teaching certificate in Education
- 3+ years' experience teaching
- Excellent communication and organizational skills
- Ability to teach creatively
Responsibilities:
- Create lesson plans for each class based on your experience and the students' specific needs
- Introduce interactive activities into the classroom and encourage students to vocalize their concerns and questions
- Communicate with other team members as well as with parents about students' progress and behavior
- Join the rotation of Teachers who assist with start-of-day and end-of-day student care procedures
- Organize students into small groups for social education
- Encourage creativity in students by organizing art and craft projects on a daily basis
- Create a welcoming and inspiring atmosphere in the classroom
- Oversee lunch and recess
- Listen carefully to parents' requests and concerns and address them as quickly as possible
Additional Qualifications:
- Possess a strong Christian testimony and be an active member of a Bible-believing church.
- Commit to personal spiritual development.
- Serve as a positive Christian role model to students and pursue Christ-like behavior.
- Be a responsible steward of TWCA’s resources and personally support TWCA’s fundraising efforts at a level as able.
Physical Requirements and Work Environment:
The ideal candidate can:
- Occasionally lift up to 30 pounds.
- Work in standard office conditions and climate.
- Work in varied extreme outside weather conditions during special activities and fundraising events, as needed.
- Perform in a highly stressful environment dealing with a wide variety of challenges, deadlines and a varied and diverse array of contacts.
- Sit and stand for extended periods of time; bend, stoop, climb stairs, and reach overhead.
- Hear and understand speech at normal classroom levels, outdoors and on the telephone; speak in audible tones so that others may understand clearly in normal classrooms, outdoors, and on the telephone.
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Although this position is expected to be performed on campus, Employee may be required to work remotely or engage in telework activity as determined in the employer’s sole discretion. Please navigate to www.twca.net/about/employment and click on "Employment Application" and indicate position preferred in the appropriate field as "Spanish Immersion Teacher". Complete all areas of the application for consideration and attach resume. TWCA offers an excellent compensation package comparable to Conroe ISD.
