French Teacher 2020-21 – St. Paul's School for Girls – Brooklandville, MD

1/14/2020

St. Paul’s School for Girls is pleased to announce an opening for a full-time middle school French

teacher for the 2020-2021 school year.

School Overview

The St. Paul’s Schools is a family of independent schools located in Brooklandville, Maryland. With

more than 1,400 students from ages 6 months to grade 12, St. Paul’s Pre and Lower School (coed),

St. Paul’s School for Girls, and St. Paul’s School for Boys share a 120-acre campus, an Episcopal

affiliation, and a focus on developing confident, well balanced students who will use their education

and ethics to improve the world. In July 2018, the schools unified under the umbrella of The St.

Paul’s Schools, with a single board of trustees and one president, but each school retains its

individual traditions and its gender-specific programs. A coordinated structure allows The

St. Paul’s Schools to preserve the small-school feel within each school while sharing resources and

certain programs to maximize opportunities for students. With St. Paul’s unique model, boys

and girls are taught together and separately at just the right times in their development.

Specifically, St. Paul’s School for Girls has over 430 girls in grades 5-12. St. Paul’s School for Girls

educates hearts and minds in an inclusive community that is grounded in the Episcopal values of

respect, integrity, and spiritual growth. We empower voice, nurture intellectual curiosity and

creativity, and inspire confident leaders who serve in the world.

Position Description

The ideal candidate will be a creative, passionate, and experienced French teacher who inspires

students and thrives in a collaborative atmosphere. The ideal candidate has a communicative

approach to teaching and designs units and lessons that integrate ACTFL world-readiness standards

through which students develop linguistic proficiency and cultural competence. The candidate

sparks a love for learning in her or his students and provides opportunities to strengthen students’

critical thinking skills. The ideal candidate is excited to teach and creates developmentally

appropriate lessons that engage students and inspire appreciation for the French language and

Francophone cultures locally and globally. Candidates with a Master’s Degree will be given

preference. While independent school experience is preferred, it is not required.

In addition to contributing to the conversations and goals of the world language department,

candidates should also be eager to contribute to SPSG’s school-wide goals: providing rigorous,

relevant, and responsive, student-centered instruction that meets the needs of a range of students;

developing a multicultural curriculum; and integrating technology as it facilitates learning.

In addition to teaching, full-time faculty members serve as student advisors and contribute in other

significant ways to the work of the community. We are especially interested in candidates with

coaching experience and/or those who can demonstrate initiative and serve as coaches in a variety

of significant ways outside of the classroom. Other supervisory responsibilities and duties are shared

among faculty members.

St. Paul’s is committed to creating a supportive learning environment where all individuals are

valued for their unique contributions and are able to achieve their highest potential. We strongly

believe that a diverse and inclusive environment is the best learning environment for our students

and prepares them to live, work, and thrive in an increasingly global and multicultural community.

We reject all prejudice, particularly those based on race, national and ethnic origin, religion,

socioeconomic status, gender identity, sexual orientation, and physical characteristics.

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Full-time employees are eligible to participate in our comprehensive benefits program which

includes, but is not limited to, medical, dental, vision, disability and 403(b). Other supplemental

benefits include free lunch, fitness center and tuition remission. Salary is commensurate with

experience.

Interested candidates can send their cover letter, resume and list of references to Shannon Duckett,

Director of Employee Recruitment and Retention, at sduckett@stpaulsmd.org. The St. Paul’s Schools

is an equal opportunity employer.