Job Description

Job Description

About St. Mary's School

St. Mary's School is the school you wish you had been able to attend. Individual attention, the freedom to be curious and to explore, and the affirmation of each student's voice and growth are hallmarks of the St. Mary's experience. St. Mary's School is about learning important content and skills in a challenging, supportive community that stresses critical thinking and incorporates project-based learning. Small classes and an open, accepting community nurture a strong sense of belonging among our students. Our faculty culture is highly collegial, collaborative, and student-centered.

St. Mary's School is a dynamic, student-centered, independent college preparatory school located in the beautiful Rogue Valley of Southern Oregon. St. Mary's School is the third oldest school in Oregon and has rich history of excellence. It's known for its family-like atmosphere, close-knit faculty, community service program, academic excellence and educational innovation. Our student body is composed of students from around the world. We are very proud of our school and its rich legacy of academic and community service excellence. To understand St. Mary’s better, please visit https://www.smschool.us/about.

Students moving up from our Middle School to Upper school:

• are resilient, flexible learners with a solid skill base
• understand that they play an important role in their communities
• are eager to learn, both independently and with others
• have the hearts and minds of explorers. They will persevere.

Responsibilities:

We are seeking a teacher to provide positive, enthusiastic, and creative instruction in our Spanish language program. Our faculty culture is highly collegial and collaborative. Candidates should be comfortable and familiar with immersion-style of instruction and with teaching mostly in the target language in an active, student-centered classroom.

Job requirements:

· A passion for interacting with students both in and out of class

· Teaching experience at the Middle and/or High School level

· Sense of humor and can-do attitude

· Ability to use technology to enhance learning and teaching

· Willingness to engage in a community-based. Independent school experience

· Excellent interpersonal skills

· Passion for supporting students

· Organizational experience

Minimum educational requirements:

· Bachelor’s degree required, Master’s degree preferred

How to apply:

Please reply to this job posting and include a letter of interest and a resume.

St. Mary’s of Medford, Inc. dba St. Mary’s School is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, disability, veteran status, genetic characteristics, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Upon request, reasonable accommodations will be made for qualified individuals with known disabilities unless doing so would result in an undue hardship.