High School French Language Teacher SY 2025-2026 Job at Academie Lafayette, Kansas City, MO

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  • Academie Lafayette
  • Kansas City, MO

Job Description

Job Description

Job Description

Salary:

Overview

Seeking MYP/DP High School 9-12 French Language Teacher who:

  • Employs a variety of IB teaching methods to engage different learning styles and ability levels in the classroom;
  • Prepares motivating and stimulating lessons for French learners levels 2-5 to present global perspectives from French speaking communities;
  • Demonstrates knowledge of High School French curriculum, IB MYP and DP Curriculum, and child development;
  • Encourages an inclusive classroom that accepts the different perspectives and backgrounds of students to elicit a greater understanding of the world around them.
  • Eager to work with students of all abilities in a French immersion public charter school.

Status of Position

This is a full-time position with Acadmie Lafayette. This is an exempt position pursuant to the U.S. Department of Labor.

Reporting

The French Language Teacher reports to their campus/building principal.

Responsibilities

  • Communicates effectively with parents, colleagues, and administrators and responds promptly to parents concerns.
  • Utilizes a variety of assessments and student data to inform lessons and instructional activities.
  • Actively monitors student learning and tracks student progress to develop support plans.
  • Works collaboratively with colleagues to vertically align curriculum, plan interdisciplinary units/activities, and plan events as appropriate.
  • Creates a learning environment that is positive and engaging, communicates clear expectations, routines and procedures for classwork, homework and assessments.
  • Maintains a culture of literacy and inquiry through the use of current literature and other instructional resources that support critical thinking.
  • Meets grade reporting deadlines and requirements and follows school-wide procedures for monitoring and providing feedback on student progress.
  • Maintains substitute plans and engages substitutes in advance when needed and when possible.
  • Continues to engage in professional development opportunities to update knowledge of content area(s).
  • Engages in professional goal setting and review process with assigned administrator.
  • Attends and participates appropriately in all divisional and departmental/team faculty meetings.

Qualifications

  • Hold a Bachelors Degree or higher in French.
  • Hold or be eligible for a Missouri Teaching Certificate or equivalent in home country.
  • Have native or near-native level fluency in French and teach predominantly in the target language.
  • Proven experience as a teacher; international candidates requiring a visa must have a minimum of 2 years of teaching experience.
  • Demonstrates strong classroom management skills or has experience or knowledge of Positive Behavior Intervention Systems (PBIS).
  • Experience teaching in an International Baccalaureate program, Middle Years and/or Diploma (MYP/DP) preferred.
  • Excellent communication, organization, and interpersonal skills necessary for working in a multicultural environment.
  • The ability to manage multiple projects efficiently and to meet deadlines.
  • The ability to integrate technology to augment, modify, and redefine learning tasks.

Other Requirements

  • Be willing to provide information for background check clearance.
  • International candidates requiring a visa must have a minimum of 2 years of teaching experience and a teaching degree.

Job Tags

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