Upper and Middle School French Teacher
Metairie Park Country Day School seeks an experienced and enthusiastic teacher who enjoys working with young people to fill the position of Middle/Upper School French Teacher for the 2024-25 school year. A Bachelor’s degree and fluency are required. Teaching experience, an advanced degree, study and/or living in a French-speaking country are strongly preferred. This can be a full-time or part-time position. The full-time, 10-month position includes a comprehensive benefits package along with all school-year holidays.
Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
- Teaching up to five sections of French in Middle and Upper School
- Using a curriculum that engages students through immersion in the language, including but not limited to technology, interactive real-life cultural projects, and sustained exposure to the four modalities of language learning
- Using research-based methods of language acquisition
- Working with members of the World Languages Department to coordinate and connect curricular goals aligned with ACTFL World-Readiness standards
- If full-time, serving as an advisor to roughly a dozen students, monitoring student progress in all facets of school life, and assisting the student in making goals, plans, and decisions
- Performing other duties as assigned by the Head of School or a division principal
- Supporting the Mission of the School and its leadership
The goals of the Country Day World Languages Department are to offer students a culturally relevant World Language experience, teach research-based language acquisition, and instill the love of learning another language in our students. Students graduate from Country Day with a strong proficiency in a second language and an excellent understanding of the culture and diversity of our multilingual world.
Interested parties may send a resume, a cover letter with teaching philosophy,and a personal statement with a specific description of what we might see in a class taught by the candidate to careers@mpcds.com
Applicants should title all of their documents as their first and last name. Applicants should also include “Full Time Middle School French Position” in the subject line of the email.
Metairie Park Country Day School does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national or ethnic origin, veteran status, age, disability, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.
In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification form upon hire.
300 Park Road, Metairie, LA 70005 (504) 837-5204
Established in 1929, Metairie Park Country Day School is a coed private school for New Orleans area students in early childhood through Grade 12. From the elementary grades through upper school, the care and cultivation of each child comes to life in our exciting academic program, creative arts, and competitive athletic offerings.
Country Day accepts qualified students without regard to race, color, disability, gender, sexual orientation, religion, national or ethnic origin.
