Middle/High School French Teacher (Full Time)

JOB SUMMARY:

Edmund Burke School seeks a creative, organized, and energetic French teacher who loves working with young people to serve as a member of its faculty starting in the fall of 2025. The ideal candidate will have experience and/or a strong desire to integrate proficiency and comprehensible input methods into their teaching and assessment models using authentic materials, with a focus on building relationships in a student-led classroom. A progressive co-educational day school for grades 6-12, Edmund Burke School emphasizes a student-centered, constructivist approach to education. Committed to building a diverse, multicultural faculty, the school values open-mindedness and collegiality. We expect teachers to run equitable and energetic classes, use innovative, developmentally-appropriate classroom activities and assignments designed to engage a diverse student population, and employ appropriate technology in the classroom. Burke values the ability to use or include multicultural perspectives in classroom instruction, and expects teachers to show patience and foster a respectful, caring community. Candidates should enjoy building curriculum through collaboration with colleagues and take pleasure in the company of adolescents. This teacher will also act as an advisor to 6-8 middle or high school students. Teachers at Burke join a lively, dedicated and cooperative school community. In addition, we look for teachers who can enrich Burke’s community outside the classroom, especially by coaching.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Teach the equivalent of four full year courses that are intellectually challenging and engaging: for 2026-2027: French 8, French 2 (two sections), and French 3.
  • Provide clear curricular expectations and create assessments that hold students accountable for their learning, and grade students' work fairly and efficiently.
  • Serve as a student advisor in the middle or high school.
  • Chaperone bonding trips and field trips.
  • Regularly attend department meetings, team meetings and faculty and staff meetings.
  • Respond in a timely and informative way to phone calls and emails, generally within 48 hours.
  • Engage with a growth mindset in continuing professional development with a highly collaborative department.
  • Participate in the duty schedule for teachers.
  • Other duties as assigned.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

Education/Experience:

  • BA in French, language teaching, or related subject .
  • Teaching experience in middle and/or high school setting preferred.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

  • Excellent communication skills, sound judgment and emotional maturity.
  • An affinity for working with adolescents.
  • Experience in or affinity for Francophone culture.
  • Native or near-native proficiency in French.

COMPENSATION

The School follows a faculty compensation system based on years of teaching experience. A beginning teacher entering their first year of teaching is slated to earn approximately $62,000 in 2026-27 with each additional year of experience of an incoming teacher equating to roughly $1,000- $1,500 in additional base compensation. This does not include annual percentage increases approved by the Board of Trustees. Faculty have the opportunity to earn additional stipends for athletic coaching and other co-curricular duties. In addition, all full time employees are eligible for a range of benefits. Part Time teachers earn a pro-rated salary based on this full time calculation.

COMMITMENT TO EQUITY AND INCLUSION

At Edmund Burke School, we have a longstanding commitment to equity and inclusion. We are dedicated to hiring people of diverse backgrounds and perspectives, and we honor the dignity and worth of all people. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, physical abilities, sexual orientation, age, religion, national origin, or veteran status. We expect the values and work of prospective candidates to align with our mission on equity and inclusion. The culture of the Edmund Burke School aims to embrace differences, develop sensitivity to the perspectives of others, and prevent isolation of any one group of individuals.

Interested candidates should send a cover letter and resume to employment@burkeschool.org .

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