Essential Duties:
FAIS seeks a full time Social Studies Teacher for it's middle school French language immersion program for the 2022-23 school year. The Social Studies teacher's primary role is to support the mission of the School by planning, organizing and implementing an appropriate instructional program in a learning environment to encourage students to develop and fulfill their personal potential.
The Middle School is recognized by the AEFE and belongs to the MLF network. It has 220 students and 25 teachers. It includes a large French department (50% enrolled students) as well as English, German, Spanish, and Mandarin departments.
The Social Studies teacher will need to have experience in middle school and, preferable abroad. Excellent level of written, read, and spoken English is required. The applicant would teach in French in an immersion environment. One should be open-minded, dynamic, and able to prove competence in adaptiveness and communication. Additional experience in FLE or FSL would be an advantage, as well as certification in DELF and DALF. A high level of collaboration with other departments is expected.
Minimum requirements: Teaching certificate, one to three years teaching experience, ability to work collaboratively on teams and within the framework of an all-school project.
Immersion and advanced language programs: certification to teach the French national curriculum from France, or other francophone county recognized by FAIS, native level fluency in French language taught, whether Mandarin, German, or Spanish, English language skills sufficient to communicate with colleagues and parents .
Preferred requirements: A master's degree or CAPES, Mastery of English Language, Experience abroad, Knowledge of IB and Certficiation in DELF/DALF.
Compensation: Faculty salary scale based on years' of teaching experience and education.
Application Process: Interested parties should complete the FAIS employment application, along with a resume and cover letter and submit to humanresources@faispdx.org .
The French American International School does not discriminate on the basis of age, sex, marital status, sexual orientation, gender expression or identity, race, creed, color, disability, uniformed service or veteran status, national or ethnic or other legally protected status in administration of its education policies, athletics or other school-administered programs, or in the administration of its hiring and employment practices.