Upper & Middle School Spanish Teacher

Episcopal Collegiate School seeks an enthusiastic and experienced Spanish teacher to inspire students in grades 6-12, fostering a love for language and culture in an independent school environment. Additional responsibilities will include serving as an Upper School student advisor, and may include sponsoring extra-curricular activities and/or coaching.

This full-time role in our World Languages Department begins in the 2025-26 school year.

Education and Experience

Candidates for this position should have at least two years of full-time Spanish-teaching experience and an undergraduate degree in Spanish language or literature from an accredited institution, with strong preference given to candidates with advanced degrees in a related field. Experience in and willingness to fulfill coaching responsibilities are a plus.

• Experience teaching Spanish required; experience teaching AP Spanish or other AP Languages preferred. 

• Bachelor's degree required; Advanced degree preferred

• Lead teaching experience required; two or more years of lead teaching experience preferred

Skills

• Proven ability to contribute to a high-performing team

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills

• Ability to demonstrate patience, dedication, compassion, and respect for students

• Promotes critical and creative thinking

• Able to contribute to student life outside the classroom

• Proficient in using technology to support education

• Enthusiasm about helping language learners to acquire language and cultural knowledge, and passion for working with young people

• Strong pedagogical skills in second-language education, and devotion to ongoing professional development

• Dedication to differentiated instruction and assessment methods to meet the needs of a wide range of learners

• Promotes a safe classroom environment that supports student learning and is conducive to individualized and small-group instruction

• Strong classroom management and organizational skills

• Knowledge of, and enthusiasm for, independent education and the mission of Episcopal Collegiate School including a commitment to promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion.

About Episcopal Collegiate School 

Founded in 1998, Episcopal Collegiate is a coeducational college preparatory school serving approximately 835 students in grades PK-3 through 12 in Little Rock, Arkansas. Episcopal’s teachers engage and challenge students in an environment where students have opportunities to take risks and to grow as learners, where teachers explore and implement the best practices in their fields, and where each person feels known and loved. Through hands-on, inquiry-based experiences, Episcopal prepares students for lives dedicated to leadership and service. Episcopal’s teachers are deeply committed to supporting each student in the pursuit of personal excellence and to their own professional growth.

Episcopal Collegiate offers competitive salaries, generous leave benefits, health insurance, and a 403b retirement plan. In addition, the school provides funding for continuing education for faculty and staff to advanced degrees, attend workshops, conferences, and other programs that promote professional growth. Episcopal is accredited by SAES, SAIS, ANSAA, and NAEYC.

To find out more about Episcopal Collegiate, please visit www.episcopalcollegiate.org. To apply, please send the following materials to Debbie Pettibone, World Languages Department Chair, at [email protected].  

• Cover Letter

• Resume

• Statement of Teaching Philosophy

• List of three references (will not be contacted without candidate’s approval)