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Current Employment Opportunities at West Sound Academy:

French Teacher

West Sound Academy is seeking a part-time French teacher for upper school and middle school.  This French teacher will join a faculty and administration of 20 and will report to the Head of School. Responsibilities include planning and delivering French curriculum to small class sizes with an average ratio of 9:1. Duties include:

  • Classroom instruction, with an emphasis on building oral proficiency, promoting students’ ability to read and write in the language, and exploring the culture and history of the French-speaking world;
  • Written evaluations of students two times during the year combined with frequent communication to parents via email or phone;
  • Conferences with students and colleagues two times per year;
  • Active collaboration with other faculty within the Foreign Language and other departments;
  • Attending department and faculty meetings and events as requested;
  • Development or collaboration with other teachers on the implementation of a three week Jan Term course of focused study based on the teacher’s interests and experience;
  • Two overnight, multi-day field trips (fall and spring) per year;
  • Active participation in the life of the school community.

    • Successful candidates will hold a Bachelor’s degree (Master’s preferred) in foreign language or a related field and should possess native or near-native proficiency in both French and English. Candidates must have experience teaching French in an upper school or late middle-school level. Lastly, the ideal candidate will have experience living in a French-speaking country; and be computer literate.

    West Sound Academy offers a competitive salary and benefits package and is an equal opportunity employer. To apply please send a letter of interest, résumé and three references to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

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    West Sound Academy is an equal opportunity employer.  We believe that every employee has the right to work in surroundings that are free from all forms of unlawful discrimination.  It is our policy that all decisions involving any aspect of the employment relationship will be made without regard to race, color, national and ethnic origin, religion, disability, gender, sexual orientation, or any other protected classification under State, Federal, or Local Law.
     
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