K-5 Spanish World Language Instructor - Willamette Primary School

This is a part-time position (approximately 16-20 hours per week) during the 2022-2023 school year.

Start Date a week of October 3rd, 2022.

Position Description:

Plan a learning environment that includes second language learning with interactive listening and speaking activities to engage students in using second language through conversation. This can be accomplished through use of story (oral, role play, reader's theater, TPRS - Total Physical Response Story, written); use of kinesthetic and visual activities; songs and chants and poems; cultural connections and understandings; responsive and generative writing; embedded vocabulary into conversation and interactions; optimal comprehensible input. The instructor will teach in each K-5 classroom, one thirty minute lesson per week.

Distinguishing Characteristics:

An employee in this position is expected to have the ability to maintain a climate of learning and have the ability to use own initiative in responding to student's learning needs.

Desirable Qualifications:

Native Language or Fluency in Spanish.

Experience in teaching Spanish and Spanish culture to non-native speakers.

Ability to:

• Establish and maintain harmonious relationships with students as well as fellow teachers;
• Access and use electronic communication
• Appropriately respond to and direct students
• Maintain confidentiality in all phases of work, i.e. student interactions, meetings, student and parent rights.

Education:

College diploma/degree or international equivalency.

Community and District Information:

The West Linn-Wilsonville School District is nestled within two thriving cities, West Linn and Wilsonville, within the rural area of Clackamas County. Both communities have a strong legacy of support for their schools, music and arts endeavors, and the overall well-being of their patrons. The school district and surrounding communities have experienced steady, constant growth over the past three decades. The estimated student population of the District as of December 2020 is 9,206.

It is the policy of the West Linn-Wilsonville Board of Education and School District (WLWV) that no discrimination or harassment on the grounds of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veterans' status, genetic information, or disability shall occur if the employee with or without reasonable accommodation, is able to perform the essential functions of the position. These protections apply to students, employees, and other members of the public. West Linn-Wilsonville School District is committed to equal access and equal opportunity in all activities/services, educational programs, and employment. Persons having questions regarding equal opportunity and nondiscrimination should contact the Director of Human Resources at the West Linn-Wilsonville School District, 503-673-7018.