St. Lawrence Elementary and Middle School is seeking a full-time transitional kindergarten and kindergarten dual language immersion teacher for the 2023- 24 school year. St. Lawrence Elementary and Middle School is located in Santa Clara, serving 100 students in grades TK– 8th. Interested candidates should review the job description and qualifications below and contact Christine Frea at christine.frea@dsj.org.

Mission: St. Lawrence Elementary and Middle School challenges students from diverse backgrounds to grow academically and emotionally within a supportive Catholic community. Our school fosters individuality and active learning, helping children thrive now and in the future.

Job Summary: St. Lawrence Elementary and Middle School is looking for a dynamic educator to teach in our 50/50 dual-language immersion program for the 2024-25 school year. The teacher will be responsible for teaching first grade in Spanish for half the day and in English for the other half of the day.

Job Responsibilities: The teacher will be expected to:

• Conduct 98-100% of instruction in the target language for that subject, either English or Spanish.
• Teach grade level content in Spanish (Spanish Language Arts, Religion, and Social Studies) and English (Math, English Language Arts).
• Structure activities in the classroom to encourage students to engage in both language input and output, to facilitate oral language production and comprehension.
• Avoid any use of translation to facilitate comprehension; rather, the teacher shall use context clues, manipulatives, visuals, and student-centered instruction to facilitate comprehension.
• Cover assigned staff duties, including recess supervision, as well as other duties that may be assigned from time to time by the school administration.

Qualifications: While not required, the most competitive candidates will:

• • • Possess or be working on the following: CA teaching credential and/or a Bilingual Authorization in Spanish.
    • Have significant training in literacy development.

How to Apply:

Please send a cover letter and resume to Christine Frea at christine.frea@dsj.org.

Please note: Candidates who are invited to interview will be contacted to arrange interview times.

Annual salary is based on Salary scale in accordance with the Teacher Salary Guidelines. Salary Range: $61,000 – $97,000 per year based on education and experience.