High School Spanish Teacher

LaSalle ROE Online Application Consortium; Ottawa (IL); On-site; USD 50,000 - 61,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, Dental, Vision Insurance

Employee HSA account

TRS Board Paid 9.0%

Job summary

Seneca High School seeks a dedicated High School Spanish teacher to join its Foreign Language Department in Ottawa, Illinois. The ideal candidate will hold, or be eligible for, an Illinois PEL with a Spanish endorsement and will design lessons that actively engage students in challenging tasks.

Responsibilities include possible athletic or club sponsorship duties, with starting salary set under the district's collective bargaining agreement.

Qualifications

• Candidate may hold a valid, registered Illinois professional educator license (PEL) with a content specific endorsement in Foreign Language - Spanish.
• Additional certifications or alternative licensure may be considered.

Responsibilities

• Teach High School Spanish and develop engaging lessons to promote critical thinking and real-world application.
• Utilize diverse instructional strategies to meet diverse learners' needs; foster a lab-like, respectful classroom environment.
• Perform extra duties such as athletic or club sponsorship as required.

Education

Illinois professional educator license (PEL) with a content endorsement in Foreign Language - Spanish

Job description

High School Spanish Teacher Needed.

Seneca High School is seeking for its Foreign Language Department an honest, highly-competent, caring, reliable, self-motivated, flexible, and collaborative instructor who regularly goes above and beyond her/his duties. Candidates may hold a valid, registered Illinois professional educator license (PEL) with a content specific endorsement in Foreign Language - Spanish. Additional certifications or alternative licensure may be considered.

The ideal candidate will build a program of excellence by crafting lessons where students are actively participating in challenging tasks to develop cognitive skills through reflective thought, analysis, problem-solving, evaluation, or creativity and where students apply core knowledge, concepts, or skills to solve real-world problems characteristic of its discipline. The teacher utilizes a variety of instructional strategies to meet the diverse needs of diverse learners. The classroom should imitate a lab-like setting, while realizing a respectful and safe learning environment reflecting the district’s core values.

There are extra-duties (athletic or club sponsorship) required of this opening. Co-curricular vacancies will be discussed with the final candidate. Failure to complete necessary application requirements may result in application disqualification.

Starting teacher salary according to the Collective Bargaining Agreement with the Seneca Education Association for 2027-28 school year, BA-1 is: $55,710.26.

Benefits include Board of Education 100% paid Health, Dental, Vision Premiums, an employee HSA account, & TRS 9.0% Board of Education paid.

For more information on salary and benefits, please see the link here: https://5il.co/32l83

If you have additional questions please reach out to Chief School Business Official, Mrs. Stacey Gould at [e-mail]