Job Description:
Position Title: French Teacher - Montessori - 4th Grade  
Reports to: Grade School Principal 
FLSA Classification: Exempt 

QUALIFYING CHARACTERISTICS 
 

• Knowledge and understanding of and commitment to the Sion mission
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Education in French
• State certification preferred 
• Knowledge of personalized and differentiated instruction, and of different learning preferences 
• Excellent verbal and written communications skills 
• Demonstrated leadership and facilitative skills 
• Strong public speaking skills 
• Ability to interact professionally with students, parents, faculty and staff 
• Flexibility in working with a variety of faculty across the Pre-K-8 divisions in faculty committees 
• Strong ability to work collegially with the Division faculty and support team 
• Ability to set goals and accept professional feedback and be flexible with working arrangements and assignments.
• Must demonstrate competency with school related technology 

ESSENTIAL JOB DUTIES 

• Lead French instruction for Montessori through 3rd-grade students consisting of 30 class sessions per week in Montessori and Primary classrooms (Ground,1st and 2nd floors), with two plans per day.
• Collaborate with other teachers to horizontally and vertically align Sion’s curriculum 
• Work with world languages content leader on content, planning, and programming 
• Employ effective classroom techniques that are fair, just, and age-appropriate 
• Responsible for regular parent communication through students’ homeroom teachers’ emails, appropriate digital classroom management systems, and participate as required in parent/teacher conferences twice a year 
• Participate in the “life of the school” through service projects, Mass/prayer service, assemblies, community garden, admissions events, Sion Alliance events, mission related retreats and advancement events 
• Participate in assigned and self-directed professional development to enhance classroom practice ? Actively participate in monthly faculty development meetings and before school, after school, recess, or lunch duties as assigned.
• Assist with other projects, programs and planning as assigned by Grade School Principal 

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS AND WORK ENVIRONMENT 

• Ability to effectively and efficiently work in a classroom setting
• Ability to move about in a multi-level building by use of stairs or elevator 
• Be able to occasionally bend, stoop, squat 
• Work at a desk and computer for extended periods of time 
• Be able to occasionally lift up to 30 lbs. 
• Work primarily in a traditional climate-controlled environment 
• Work intermittently in outside weather conditions, including extreme heat and cold 

The above description covers the most significant duties performed, but does not exclude assignments  not mentioned.