This is a unique opportunity for a qualified and passionate Spanish teacher to become an integral part of our independent and mission-driven private Spanish school online in Santa Rosa, California.
California Bilingüe offers virtual, private language programs for adults of all levels. Our mission is to guide students to confidently build relationships in Spanish and to help create more welcoming communities in California that embrace the importance of Spanish and Latin American cultures.
We specialize in designing high quality custom language programs that foster a deep connection to language and culture while targeting the student’s areas of interest and goals.
Many students come to us after cycling in and out of Spanish study over a matter of years. We are here to stop the cycle. Rather than jetting off to do an immersion program abroad, we teach our students to grow roots in the Spanish-speaking community that exists, and has existed for hundreds of years, in California.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- Designing and implementing customized, culturally relevant Spanish language curriculum tailored to each student’s level, learning style and goals based on the California Bilingüe core curriculum, guiding principles, and methodology in a 1:1 teaching environment
- Providing students with resources, materials and coaching throughout their learning journey to build relationships with Spanish speakers living in their communities
- Contributing to the California Bilingüe team to achieve an inspiring, creative and collaborative work environment
Position Type: Part-Time
Pay: $40/ hour
Commitments
- 12 month commitment required from start date
- You may not be employed or advertise yourself as a Spanish tutor elsewhere while you work for California Bilingüe. Teaching simultaneously at a university is acceptable.
Start Date: Depends on Student Enrollment – Ideally, October 2024
Location: Virtual (Teacher must live in California.)
Minimum Qualifications:
- Fluent in Spanish - must be able to express yourself fluently with native or near native speaking accent.
- Fluent in English
- Master’s degree in Spanish, Linguistics, Spanish Literature, Latin American Studies, International Relations, Global Politics/ Business or related field
- Extensive time (min. 2 years) spent living in one or more Spanish speaking countries
- 2 years of experience teaching Spanish to adults (in a 1:1 setting and/or classroom)
- Personal commitment to social and linguistic justice
- Extensive knowledge of how to explain Spanish grammar in a clear and engaging way without specific preparation (handle on-the-fly questions)
- Natural passion for designing creative Latin American culture curriculum that is of interest to each particular student
- Fluency using Google Drive
- Comfortability teaching 1:1 via Zoom
- Candidates must be enthusiastic, dependable, highly organized and able to work independently.
Preferred Qualifications
- Connection to Sonoma and/or Marin County communities
- Experience teaching from VHL Spanish textbooks
- Desire to work in a startup environment where all team members contribute to establish the brand and grow our student base
Application requires a 2-minute video submission. See instructions below. Applications without video submission will not be considered.
Instructions for Applicants
Submit a 2 minute video answering the questions below and your resume as a PDF to [email protected] with the subject line: “Teacher Application”.
Don’t overthink your answers! We want to get a feel for you and your passion for teaching.
- Answer in Spanish:
- Where are you from?
- Is Spanish your first language or did you learn it? If you learned, where/how did you learn?
- Why do you feel Spanish is important in your community?
- Grammar question - keep your answer brief!
- If an intermediate student asked you: “What is the difference between “lo voy a hacer” and “voy a hacerlo” - how would you answer?
- Answer in English:
- How have you used Google Drive to collaborate with students or others?
- Why does California Bilingüe seem like a good fit for you?
Job Type: Part-time
Pay: $40.00 per hour
Expected hours: 3 – 15 per week
Benefits:
- Flexible schedule
- Professional development assistance
Physical Setting:
Schedule:
- Day shift
- Evening shift
- No weekends
Application Question(s):
- In what county in California are you located?
- How many years experience do you have teaching Spanish to adults?
- What country does your Spanish come from?
- Do you plan on submitting the two-minute video described in the job posting?
Location:
Work Location: Remote
