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**Escuela de Guadalupe **660 Julian St.

Denver, CO 80204

(303) 964-8456

**6th-8th Grade English Teacher (English) **

**8th Grade Social Studies Teacher (English) **

**Position dates: ** August-June (for school year 2026/2027)

**Position type: ** Full Time

**Status: ** Exempt

**Reports to: **Mariella Robledo

**Contact: ** mariella_robledo@escuelaguadalupe.org

**Who We Are **Escuela de Guadalupe is an innovative Catholic, dual-language PK-8 school in Denver, CO. It has been recognized locally and nationally for its academic excellence and for being financially accessible to all families.

**Mission Statement **We provide an academically excellent, Catholic education in English and Spanish to cultivate the next generation of community leaders.

**Job Description **

Working at Escuela de Guadalupe includes many different responsibilities to make a small, non-tuition driven school run effectively.  As a close-knit community, we all pitch in to make this a great place to work and learn.  Therefore, this description is not intended to be all- inclusive. Specific areas of responsibilities include but are not limited to the following:**Responsibilities **

- Fully implement the components of dual-language instruction and create thematic units guided by an essential question for English and Social Studies

- Teaching will be in English)

- Define enduring concepts, knowledge, and measurable outcomes for each  unit that are shared in a syllabus with families and students at the beginning of the unit and evaluated at the end of the unit

- Use instructional strategies that identify student learning objectives for each lesson and actively incorporate learning strategy, modeling, and instruction in every lesson

- Respect classroom-specific language model

- Carefully plan and deliver lessons that incorporate diverse perspectives, history and literature from around the world.

- Actively support the evaluation plan across all academic areas, including formative and summative evaluation to assure maximum student progress.

- Extend classroom learning to well designed daily homework which is actively applied to the classroom learning the following day.

- Collaborate and plan with a teammate, teaching assistant, fellow teachers, principal, assistant principal

- Carefully plan units and daily instruction to maximize instructional time during the day

- Create a positive classroom environment built on intellectual rigor, accountability, success and high expectations for student achievement, risk-taking, goal-setting, actions and responsibility.

- Maintain close communication with families

- Faculty are expected to abide by the school calendar, arrive by 7:45 and work until 4:30, with a break for lunch and planning

- Support the cultural, spiritual and academic goals of the school by modeling compassion, love and care for the children at all times.

- Have the patience and positive attitude to be sure that every student has an academically rich experience and fully develops their cognitive and language abilities.

- Contribute to an environment of enthusiasm and dedication.

- Truly believe that every child, without exception, can excel.

**Duties: supervision and attendance **

- Morning and Afternoon Supervision

- Lunch and Recess Supervision

- Attend weekly PLC meetings

- Attend all Professional Development days on the school calendar

- Participate and collaborate in school events which may occur outside of school hours

- Willing and able to substitute in classes or supervision in the event of faculty/staff absence.

**Expectations **

- Carry out the mission and goals of the school

- Build positive compassionate professional relationships and communication with other employees, students, and families in the school

- Support the events that build community

- Actively participate in ongoing dialogue about liberating education that works to change the status quo of the larger community

- Incorporate themes of social justice within the classroom instruction and how groups of people working together can create positive social change

- Empower students with a strong knowledge base and language skills to debate and challenge social injustices and current events

- Uses excellent communication and interpersonal skills

- Approaches responsibilities and challenges with a creative and energetic attitude

- Possesses strong moral values and internal discipline

**Embrace Dual Language model **

- Model language acquisition, language nuances, vocabulary usage, and grammatical fluency for students.

- Value the integrity of both Spanish and English as tools for reasoning, problem-solving, communication and intellect.

- Model a respect for cultural and linguistic diversity

- Respect that all employees, students and families are at different levels of language learning

**Respect Catholic Religion **

- Respect the Catholic faith and the religious practices that happen daily and weekly

- Prepare the students for assigned dates of masses

**Compensation ****Financial and Benefits **

- Competitive pay scale and benefits compensation commensurate with education and experience.

- Professional development including staff development, conferences, specialized training and education

- Tuition remittance for teacher’s children enrolled at Escuela de Guadalupe ($1,000 annual tuition)

- Medical and Dental benefits

- Retirement plan – 403b (once plan requirements have been met)

**Work Environment and Community **

- Small staff and tight knit community

- Direct contact with supervisors and families regularly

- Community that respects both English and Spanish and the different levels of proficiency each employee, family member, or student may have

- Opportunity for adults to enhance our own second language skills within a dual language environment

- Environment in which one can live and continue to enhance their faith

- Small class size and low student to teacher ratio

To apply or for more information please go to www.escuelaguadalupe.org/join-our-team

**Skills and Qualifications ****Required Qualifications: **

- Teaching experience and a degree in Education or related field.

- Excellent language skills in the specific component in which he/she will be teaching English

- Working knowledge of second language acquisition, bilingual and dual-language education, as well as the methodology of sheltered language instructional strategies.

- Authentic support of culturally rich and linguistically diverse learning communities.

- Open to working in a Catholic environment and respecting the Catholic faith.

- Working knowledge of technology and educational platforms used for teaching and learning.

- Willingness to learn new curriculums, technology systems, and software practices for dual-language acquisition and linguistically diverse learners and the motivation to implement this learning to make a difference in the classroom.

- Proven ability to work in a team environment and develop effective interpersonal relationships

- Ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously, adapt to changing priorities, manage time and meet deadlines.

- Successful completion of CBI and FBI background check.

**Preferred Qualifications: **

- 3 years+ teaching experience in subject or related field

- Experience teaching in the subject or grade level of this position

- Experience teaching in a dual-language environment

- Knowledge of a variety of curriculums and assessment types, as well as current educational philosophies

- Working knowledge of computer hardware like computers, tablets, projectors and smartboards

- Degree, certification, or training in dual-language or linguistically diverse education

6th-8th Grade English Teacher &amp; 8th Grade Social Studies Teacher

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