Required subject certification: - multiple-subject (math, science and social studies); German as a foreign/second language certification.

PLEASE  ONLY APPLY IF YOU HAVE A CA MULTIPLE-SUBJECT TEACHING CREDENTIAL OR EQUIVALENT (Grundschullehramt) and NATIVE OR NEAR NATIVE GERMAN LANGUAGE SKILLS!

Location Albert Einstein Academies (www.aeacs.org), San Diego, CA  USA
 

Hours: Full time

School Description:
Albert Einstein Academies is a public charter elementary and middle school with a German immersion and foreign language program. In grades Kindergarten to five, 50 percent of the students total instruction time is taught in German. In addition, our school philosophy follows the guidelines of the International Baccalaureate Program – IB PYP (www.IBO.org) and received IB accreditation in 2007.

Job description:

You will teach two elementary German immersion classes in all elementary subjects (math, science and social studies) as well as German language arts. You will work very closely with your English team partner. Each of your two classes will rotate weekly between you and your English team partner, which requires frequent communication between team teachers.

Our school philosophy follows the guidelines of the International Baccalaureate Program -Primary Years Program (www.IBO.org) in combination with Common Core Standards.  If you are not an IB-trained teacher you will be required to participate in IB training during your first year. For German language arts, AEACS developed an in-house German language curriculum, considering  the European Framework for Languages and Common Core Standards. In 5^th grade our German immersion students participate in the German Language Diploma A2 exam.

Job specification:
We are looking for a flexible and highly-motivated teacher who likes to work in a team. Since the teacher will teach in German only, native or near-native German language skills are imperative, as well as experience and/ or qualification to teach German as a second /foreign language. Teacher must demonstrate good English language skills for team communication.

Knowledge of the International Baccalaureate PYP program is an advantage.

Knowledge of German Language Diploma testing is an advantage.