About the Position

DIVISION: Lower/Middle School
DEPARTMENT: World Languages
REPORTS TO: LS/MS Principals
DATE: August 2026 - June 2027
STATUS: Full-time, exempt
SALARY RANGE: Prorated salary, based on experience.
Note: Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis.

Georgetown Day School seeks a Lower/Middle School Spanish teacher from August 2026 - June 2027. Rich content, creative pedagogy, and authentic relationships are essential components of a GDS classroom. The ability to provide those elements, work collaboratively with colleagues, and place students’ interests and experiences at the heart of the classroom are essential components of the job. As a diverse and inclusive school that is dedicated to preparing our students to live and work in an increasingly globalized and multicultural society, GDS is particularly interested in professionals with demonstrated interest and experience in working in such a school setting.  

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Oversight of the curriculum and teaching five sections of Spanish to students in Lower and Middle School.  Alternatively, the candidate may be asked to teach four sections of LMS Spanish and serve as a middle school advisor, supporting the academic and social well-being of a small group of students and stewarding the family/school partnership.  

• Establish a comprehensible target language learning environment, fostering fluency by presenting the language in context

• Use ACTFL standards to guide planning, instruction, and assessment

• Commitment to leveraging effective, research-informed instructional practices and teaching through a lens of equity and inclusion

Additional Duties and Responsibilities

• Offer student support outside of class

• Engage and communicate with parents

• Meet regularly with department, grade-level teams, and attend divisional meetings

• Accomplish all tasks as appropriate. Other duties outside this description may be assigned as necessary. 

• Attend grade-level trips as assigned.

Americans with Disability Specifications

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb stairs; balance; stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl; talk, see or hear. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. 

Work Environment:

Work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is exposed to weather conditions prevalent at the time. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

To Apply 

Qualified candidates should submit a cover letter, resume, and list of three potential references using our online application system through ADP/Workforce Now: http://www.gds.org/Recruiting. To find out more about the school, candidates should visit our website at www.gds.org. For full-time, permanent roles, a summary of employee benefits are available on the GDS website: https://www.gds.org/about/careers-at-gds

As an inclusive school devoted to preparing our students to live, work, and lead in an increasingly globalized and multicultural society, GDS is particularly interested in professionals with demonstrated interest and experience in working in such a school setting and is driven by the core charge of working to enhance and bring joy to every student’s individual learning experience in equitable and meaningful ways.