French Weekday Substitute Teacher Job at Kennedy International School, New York, NY

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  • Kennedy International School
  • New York, NY

Job Description

Kennedy International School provides a bilingual, well-rounded education for its students from preschool through 12th grade. We pride ourselves on the strength of our faculty, the diversity of our student body, and our cultural richness. Through our individualized approach to instruction, thanks to our small student-teacher ratio, students are encouraged to leverage their personal strengths and passions as they develop their language and academic knowledge.

We are looking for a part-time French-speaking Substitute Teacher to join our Lower School (PreK3 to 5th Grade).

The ideal candidate possesses a balance of high support, growth mindset, and innate joy of working with students.

This role is open for the 2025-2026 school year.

This role will be on weekdays (as needed) and reports into the Lower School Director.

Essential Duties:

  • Plan and teach a challenging course of study in a developmentally appropriate manner, with an emphasis on differentiating instruction and the effective use of assessments.
  • Create an inclusive and positive classroom environment to promote learning.
  • Develop and maintain outstanding communication with parents via individualized emails, newsletters or blogs.
  • Efficiently share evaluations, grades, and homework assignments with parents
  • Actively engage students in learning by creating a student-centered classroom.
  • Use technology in class preparation and/or instruction, while not relying solely on it.
  • Model intellectual curiosity and maintain open-mindedness about different cultures.
  • Use positive reinforcement, manage discipline and conflict resolution.
  • Conduct classes with integrity, and model appropriate behavior for students.
  • Evaluate classwork and assessments regularly in a fair and equitable manner.
  • Effectively report any student-related concerns and seek support from supervisor or designee.
  • Actively supervise students in other roles such as recess, lunch, field trip, etc.
  • Maintain current knowledge of curriculum and instructional methods.

Requirements

  • Two years of experience teaching in lower school required
  • French fluency required
  • Preferred Childhood Education certified
  • Ability to create a class environment in which students feel safe
  • Strong sense of personal accountability and passion for raising the bar with students and challenging them to learn at a high level
  • Preferred candidate will have a current U.S. work visa, if applicable 

Benefits

This role is paid at $35.00 per hour.

Job Tags

Hourly pay, Part time, Work visa, Weekday work,

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