Website Head-Royce School (HRS)
Head-Royce School is seeking a culturally responsive, flexible, and enthusiastic educator to join our Lower School World Languages team to teach introductory French in grades K-5. The French teacher will introduce K-5 students to the French Language and cultures of the French speaking world, by establishing an appropriate and engaging learning environment and offering varied learning activities. The Head-Royce School envisions a future where education unlocks the promise and purpose of every student to better the world. Our faculty create classrooms that encourage students to participate in experiential learning, take risks, view the world through multiple lenses, utilize innovative tools, and demonstrate proficiencies through a range of assessments that include real world problems and performances. Beyond the classroom, teachers are expected to take on Lower-School-wide duties and participate in the life of the community.
Skills
Demonstrated knowledge and practice in culturally responsive teaching and learning
Collaborative, collegial, flexible teacher; able to work both with core classroom teachers and the World Language department to adhere to similar curricular scope and sequence through the grades
Clear communicator with students, colleagues and parents/guardians
Demonstrates expertise in teaching French to children in grades K-5, using a variety of teaching approaches in order to reach different student populations and adapt to better serve their learning styles and needs
Demonstrates success partnering with parents to support the educational needs of their students
Strong writing, organizational, planning, and leadership skills
Possesses a growth mindset, a love of learning, and patience
Qualifications
Bachelor’s Degree in French Language and/or Literature or equivalent area of study.
Fluent or Native French speaker
Familiarity with best practices for pedagogical approaches for teaching another language
3-5 years experience teaching primary and elementary level students;
Additional Qualifications we hope to find, but not required:
Advanced degrees/certification are desirable in French (Language, Literature, Culture) and, or, Education
Experience with innovative approaches to teaching language, such as with Comprehensible Input or Integrated Performance Assessments.
Familiarity with ACTFL Proficiency standards.
Other Requirements
Must show proof of negative TB test within the last four years in addition to participation in background screening.
$75,500 – $127,500 a year
*Dependent on Years of Experience Teaching and Education Level
Location: Oakland, California
Education: Bachelor’s degree required
Start Date: August 2025
Website: headroyce.org
Other Considerations
Travel: Light travel potentially throughout the year
Education: Bachelor’s Degree Required
To Apply
Interested candidates are asked to submit a letter of interest and a current resume to our website.
Applications will be reviewed as they are received.
Located on a 22-acre campus in Oakland, California, Head-Royce (HRS) is a pre-eminent, co-educational, independent, K-12 day school with a 137-year history. Our mission is to inspire in our students a lifelong love of learning and pursuit of academic excellence, to promote understanding of and respect for diversity that makes our society strong and to encourage active and responsible global citizenship.
Head-Royce enrolls 900 students in the three separate divisions—Lower, Middle and Upper—and provides a dynamic, whole-child education to every student.
Please note – HRS is unable to provide immigration sponsorships such as H1B Visas. Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States and be willing to undergo both Livescan background check and TB screening as part of the hiring process.
Head Royce is an equal opportunity employer and makes employment decisions including but not limited to employment, training, promotion, demotion, transfer, leaves of absence and termination based on qualifications and without regard to protected status. We will not discriminate based on age, color, creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding or related medical conditions), gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, national origin or ancestry, race (including traits historically associated with race, such as hair texture and protective hairstyles), religion, registered domestic partner status, physical or mental disability, a medical condition including genetic characteristics, military or veteran status, reproductive health decision making or any other consideration made unlawful by federal, state or local laws Head-Royce School seeks to be a community in which every individual is treated with sensitivity, courtesy and respect.
