Instructor of Spanish

Description

At San Francisco University High School, we believe that the deepest learning requires collaboration among people who embody a diversity of backgrounds, beliefs, experiences, and perspectives. In order to build and sustain a community that is comprised of a wide range of social and cultural identities, we must continually engage in furthering our self-knowledge, equity literacy, and ability to communicate effectively across differences. We challenge ourselves to do this work on both a personal and institutional level, recognizing that our community is part of a larger and more complex world.

UHS is seeking an instructor of Spanish who can teach all levels of a six-level program, from beginning to advanced and honors classes. Candidates must demonstrate strong proficiency and fluency in the language and a deep understanding of its cultures and literature. Candidates should have a degree in Spanish, Literature or Linguistics, and teaching experience, preferably in high-school. We are particularly interested in candidates committed to the close reading, discussion and analysis of literary and other authentic texts, who employ a variety of instructional methods to foster language proficiency and cross-cultural competence.

Job Type: Full-time (.1.00 FTE) - Starting Immediately

Salary range for 2025-2026 is Step 1 $83,995 to Step 41 $162,757 and is based on years of relevant experience. This range will be updated for 2026-2027 academic year. 

Requirements

Because San Francisco University High School is a college preparatory school, we seek teachers who are thoroughly educated in their disciplines, who exhibit a love of learning, who will expand the diversity of backgrounds and perspectives present in our community, and who will contribute to the school's invigorating intellectual climate by promoting our values of care, inquiry, integrity, agency, interconnection. Throughout the school, we seek to hire adults who are stimulating and supportive in their work with students and who share our belief in the moral and educational value of diversity.

APPLY

To apply for this position, please submit a resume and a statement of your teaching philosophy with a link to a 2-3 minute recording in Spanish (here, give an example of a lesson you’d teach at an intermediate level, and explain your general approach to teaching it). 

Please submit your resume and statement through the online application.

NON-DISCRIMINATION

San Francisco University High School is an equal-opportunity employer and makes employment decisions on the basis of merit. School policy prohibits unlawful discrimination based on race, color, creed, gender, religion, marital status, registered domestic partner status, age, national origin or ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition including genetic characteristics, sexual orientation, or any other consideration made unlawful by federal, state, or local laws.