EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES

Openings for 2009 / 2010 School Year

Full-Time Temporary Teaching Position

The Portland French School is a nonprofit international school offering a strong multilingual education in a nurturing and culturally diverse environment that promotes academic excellence, lifelong learning and global citizenship. The school is located in the heart of John’s Landing SW Portland 5 minutes from downtown.

We are a small, private SW Portland school, looking for a full-time temporary teacher to teach English Language Arts and Humanities.  This position is for a middle school experienced teacher to work with our small student population, the largest class has nine children with only one class per grade.An ideal candidate for this position would be some who is an Oregon certified teacher, has a master’s degree in teaching or in education, has three or more years of experience with the age group, is a creative lesson/unit designer and is comfortable collaborating with other teachers and parents.  We are close to becoming certified as an International Baccalaureate school so, familiarity with the IBO program is a plus but not necessary.  As a teacher here, you would be expected to teach English Language Arts and Humanities for grades 6-8 while also helping with school projects as they arise.

This position will start on or close to Monday, March 1 and last until late May. More exact dates will be available upon hire. To apply for this position, please e-mail or mail your resume, two letters of recommendation and a brief description of who you are, including your teaching philosophy.

POSTING CLOSES ON TUESDAY, DECEMBER 15
You can e-mail your information to: employment@portlandfrenchschool.org
Or mail to:
Employment
The Portland French School
6318 SW Corbett Ave.
Portland, OR 97239