Job Description

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.

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.

About Head-Royce School

Head-Royce School Overview: 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. 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.

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