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Description Ashley River Classical Academy (ARCA) is hiring its founding faculty to teach its students when it opens in Charleston, SC in August 2025. ARCA is a tuition-free public classical charter school. It is part of the Barney Charter School Initiative of Hillsdale College, a network of classical charter schools united by curriculum and purpose. ARCA will initially open K-5 and grow to K-12 by adding one grade level each year. ARCA is now accepting applications from new and experienced educators for all K-5 positions. Each faculty member is a professional who is esteemed and supported by a faculty of colleagues striving for excellence. The faculty is entrusted with practical implementation of the mission of Ashley River Classical Academy: Our mission is to train the minds and hearts of our students through a content-rich classical education in the liberal arts and sciences, with a focus on fostering moral character and civic virtue. The Spanish teacher motivates each student to develop competencies, knowledge, and skills in aurally comprehending, speaking, reading, and writing a foreign language, in accordance with each student’s ability; to interpret to students the culture of the countries where foreign language is spoken; to discover and develop special talents of students in foreign language communication. Requirements Primary duties and responsibilities include: • Teaches skills and knowledge in foreign language instruction to students • Interact with the children and to encourage their involvement in activities • Prepare a safe environment that is orderly, clean and appealing and permits the child to grow and to explore • Develops lesson plans and supplementary materials compatible with the basic instructional philosophy • Provides learning experiences which develop the basic communication skills, utilizing tape recorders and other electronic equipment as appropriate • Provides individualized and small group instruction in order to adapt the curriculum to the needs of each student • Develops student understanding and appreciation of culture of countries where the studied language is spoken Qualities and characteristics of a successful Lower School Spanish Teacher: • Bachelor’s degree from a fully accredited college or university • Possession of, or eligibility for, a South Carolina teaching certificate for the level and subject area to be taught • Familiarity with best practices in pedagogy, particularly in literacy instruction • Knowledge of the classical model of education • High moral character • Thoughtfulness, compassion and a love of learning Salary and Benefits • Competitive salary commensurate with experience and expertise • Benefits include health, dental, and vision insurance, and retirement If interested, send a letter of interest, a resume, and a list of references to the chair of the hiring committee: [email protected]