New York, NY

The Browning School is a K-12 boys school located on 62nd Street in midtown Manhattan, New York. Founded by scholar and teacher John A. Browning, The Browning School has been a leader in fostering the intellectual and personal growth of boys and young men since 1888. Serving roughly 450 students in kindergarten through grade 12, Browning strives to combine the best of a traditional prep school environment and curriculum with imaginative teaching and a strong value system – all in a single-sex setting.

POSITION DESCRIPTION

Browning is looking for a full-time Leave Replacement Middle School French and Spanish Teacher for the duration of the 2025-2026 academic year, beginning on or around August 20, 2025 and ending on or around June 12, 2026. The expected annual salary range for this position is $70,000-130,000, commensurate with experience. A bachelor’s degree or considerable experience in the role is required. An advanced degree in a related field is preferred. Applicants must be eligible to work in the United States.

Key Responsibilities

Middle School language teachers at Browning are responsible for building relationships with their students that foster learning, as well as teaching the target language in accordance with best practices aligned with the curricula established by the Browning World Language Department. Teachers not only provide meaningful, level-appropriate, and engaging L2 input for students but also develop effective means by which students can make steady, observable progress toward proficiency goals, above and beyond performance goals, while exploring other cultures in ways that develop empathetic skills and attitudes. Specifically, the duties of a Middle School language teacher include:

1. teaching Spanish and/or French in Grades Five through Eight in accordance with Browning’s enrollment needs
2. implementing curricula based on the latest research in language acquisition, adapted for classroom use, including a range of pedagogical approaches, 90%+ language immersion, embedded grammatical instruction, sheltering of vocabulary, cultural instruction in L2, comprehensible input techniques
3. advising a group of Middle School students
4. creating strong relationships with students built on Browning’s core values of honesty, dignity, curiosity, and purpose
5. using Browning’s Target-Focused Teaching and executive functioning methods to ensure student growth and alignment 
6. attending weekly faculty meetings, weekly grade level meetings, and bi-weekly World Language Department meetings
7. providing extra help to students during office hours
8. communicating with families about student progress
9. fulfilling other duties and responsibilities, such as study hall proctoring, lunchtime supervision, and clubs, which are assigned each year as needed
10. participating in professional development to grow the self, department, and school
11. heartily contributing to the school community.

Key Competencies

In general, successful members of the Browning faculty are: 

• Champions of boys -- They believe in and love the expansive potential in boys. 
• Relationship-oriented -- They actively build meaningful relationships with students and families.
• Purpose-driven -- They are inquiry-minded, curious and resourceful in finding solutions and growth opportunities.
• Justice-seeking -- They seek to address students and their needs with an equity-oriented and antiracist lens and engage in the deep work of equity in the classroom and school community.
• Can-do collaborators -- They seek collaboration and listen deeply to others, and they believe that a can-do attitude allows a team to accomplish more.

A successful Browning Middle School language teacher will guide our language students upward along the ACTFL proficiency scales, developing lessons that tap into the interests of each classroom, beyond the materials offered by textbooks, creating meaningful and joyful experiences for students. They are excited about teaching in a welcoming community and have demonstrated a commitment to addressing issues of diversity, equity, and inclusion within and outside the classroom. They are eager to continuously develop their craft and professional skill sets. They willingly bring their unique perspectives to department meetings and department and school initiatives.

Those interested in the position should address their résumé and cover letter to Maria Gonzalez-Gil, K-8 World Language Department Chair, and submit their application via this link.