Career Center

Founded in 1961, Sandy Spring Friends School is a progressive, coed, academically-rigorous day and boarding school serving approximately 600 students from age three through 12th grade. The campus is located on 140 acres in the historic Sandy Spring area of Montgomery County, Maryland, and the School is approved by the Maryland State Board of Education and accredited by the Association of Independent Maryland Schools.

SSFS offers an inquiry-based college preparatory program that emphasizes deep understanding throughout the curriculum while encouraging collaboration, instilling confidence, fostering practical experience, and cultivating respect for others. The School's teachers help students internalize a process we call "QRA” —Question, Reflection, Action—which ensures that they think critically, integrate new knowledge, and apply what they learn. We help students develop their individual sense of purpose as they become caring citizens of the world.

Our school’s culture, rooted in the idea that collaboration engenders achievement, can be traced to our Quaker heritage and abiding belief in the Quaker values of simplicity, equality, honesty, stewardship of the environment, and peaceful resolution of conflict. Our teachers are lifelong mentors and strive to identify and cultivate each student’s intellectual, extracurricular, and social passions. In doing so, we help shape students whose actions speak volumes and whose lives become exemplars—not only among their peers and families today but also in their personal, educational, and professional communities long after high school. Sandy Spring Friends School students are taught to act upon what they learn. This call to action propels their accomplishments as graduates, in college, and beyond.

Lower School  Spanish Teacher, Full-time, Exempt, 10 month

Summary: Under the Head of Lower School, Co-Curricular Teachers provide integral specialty area content for students across the spectrum of age groups within the division. 

Essential Job Functions: 

• Assists in developing, understands, and teaches the scope & sequence of their subject content area across the division (PK-5) grounded in ACTFL standards and use of FLES and/or TRPS approach

• Develops, selects, and modifies instructional plans and materials that meet the needs of all students

• Monitors and evaluates student outcomes through qualitative and quantitative assessment practice

• Maintains appropriate records and follows required procedures and policies

• Maintains regular reporting to parents through email/phone calls,parent conferences, parent conference notes, and progress reports

• Implements social-emotional learning routines and practices aligned with Quaker education, best practices in self-regulation, and character development

• Serves on division and/or all-school committees

• Assists with Admissions responsibilities, which may include Open Houses, tours, observing and assessing applicants, and reviewing applicant files as needed

• Participates in shared student supervision duties including daily lunch and recess with students, and arrival/departure processes 

• Collaborates extensively with other teaching faculty within the Division

• Attends regular faculty meetings as well as All-School assemblies, Meetings for Worship, Back-to-School Night, and other required events during the day and occasionally on evenings and weekends

• Participates actively in the FOLIO process for professional growth. Regularly seeks out professional development and continuing education opportunities

Knowledge and Skill Set Requirements: Bachelor’s degree in Spanish, elementary education, or similar field, Master’s degree preferred; experience with ACTFL standards and FLES and/or TPRS pedagogy, demonstrated successful classroom teaching experience working with elementary-aged children, i.e. performance outcomes in the Novice High/Intermediate Low range by 5th Grade; experience with Responsive Classroom or similar developmentally driven classroom management system;  a reflective and growth mindset driven educator; technology proficiencies with Google Suite; a thoughtful and professional communicator skilled in fostering partnerships with adults and children; a passionate educator with a deep understanding of child development; an advocate for justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion in early childhood and elementary education; and the ability to embrace Quaker values and use Quaker process as applicable.

Physical Requirements: Daily desk work including computer time; as part of daily routines, mobility around a large campus with uneven pavement and managing stairs; bending and squatting as required to participate in classroom activities; shifting furniture as needed, lift/carry boxes up to 25 pounds; the ability to maneuver as necessary within a classroom setting; frequent walking inside and outside as part of general job duties and responding to students and/or incidents. 

Functional Competencies: 

• Leadership/Integrity- Effectively communicates the School’s shared purpose; builds trust among colleagues; is accountable; lives up to commitments

• Team Player/Commitment- Understands the big picture and manages areas of responsibility in a manner consistent with the School’s mission and culture

• Interpersonal Skills- Relates to employees, students, parents, and clients in a cooperative manner

• Productivity/Organizing/Planning- Meets deadlines, demonstrates effective use of time, and handles multiple assignments successfully

• Professional Growth- Understands and acknowledges the need for growth and is receptive to constructive feedback  

Commitment to Diversity:  Sandy Spring Friends School embraces the Quaker testimony of Equality and seeks applicants who represent all backgrounds and demonstrate a commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion. We greatly value our diverse student population with 42% of students self-identifying as people of color and 89 international students representing 21 different countries. We actively seek faculty representative of our students’ diversity. Click to learn more about diversity at Sandy Spring Friends School. Special consideration may be given to members of The Religious Society of Friends.   

Sandy Spring Friends School does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or a person's status as a qualified candidate with a disability in administration of its educational program, admission policies, financial aid program, staff hiring and other school-administered programs.

Please provide a letter of interest, resume, completed application, and three professional references by selecting the link.