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Infographic showing various International School job openings in the United States as of July 2026, with employment types broken down into 1% As Needed, 88% Full Time, 10% Part Time, and 1% Contract. Highlights an 92% Physical, 2% Hybrid, and 6% Remote job distribution, with an average salary of $96,525 per year, or $46.4 per hour.
English Teacher - Lower School

English Teacher - Lower School

French American International School

San Francisco, CA • On-site

$67K - $110K/yr

Full-time

Posted 11 days ago

Job description

Our School
The International School of San Francisco is a PK-12 independent school in San Francisco. Founded in 1962, the school is a multicultural, multilingual educational institution with over 1,100 students across an urban campus in the heart of the city.
Mission and Values
Guided by the principles of academic rigor and diversity, The International School of San Francisco offers programs of study in French and English to prepare its graduates for a world in which the ability to think critically and to communicate across cultures is of paramount importance. Our international community brings together people from many backgrounds. Together we strive to create a shared culture that develops compassionate, confident, and principled people who will make the world better. We base our community on these values: Respect, Integrity, Inclusion, Collaboration, and Curiosity.
Opportunity
Working at The International School of San Francisco opens up a myriad of opportunities - both personal and professional. Critical to our Strategic Plan in creating a proud, engaged community; we appreciate our faculty and staff by fostering a community of ongoing learning, respect, and collegiality and by providing competitive compensation and benefits. It is also of paramount importance to us that we continue to foster an environment of diversity, equity, and inclusion as we build a school community of individuals who are an actual representation of the world in which we live.
Position Overview
This is a Grade 4 English teacher position in our Lower School. As a Grade 4 English teacher, you will be supporting students' teaching and learning experience, classroom routines and nurturing a positive atmosphere, collaborating with the faculty, and communicating with families about student progress and well-being.
Key Responsibilities
  • Deliver lesson in accordance with The International School of San Francisco teaching principles and curriculum
  • Keep student records and grades up to date
  • Attend meetings as required
  • Collaborate with other English teachers and English curriculum Program Manager to ensure cohesive delivery of the program
  • Provide student academic support in other classes
  • Communicate with parents
  • Participate in Parent-Teacher Conferences
  • Attend school functions
  • Ability to effectively communicate with the entire school community (students, parents, and employees)

Qualifications
  • Bachelor's Degree or higher
  • State certification as an Elementary School Teacher preferred
  • Experience working with students in an educational setting is preferred.
  • Have an awareness of the unique needs of young children and have appropriate expectations of their abilities
  • Knowledge in French language preferred
  • Minimum of 3 years of teaching experience
  • Commitment to work in an inclusive and diverse community
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to build positive relationships with students, staff, and parents.
  • Empathy, patience, and a genuine passion for supporting the holistic development of students.
  • Ability to promote The International School of San Francisco mission and values

Salary Range for this position is $67,705 - $110,975.
Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY POLICY
French American International School is committed to providing an open, fair, inclusive, non-discriminatory environment for all individuals across differences of race, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, socioeconomic status, ethnicity, age, physical ability, or medical condition. We seek to increase the presence, representation and inclusion of U.S. historically under-represented people of color, international, bilingual and bi-cultural students, faculty and staff; and, to provide an environment that will attract and retain individuals identified as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, questioning and intersex (LGBTQQI)

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