2023-2024 French Teaching Position

Division or Department: Academic Studio Faculty Discipline: French Instructor

Teacher Level or Grade: Secondary Education

Position or Type:             Salaried Part Time:  80% of full-time/.8 FTE

Reports to:                      Director of Academic Studio 

Salary:                             Commensurate with experience

Anticipated Start Date: August 2023 

This is a part-time position that includes all benefits afforded to Louisiana State employees including a choice of one of five medical benefit plans with options of additional supplemental insurance plans.  Instructors receive ample time off surrounding holidays and extended weekends when the school is closed for instruction.  This position qualifies for participation in the Louisiana State Teachers’ Retirement plan.

General Description

The New Orleans Center for Creative Arts's Academic Program, the Academic Studio, is an innovative teaching and learning environment dedicated to the intellectual growth of young artists. It has consistently been rated as an "A" school by the State of Louisiana. NOCCA is the State of Louisiana's conservatory for the arts, and it serves students from across the state.  The Academic Studio’s Integrated Humanities program develops in young artist-intellectuals a deep understanding of human history and expressive culture. As part of the Integrated Humanities Department, the successful candidate will teach high school French I and II courses.

The Academic Studio’s French curriculum connects students to French speakers locally and globally and seeks to develop young artists and intellectuals by integrating arts and humanities through the study of the French or Spanish language. We equip students with the language skills necessary to imagine, create, and articulate their own place in the world and to exchange with others.

French courses at NOCCA connect students to Francophone cultures around the world, including Canada, the twenty-six Francophone countries in Africa, the Caribbean, and Louisiana's own Cajun and Creole heritage. Arts are integrated throughout the course through the study of French music, film, cooking, poetry, and more. Communication in the target language is encouraged from day one, and students will learn to read, write, converse, and make presentations in French. 

The Academic Studio French Faculty candidate will be able to show a demonstrated commitment to developing highly personalized, rigorous learning experiences for a diverse group of students in a teaching environment characterized by continuous collaboration and growth.

As teachers and mentors to individual students, teachers must value diversity, model integrity, foster equity and demonstrate high ethical standards.  As leaders and colleagues, teachers must be able to demonstrate positive interactions and relationships with parents, faculty, administration, and staff.  

JOB DUTIES

• Plans, organizes, and teaches high school courses within the framework of the NOCCA French curriculum, including French I and French II

• Leads individualized student support and collaborates with the student support team to ensure that students of diverse abilities find their greatest potential

• Actively communicates with students, parents, faculty, administration, and staff to facilitate students’ engagement and successful completion of the program

• Displays leadership through the efficient management of classroom activities, projects, and events

• Builds, plans, and organizes interdisciplinary and project-based curriculum in collaboration with faculty peers.

• Commits to the ongoing improvement of teaching practice through observation, critique, and self-reflection

• Encourages target-language communication through structured immersion in a supportive learning environment

• Utilizes project-based and inquiry-based methods to guide student learning

• Participates in professional growth opportunities and incorporates that learning into academic curricula

• Complies with NOCCA policies and procedures, meeting required deadlines and participating in required meetings

QUALIFICATIONS |Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• Minimum three years experience in education, in a school or other setting.

• Advanced verbal and written proficiency at the C1 level or higher

• Experience and/or professional commitment to creating a high-quality learning atmosphere for a diverse group of students at all levels

Additional Preferred Experience

• Advanced degree and/or certification in French, education or related field

• Additional experience teaching Spanish preferred

• High school teaching experience

• Experience with 504s, special education, and ability to work with a range of students' skill levels

• Program development and self-directed curriculum development experience

• Demonstrated interest in the arts

• Team teaching or other sustained collaborative experience

NOCCA is committed to an equitable and inclusive program and a diverse faculty, staff, and student body. Candidates from diverse backgrounds are therefore especially encouraged to apply.

This is a position that includes all benefits afforded to Louisiana State employees including a choice of one of five medical benefit plans with options of additional supplemental insurance plans.  Instructors receive ample time off surrounding holidays and extended weekends when the school is closed for instruction.  This position also qualifies for participation in the Louisiana State Teachers’ Retirement plan.

Please submit letters of interest with resumé and contact information for three references.   The review process will begin on June 1st.  The position will remain open until filled.

Please use this link to apply or mail your submission to:

Please use this link to submit your application or mail your materials to:

NOCCA ACADEMIC STUDIO-HUMANITIES

ATTN: Human Resources Department 2800 Chartres Street

New Orleans, LA 70117

NOCCA Vision

We believe in the transformative power of the arts. We aspire to create an educational community that nurtures and challenges young people to become more curious, kind, empathetic, engaged, and willing to grapple with complex problems in order to create a just, sustainable, and joyful world.

NOCCA Mission

NOCCA’s mission is to provide a world-class, pre-professional arts education for every young person in Louisiana with the curiosity, creativity, talent and motivation to pursue a life in the arts as they realize the best possible versions of themselves and their futures.

NOCCA Equity Definition:

• Equity is fairness in action for all:

  • Equity is valuing diversity and fairness through actions, systems, and policies. Equity is more than intention. It seeks to undo systemic injustices.

  • Equity means that everyone is offered what they individually need in order to succeed. Equity does not mean everyone receives the same things in the same way.

  • Equity within NOCCA means that each member of the community feels safe, supported, and respected.