Employment

Position: Assistant Athletic Director for Program
Reports to: Wade Ransom, Athletic Director
Date Written: January 2025
Status: Exempt (Salaried)
Pay Scale: $65,000 – $70,000
Contact: Troy Shapiro, Dean for Faculty, troy_shapiro@cate.org, 805-684-4127 ext. 260

School Overview

Cate School is committed to attracting and retaining a highly talented and diverse community.  We seek applications from candidates who are eager to live among and teach young people from all over the world. A small co-educational boarding school on the Central Coast of California, Cate School offers a career opportunity for educators whose priorities and purposes mirror the four pillars of our mission statement–commitment, scholarship, companionship, and service.

Cate School is committed to a policy of Equal Opportunity Employment and nondiscrimination in the treatment of employees or applicants for employment without consideration of race, color, ethnicity, religion, age, sexual orientation, marital status, national origin, disability, veteran status, genetic information, gender or gender identity. Research suggests that qualified women, Black, Indigenous, and Persons of Color (BIPOC) may self-select out of opportunities if they don’t meet 100% of the job requirements. We encourage individuals who believe they have the skills necessary to thrive to apply for this role.

Cate’s hiring process seeks to minimize bias by focusing on the candidate’s core competencies for each role. Candidates are encouraged to target application materials (cover letters, interview responses) on experiences that illuminate their proficiency in and/or aptitude for acquiring these core competencies.

Job Description 

The Assistant Athletic Director for Program fosters the growth and success of the athletic program. This position is responsible for supporting program development, enhancing coaching excellence, cultivating student leadership, and providing guidance for college-bound athletes. By building authentic relationships and driving innovative strategies, the Assistant Athletic Director for Program ensures the department’s alignment with school values and its commitment to ensuring the greatest growth possible.

This position may be housing-eligible. If housed, this position would be integrated into all aspects of school life from coaching to serving as a dorm parent, advisor, and member of the faculty.

All Cate Employees live up to the following Essential Expectations: 

1. Overtly support and act according to the school’s mission and values.
2. Foster a safe, predictable, and supportive environment for employees and students.
3. Interact with colleagues in a respectful and collegial manner that fosters a healthy culture for living, learning, and working together.
4. Demonstrate commitment and courage in service of building our school culture where diversity is affirmed and supported.
5. Demonstrate appropriate planning and preparation to meet the complex and evolving needs of your role.
6. Uphold professional standards of predictable presence, reliable responses, and relational trust.
7. Appropriately steward strategic and special projects associated with role or team.
8. Honor the confidentiality of School, student, and family information.
9. Comply with policies and procedures as articulated in the School’s Employee Handbook.
10. Authentically engage in self-reflection in service to professional growth and adapting to the evolving needs of the school.

As Assistant Athletic Director for Program, these essential expectations manifest in the following job responsibilities

• Program and Coach Development
  • Stay engaged in national conversations regarding youth sports to identify trends, DEIJ programming, and sports-specific continuing education opportunities.
  • Ensure consistency within and between sports programs, enabling student-athletes to grow and thrive across seasons and experience levels.
  • Develop a comprehensive curriculum for coach development at all experience levels, emphasizing predictability and support for coaches and players.
  • Partner with Director of Athletics, Dean for Faculty and Cate’s Institutional Researcher to create and implement coach/team evaluations and surveys.
  • Provide feedback and support to coaches based on surveys, player feedback, and observations.
  • Serve as the primary point of contact for all on- and off-campus coaches, providing regular logistical updates and addressing needs and concerns.
  • Coordinate with the Communications Department and Director of Parent Engagement to facilitate regular communication from coaches to players, parents, outside media, and faculty.
  • Lead coach recruitment and hiring efforts in collaboration with the Director of Athletics.
  • Work with the Dean for Faculty and Director of Athletics to assign coaching roles and onboard new faculty coaches.
  • Update the Coaching Handbook to reflect current best practices.
• Student Athletic Leadership
  • Establish and direct the Athletic Leadership Council for team captains, focusing on leadership development programming.
  • Use the Council to gather feedback on student-athlete experiences and explore programmatic opportunities.
  • Collaborate with the Dean’s office to integrate school-wide leadership development programming.
• College-Bound Athlete Program (CBAP)
  • Develop curriculum and programming for CBAP in partnership with the College Counseling team.
  • Identify CBAP participants with the skills and ambition to pursue collegiate athletics and engage in the recruiting process.
  • Collaborate with players’ coaches to create participation pathways that align with school guidelines and support additional skill development opportunities.
  • Assist CBAP students in creating athletic resumes and recruiting videos.
  • Engage with CBAP coaches and parents, tracking conversations and next steps.
  • Support College Counselors as CBAP students progress through the application process.
• Independent Athletics Coordination
  • Work with the Director of Parent Engagement to provide necessary training to parents.
  • Serve as an advisor and liaison for students participating in club sports, coordinating logistics, Cate requirements, and communication.
  • Track attendance for all students involved in Independent Athletics.
• Support the work of the Athletics Department including:
  • Supervising and administering athletics contests
  • Supporting logistics including some scheduling and equipment management when needed

Additional responsibilities:

• Coach two seasons in the afternoon program
• Assist with the supervision and administration of athletic contests

The Candidate

Successful candidates will demonstrate their ability to meet these expectations through the following core competencies:

• Developing Others: Effectively supports the growth and development of athletes and coaches.
• Innovation: Advances the program’s strategic objectives through new approaches and diverse perspectives.
• Project Management: Leads and executes complex projects by prioritizing activities, assigning responsibilities, monitoring progress, and evaluating impact.
• Relationship Management: Builds authentic, appropriate, and trusting relationships with athletes, coaches, and families through empathy and curiosity.
• Quality Results: Demonstrates accountability for high-quality outcomes, ensuring tasks and projects are completed with meticulous attention to detail and minimal oversight.
• Cultural competence: the ability to communicate with, understand, and foster a sense of belonging for students of various different cultural backgrounds, values, world views and behaviors.

Minimum Qualifications

• Undergraduate degree
• Sustained coaching experience – ideally in 2 or more different sports
• Managerial experience – ideally including supervision of other coaches
• Demonstrated commitment to / love for working with teenagers as a role model and coach

Interested candidates should send a resume and cover letter to Wade Ransom, Director of Athletics, wade_ransom@cate.org and the hiring team, hiring@cate.org.

Position: Photography Instructor (short term, August 14, 2025 – December 18, 2025)
Reports to: Joy Doyle, Visual Arts Department Chair
Date Written: January 2025
Status: Exempt (Salaried)
Pay Scale: $25,500
Contact: Troy Shapiro, Dean for Faculty, troy_shapiro@cate.org 805-684-4127 ext. 260

School Overview
Cate School is committed to attracting and retaining a highly talented and diverse community.  We seek applications from candidates who are eager to live among and teach young people from all over the world. A small co-educational boarding school on the Central Coast of California, Cate School offers a career opportunity for educators whose priorities and purposes mirror the four pillars of our mission statement–commitment, scholarship, companionship, and service.

Cate School is committed to a policy of Equal Opportunity Employment and nondiscrimination in the treatment of employees or applicants for employment without consideration of race, color, ethnicity, religion, age, sexual orientation, marital status, national origin, disability, veteran status, genetic information, gender or gender identity. Research suggests that qualified women, Black, Indigenous, and Persons of Color (BIPOC) may self-select out of opportunities if they don’t meet 100% of the job requirements. We encourage individuals who believe they have the skills necessary to thrive to apply for this role.

Cate’s hiring process seeks to minimize bias by focusing on candidates core competencies for each role. Candidates are encouraged to target application materials (cover letters, interview responses) on experiences that illuminate their proficiency in and/or aptitude for acquiring these core competencies.

Leave Coverage

This role provides coverage for a member of the Visual Arts Department who is away on leave through the end of the calendar year 2025.

The Role

Job Description for Photography Instructor (short term)

Cate School is currently seeking highly qualified Photography teaching candidates. Cate offers Photography classes for 9th through 12th graders, with offerings at the Foundational Level through Advanced college-level course work. Cate courses at all levels center around an inquiry-based pedagogy.

The teacher that fills this role should expect to teach about 5 sections including Foundation Arts (our 9th grade program) Photo 1, 2, and 3, (courses available to 10th, 11th, and 12th graders). Arts teachers are available to students for additional support between classes during the academic day.

At Cate, we place a high value on deep and multifaceted relationships with students. Generally, Cate faculty members are involved in programming outside of the classroom, such as coaching or serving as a dorm parent and advisor. These responsibilities are either associated with housing for residential faculty, or come with a stipend for those not housed by Cate. As a temporary position, the teacher that fills this role, though not eligible for campus housing, is welcome to participate in community events and/or express interest in a coaching role, but may choose to focus exclusively on classroom instruction. 

All Cate Employees live up to the following Essential Expectations:

1. Overtly support and act according to the school’s mission and values.
2. Foster a safe, predictable, and supportive environment for employees and students.
3. Interact with colleagues in a respectful and collegial manner that fosters a healthy culture for living, learning, and working together.
4. Demonstrate commitment and courage in service of building our school culture where diversity is affirmed and supported.
5. Demonstrate appropriate planning and preparation to meet the complex and evolving needs of your role.
6. Uphold professional standards of predictable presence, reliable responses, and relational trust.
7. Appropriately steward strategic and special projects associated with role or team.
8. Honor the confidentiality of School, student, and family information.
9. Comply with policies and procedures as articulated in the School’s Employee Handbook.
10. Authentically engage in self-reflection in service to professional growth and adapting to the evolving needs of the school.

In the role of Photography Instructor, these essential expectations manifest as:

• Practice excellent teaching:
  • plan, prepare, and design activities that engage students in inquiry and facilitate active learning experiences
  • be knowledgeable of and incorporate national standards and best practices
  • identify and select differentiated instructional resources and methods to meet students’ varying needs
  • guide and monitor student learning and growth through formative assessment and appropriate feedback
  • assign and grade class work, homework, tests, and assignments in a timely, fair, and consistent manner
  • maintain accurate and complete records of student’s progress and development
  • keep updated with developments in the subject area and with teaching resources and methods, make relevant changes to instructional plans and activities, and be willing to grow professionally and attend conferences

• Collaborate
  • work within course teams and department to deliver consistent, high-quality instruction
  • contribute to school wide curricular priorities and initiatives
  • participate in department, school, student support, and parent meetings
  • communicate necessary information regularly to students, colleagues, and parents regarding student progress and student needs

• Continue to Learn
  • maintain a commitment to continuous professional growth through reflective practice, evaluative feedback, and evolving school needs
  • stay up-to-date with curriculum standards, developments in education, teaching resources and methods, and incorporate new learning into teaching practices
  • invest in continuous education related to the school’s educational priorities

• Demonstrate commitment to DEI work
  • foster a sense of belonging for each student in Spanish and at Cate
  • practice inclusive teaching techniques for lesson planning, classroom instruction, assessment, and curriculum design
  • recognize, interrupt, and address incidents of bias among students and colleagues if they arise
  • Engage in continuous learning about our own identities, privilege, bias, and contributing to an anti-racist learning environment

The Candidate

Successful candidates will demonstrate their ability to meet these expectations through the following core competencies:

• Proficiency in and/or aptitude towards inquiry-based pedagogy.
• Proficiency in inclusive teaching pedagogy including cultural competency, and the ability to communicate with, understand, and foster a sense of belonging for students of various different cultural backgrounds, values, world views and behaviors.
• Ability and commitment to build multifaceted relationships with students, to maintain appropriate boundaries, and to leverage these relationships to support student development across all aspects of student learning and development.
• Ability and commitment to collaborate with colleagues both within the department and as a part of the faculty as a whole.
• Ability to develop, review, and refine curriculum to maximize student learning and sustain alignment, both horizontally and vertically within the department.

In terms of education and experience, applicants for this position will have:

• minimally a BA in Photography or similar degree.
• and/or experience working as a professional photographer, freelance or otherwise.
• Proficiency with Adobe Lightroom and Photoshop. Proficiency with Google Drive.
• teaching experience in high school or college Visual Arts courses and an ability to teach across different grade levels.
• demonstrated facility with or ability to learn LMS (Schoology, Veracross, etc.)
• demonstrated commitment to / love for working with teenagers as a role model, mentor, advisor
• demonstrated commitment to professionalism, collaboration, and growth

Interested candidates should send a CV and two letters of reference to Joy Doyle joy_doyle@cate.org and Troy Shapiro troy_shapiro@cate.org. Applicants may also include a link to their website, portfolio, or example work.

Position: English / Humanities Instructor
Reports to: Nicole Sintetos, English Chair, and Ivan Barry, Humanities Chair
Date Written: January 2025
Status: Part-Time
Pay Scale: $30,500-$52,500 base salary determined by years of experience
Contact: Troy Shapiro, Dean for Faculty, troy_shapiro@cate.org, 805-684-4127 ext. 260

School Overview
Cate School is committed to attracting and retaining a highly talented and diverse community. We seek applications from candidates who are eager to live among and teach young people from all over the world. A small co-educational boarding school on the Central Coast of California, Cate School offers a career opportunity for educators whose priorities and purposes mirror the four pillars of our mission statement–commitment, scholarship, companionship, and service.

Cate School is committed to a policy of Equal Opportunity Employment and nondiscrimination in the treatment of employees or applicants for employment without consideration of race, color, ethnicity, religion, age, sexual orientation, marital status, national origin, disability, veteran status, genetic information, gender or gender identity. Research suggests that qualified women, Black, Indigenous, and Persons of Color (BIPOC) may self-select out of opportunities if they don’t meet 100% of the job requirements. We encourage individuals who believe they have the skills necessary to thrive to apply for this role.

Cate’s hiring process seeks to minimize bias by focusing on candidates’ core competencies for each role. Candidates are encouraged to target application materials (cover letters, interview responses) on experiences that illuminate their experience demonstrating and/or aptitude for acquiring these core competencies.

The Role
Job Description for Part-Time English / Humanities Instructor
Cate School is currently seeking highly qualified English teaching candidates to teach two 9th grade interdisciplinary Humanities courses. Humanities is Cate School’s team-taught English-History course that introduces students to foundational inquiry and interdisciplinary thinking. We are particularly interested in candidates who have experience teaching interdisciplinary or humanities-based curricula. The position will formally begin August 2025. In addition to classroom instruction, teachers participate in course-team meetings, department meetings, and faculty meetings, as well as all-school events such as move-in weekend, family weekends, and commencement. Teachers motivate the greatest growth possible for all students by planning and running engaging classes, by assigning meaningful homework, and by offering office hours both during the academic day and during the evening (which can be remote).

In order to foster deep and multifaceted relationships with students, all Cate faculty members are involved in programming outside of the classroom, such as coaching or serving as a dorm parent and advisor. These responsibilities are either associated with housing for residential faculty, or come with a stipend for those not housed by Cate. Ideally, this part-time teacher will still choose to participate in some area of campus life outside the classroom.

All Cate Employees live up to the following Essential Expectations:

• Overtly support and act according to the school’s mission and values.
• Foster a safe, predictable, and supportive environment for employees and students.
• Interact with colleagues in a respectful and collegial manner that fosters a healthy culture for living, learning, and working together.
• Demonstrate commitment and courage in service of building our school culture where diversity is affirmed and supported.
• Demonstrate appropriate planning and preparation to meet the complex and evolving needs of your role.
• Uphold professional standards of predictable presence, reliable responses, and relational trust.
• Appropriately steward strategic and special projects associated with role or team.
• Honor the confidentiality of School, student, and family information.
• Comply with policies and procedures as articulated in the School’s Employee Handbook.
• Authentically engage in self-reflection in service to professional growth and adapting to the evolving needs of the school.

In the role of Humanities Instructor, these essential expectations manifest as:

• Collaborate
  • work closely with course team teachers to deliver consistent, high-quality instruction and collaborate frequently on assessment measures
  • contribute to school-wide curricular priorities and initiatives
  • participate in course team, department, school, and parent meetings
  • communicate necessary information regularly to students, colleagues, and parents regarding student progress and student needs
• Teach
  • prepare and facilitate learning experiences that help students master content and develop skills as active readers and writers, especially through active inquiry (English Department Inquiry Model)
  • practice inclusive teaching by creating lessons and instructional moves that accommodate a wide range of students’ learning needs (Inclusive Teaching Model)
  • guide and monitor student learning and growth through formative assessment and appropriate feedback
  • assign and grade class work, homework, tests, essays, and other assignments in a timely, fair, and consistent manner
  • maintain accurate and complete records of students progress and development via the school’s learning management systems (Schoology and Veracross)
• Continue to Learn
  • maintain a commitment to continuous professional growth through reflective practice, evaluative feedback, professional development opportunities, and evolving school needs
  • stay up-to-date with current literature, including texts by LGBTQ authors and authors of color as we continue to diversify our curriculum
  • Stay up-to-date in developments in education, teaching resources and methods, and incorporate new pedagogical and curricular design practices
    Demonstrate Commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI)
  • foster a sense of belonging for each student
    help advance the department’s objectives with regard to anti-racist teaching pedagogies, curriculum, and DEI-based student learning objectives
  • recognize, interrupt, and address incidents of bias among students and colleagues if they arise
  • Engage in continuous learning about our own identities, privilege, bias, and contribute to an anti-racist learning environment

The Candidate

Successful candidates will demonstrate their ability to meet these expectations through the following core competencies:

• Proficiency in and/or aptitude towards inquiry-based pedagogy.
• Proficiency in inclusive teaching pedagogy including cultural competency, and the ability to communicate with, understand, and foster a sense of belonging for students of various different cultural backgrounds, values, world views and behaviors.
• Ability and commitment to build multifaceted relationships with students, to maintain appropriate boundaries, and to leverage these relationships to support student development across all aspects of student learning and development.
• Ability and commitment to collaborate with colleagues both within the department and as a part of the faculty as a whole.
• Ability to develop, review, and refine curriculum to maximize student learning and sustain alignment, both horizontally and vertically within the department.

In terms of education and experience, applicants for this position will have:

• minimally a BA in English (or related field of study); MA or PhD preferred
• experience teaching secondary-level courses in english literature, humanities or, if a mid-career change, comparable work experience where similar skills are demonstrated
• demonstrated facility with or ability to learn LMS (Schoology, Veracross, etc.)
• demonstrated commitment to / love for working with teenagers as a role model, mentor, advisor
• demonstrated commitment to professionalism, collaboration, and growth

Interested candidates should send a CV and two letters of reference to Ivan Barry ivan_barry@cate.org, Nicole Sintetos nicole_sintetos@cate.org, and Troy Shapiro troy_shapiro@cate.org.

Position: Mathematics Instructor (short term, August 14, 2025 – November 20, 2025)
Reports to: Tobin White, Math Department Chair
Date Written: January 2025
Status: Exempt (Salaried)
Pay Scale: $20,000
Contact: Troy Shapiro, Dean for Faculty, troy_shapiro@cate.org, 805-684-4127 ext. 260

School Overview
Cate School is committed to attracting and retaining a highly talented and diverse community. We seek applications from candidates who are eager to live among and teach young people from all over the world. A small co-educational boarding school on the Central Coast of California, Cate School offers a career opportunity for educators whose priorities and purposes mirror the four pillars of our mission statement–commitment, scholarship, companionship, and service.

Cate School is committed to a policy of Equal Opportunity Employment and nondiscrimination in the treatment of employees or applicants for employment without consideration of race, color, ethnicity, religion, age, sexual orientation, marital status, national origin, disability, veteran status, genetic information, gender or gender identity. Research suggests that qualified women, Black, Indigenous, and Persons of Color (BIPOC) may self-select out of opportunities if they don’t meet 100% of the job requirements. We encourage individuals who believe they have the skills necessary to thrive to apply for this role.

Cate’s hiring process seeks to minimize bias by focusing on candidates’ core competencies for each role. Candidates are encouraged to target application materials (cover letters, interview responses) on experiences that illuminate their proficiency in and/or aptitude for acquiring these core competencies.

Leave Coverage
This role provides coverage for a member of the Math Department who is away on leave through the first of three trimesters.

The Role
Job Description for Mathematics Instructor (short term)
Cate School is currently seeking highly qualified Math teaching candidates. Math instruction at Cate is shared by a team of seven full-time teachers with classes ranging from Algebra 1 through Multivariable Calculus and Linear Algebra. The majority of courses are taught using a PBL (Problem Based Learning) curriculum, with some classes following a more traditional style (notably Algebra 2 and Pre Calculus). All Cate courses center around an inquiry-based pedagogy.

Each teacher typically teaches four sections with two or three preps. Most classes meet three times for 65 minutes each week. In addition to classroom instruction, teachers participate in course-team meetings, department meetings, and faculty meetings, as well as all-school events such as Move-In Weekend and Fall Family Weekends. Teachers motivate the greatest growth possible for all students by planning and running engaging classes, by assigning meaningful homework, and by offering office hours both during the academic day and during the evening (which can be remote).

At Cate, we place a high value on deep and multifaceted relationships with students. Generally, Cate faculty members are involved in programming outside of the classroom, such as coaching or serving as a dorm parent and advisor. These responsibilities are either associated with housing for residential faculty, or come with a stipend for those not housed by Cate. As a temporary position, the teacher that fills this role, though not eligible for campus housing, is welcome to participate in community events and/or express interest in a coaching role, but may choose to focus exclusively on classroom instruction.

All Cate Employees live up to the following Essential Expectations:
1.Overtly support and act according to the school’s mission and values.
2. Foster a safe, predictable, and supportive environment for employees and students.
3. Interact with colleagues in a respectful and collegial manner that fosters a healthy culture for living, learning, and working together.
4. Demonstrate commitment and courage in service of building our school culture where diversity is affirmed and supported.
5. Demonstrate appropriate planning and preparation to meet the complex and evolving needs of your role.
6.Uphold professional standards of predictable presence, reliable responses, and relational trust.
7. Appropriately steward strategic and special projects associated with role or team.
8. Honor the confidentiality of School, student, and family information.
9. Comply with policies and procedures as articulated in the School’s Employee Handbook.
10. Authentically engage in self-reflection in service to professional growth and adapting to the evolving needs of the school.

In the role of Mathematics Instructor, these essential expectations manifest as:

• Practice excellent teaching:
  • • plan, prepare, and design activities that engage students in inquiry and facilitate active learning experiences
    • be knowledgeable of and incorporate national standards and best practices
    • identify and select differentiated instructional resources and methods to meet students’ varying needs
    • guide and monitor student learning and growth through formative assessment and appropriate feedback
    • assign and grade class work, homework, tests, and assignments in a timely, fair, and consistent manner
    • maintain accurate and complete records of student’s progress and development
    • keep updated with developments in the subject area and with teaching resources and methods, make relevant changes to instructional plans and activities, and be willing to grow professionally and attend conferences
• Collaborate
  • work within course teams and department to deliver consistent, high-quality instruction
  • contribute to school wide curricular priorities and initiatives
  • participate in department, school, student support, and parent meetings
  • communicate necessary information regularly to students, colleagues, and parents regarding student progress and student needs
• Continue to Learn
  • maintain a commitment to continuous professional growth through reflective practice, evaluative feedback, and evolving school needs
  • stay up-to-date with curriculum standards, developments in education, teaching resources and methods, and incorporate new learning into teaching practices
  • invest in continuous education related to the school’s educational priorities
• Demonstrate commitment to DEI work
  • foster a sense of belonging for each student in the Math classroom and at Cate
  • practice inclusive teaching techniques for lesson planning, classroom instruction, assessment, and curriculum design
  • recognize, interrupt, and address incidents of bias among students and colleagues if they arise
  • Engage in continuous learning about our own identities, privilege, bias, and contributing to an anti-racist learning environment

The Candidate
Successful candidates will demonstrate their ability to meet these expectations through the following core competencies:

• Proficiency in and/or aptitude towards inquiry-based pedagogy.
• Proficiency in inclusive teaching pedagogy including cultural competency, and the ability to communicate with, understand, and foster a sense of belonging for students of various different cultural backgrounds, values, world views and behaviors.
• Ability and commitment to build multifaceted relationships with students, to maintain appropriate boundaries, and to leverage these relationships to support student development across all aspects of student learning and development.
• Ability and commitment to collaborate with colleagues both within the department and as a part of the faculty as a whole.
• Ability to develop, review, and refine curriculum to maximize student learning and sustain alignment, both horizontally and vertically within the department.

In terms of education and experience, applicants for this position will have:

• minimally a BS or BA in Mathematics or similar.
  teaching experience in high school or college Math courses and an ability to teach across different grade levels.
• demonstrated facility with or ability to learn LMS (Schoology, Veracross, etc.)
• demonstrated commitment to / love for working with teenagers as a role model, mentor, advisor
• demonstrated commitment to professionalism, collaboration, and growth

Interested candidates should send a CV and two letters of reference to Tobin White tobin_white@cate.org and Troy Shapiro troy_shapiro@cate.org.

Position: Spanish Instructor (long term)
Reports to: Mónica Garcia-Gamero, Modern Language Chair
Date Written: December 2024
Status: Exempt (Salaried)
Pay Scale: $61,000-$105,000 base salary determined by years of experience
Contact: Troy Shapiro, Dean for Faculty, troy_shapiro@cate.org, 805-684-4127 ext. 260

School Overview
Cate School is committed to attracting and retaining a highly talented and diverse community.  We seek applications from candidates who are eager to live among and teach young people from all over the world. A small co-educational boarding school on the Central Coast of California, Cate School offers a career opportunity for educators whose priorities and purposes mirror the four pillars of our mission statement–commitment, scholarship, companionship, and service.

Cate School is committed to a policy of Equal Opportunity Employment and nondiscrimination in the treatment of employees or applicants for employment without consideration of race, color, ethnicity, religion, age, sexual orientation, marital status, national origin, disability, veteran status, genetic information, gender or gender identity. Research suggests that qualified women, Black, Indigenous, and Persons of Color (BIPOC) may self-select out of opportunities if they don’t meet 100% of the job requirements. We encourage individuals who believe they have the skills necessary to thrive to apply for this role.

Cate’s hiring process seeks to minimize bias by focusing on the candidate’s core competencies for each role. Candidates are encouraged to target application materials (cover letters, interview responses) on experiences that illuminate their experience demonstrating and/or aptitude for acquiring these core competencies.

Multiple Positions: 

Cate is seeking two Spanish Instructors for the 25-26 school year. One of these roles is intended to be long-term, the other is for a fixed time of a single year as a sabbatical replacement. 

This posting is for the long-term position. The sabbatical replacement posting can be found at: www.cate.org/employment.

The Role
Job Description for Spanish Instructor

Cate School is currently seeking highly qualified Spanish language teaching candidates. Spanish instruction at Cate is shared by a team of four full-time teachers with classes spanning six levels from first-year Spanish (Spanish 1) to first-year college equivalent (Advanced Spanish) and one additional level (Post-Advanced Spanish). Each teacher typically teaches four sections with two or three preps. Most classes meet three times for 65 minutes each week. In addition to classroom instruction, teachers participate in course-team meetings, department meetings, and faculty meetings, as well as all-school events such as move-in weekend, family weekends, and commencement. Teachers motivate the greatest growth possible for all students by planning and running engaging classes, by assigning meaningful homework, and by offering office hours both during the academic day and during the evening (which can be remote).

In order to foster deep and multifaceted relationships with students, all Cate faculty members are involved in programming outside of the classroom, such as coaching or serving as a dorm parent and advisor. These responsibilities are either associated with housing for residential faculty, or come with a stipend for those not housed by Cate.

In order to foster deep and multifaceted relationships with students, all Cate faculty members are involved in programming outside of the classroom, such as coaching or serving as a dorm parent and advisor. These responsibilities are either associated with housing for residential faculty, or come with a stipend for those not housed by Cate. The Spanish Instructor role does not come with housing, and so additional roles outside of teaching would come with commensurate stipends.

All Cate Employees live up to the following Essential Expectations:

1. Overtly support and act according to the school’s mission and values.
2. Foster a safe, predictable, and supportive environment for employees and students.
3. Interact with colleagues in a respectful and collegial manner that fosters a healthy culture for living, learning, and working together.
4. Demonstrate commitment and courage in service of building our school culture where diversity is affirmed and supported.
5. Demonstrate appropriate planning and preparation to meet the complex and evolving needs of your role.
6. Uphold professional standards of predictable presence, reliable responses, and relational trust.
7. Appropriately steward strategic and special projects associated with role or team.
8. Honor the confidentiality of School, student, and family information.
9. Comply with policies and procedures as articulated in the School’s Employee Handbook.
10. Authentically engage in self-reflection in service to professional growth and adapting to the evolving needs of the school.

In the role of Spanish Instructor, these essential expectations manifest as:

• Practice excellent teaching:
  • plan, prepare, and design activities that engage students in inquiry and facilitate active learning experiences
  • be knowledgeable of and incorporate national standards and best practices
  • identify and select differentiated instructional resources and methods to meet students’ varying needs
  • guide and monitor student learning and growth through formative assessment and appropriate feedback
  • assign and grade class work, homework, tests, and assignments in a timely, fair, and consistent manner
  • maintain accurate and complete records of student’s progress and development
  • keep updated with developments in the subject area and with teaching resources and methods, make relevant changes to instructional plans and activities, and be willing to grow professionally and attend conferences

• Collaborate
  • work within course teams and department to deliver consistent, high-quality instruction
  • contribute to school-wide curricular priorities and initiatives
  • participate in department, school, student support, and parent meetings
  • communicate necessary information regularly to students, colleagues, and parents regarding student progress and student needs

• Continue to Learn
  • maintain a commitment to continuous professional growth through reflective practice, evaluative feedback, and evolving school needs
  • stay up-to-date with curriculum standards, developments in education, teaching resources and methods, and incorporate new learning into teaching practices
  • invest in continuous education related to the school’s educational priorities

• Demonstrate commitment to DEI work
  • foster a sense of belonging for each student in Spanish and at Cate
  • practice inclusive teaching techniques for lesson planning, classroom instruction, assessment, and curriculum design
  • recognize, interrupt, and address incidents of bias among students and colleagues if they arise
  • Engage in continuous learning about our own identities, privilege, bias, and contributing to an anti-racist learning environment

The Candidate
Successful candidates will demonstrate their ability to meet these expectations through the following core competencies:

• Proficiency in and/or aptitude towards inquiry-based pedagogy.
• Proficiency in inclusive teaching pedagogy including cultural competency, and the ability to communicate with, understand, and foster a sense of belonging for students of various different cultural backgrounds, values, world views and behaviors.
• Ability and commitment to build multifaceted relationships with students, to maintain appropriate boundaries, and to leverage these relationships to support student development across all aspects of student learning and development.
• Ability and commitment to collaborate with colleagues both within the department and as a part of the faculty as a whole.
• Ability to develop, review, and refine curriculum to maximize student learning and sustain alignment, both horizontally and vertically within the department.

In terms of education and experience, applicants for this position will have:

• • minimally a BS or BA in Spanish language and literature and certification for teaching Spanish to nonnative speakers or similar.
  • teaching experience in high school or college Spanish language courses and an ability to teach across different grade levels

• Cate is seeking two Spanish instructors for the 25-26 school year. It’s important that at least one of these instructors has experience teaching Spanish literature
• demonstrated facility with or ability to learn LMS (Schoology, Veracross, etc.)
• demonstrated commitment to / love for working with teenagers as a role model, mentor, advisor
• demonstrated commitment to professionalism, collaboration, and growth

Interested candidates should send a CV and two letters of reference to Mónica Garcia-Gamero monica_garciagamero@cate.org and Troy Shapiro troy_shapiro@cate.org.

Position: Spanish Instructor (1 Year Sabbatical Replacement)
Reports to: Mónica Garcia-Gamero, Modern Language Chair
Date Written: December 2024
Status: Exempt (Salaried)
Pay Scale: $61,000-$105,000 base salary determined by years of experience
Contact: Troy Shapiro, Dean for Faculty, troy_shapiro@cate.org, 805-684-4127 ext. 260

School Overview
Cate School is committed to attracting and retaining a highly talented and diverse community.  We seek applications from candidates who are eager to live among and teach young people from all over the world. A small co-educational boarding school on the Central Coast of California, Cate School offers a career opportunity for educators whose priorities and purposes mirror the four pillars of our mission statement–commitment, scholarship, companionship, and service.

Cate School is committed to a policy of Equal Opportunity Employment and nondiscrimination in the treatment of employees or applicants for employment without consideration of race, color, ethnicity, religion, age, sexual orientation, marital status, national origin, disability, veteran status, genetic information, gender or gender identity. Research suggests that qualified women, Black, Indigenous, and Persons of Color (BIPOC) may self-select out of opportunities if they don’t meet 100% of the job requirements. We encourage individuals who believe they have the skills necessary to thrive to apply for this role.

Cate’s hiring process seeks to minimize bias by focusing on candidates core competencies for each role. Candidates are encouraged to target application materials (cover letters, interview responses) on experiences that illuminate their experience demonstrating and/or aptitude for acquiring these core competencies.

Multiple Positions: 

Cate is seeking two Spanish Instructors for the 25-26 school year. One of these roles is intended to be long-term, the other is for a fixed time of a single year as a sabbatical replacement. 

This posting is for the 1-year sabbatical replacement position. The long-term posting can be found at: www.cate.org/employment.

The Role
Job Description for Spanish Instructor

Cate School is currently seeking highly qualified Spanish language teaching candidates. Spanish instruction at Cate is shared by a team of four full-time teachers with classes spanning six levels from first-year Spanish (Spanish 1) to first-year college equivalent (Advanced Spanish) and one additional level (Post-Advanced Spanish). Each teacher typically teaches four sections with two or three preps. Most classes meet three times for 65 minutes each week. In addition to classroom instruction, teachers participate in course-team meetings, department meetings, and faculty meetings, as well as all-school events such as move-in weekend, family weekends, and commencement. Teachers motivate the greatest growth possible for all students by planning and running engaging classes, by assigning meaningful homework, and by offering office hours both during the academic day and during the evening (which can be remote).

In order to foster deep and multifaceted relationships with students, all Cate faculty members are involved in programming outside of the classroom, such as coaching or serving as a dorm parent and advisor. These responsibilities are either associated with housing for residential faculty, or come with a stipend for those not housed by Cate. As a sabbatical replacement, this instructor will have the option of being involved only in the classroom, or may choose to take on additional outside of the classroom responsibilities. 

All Cate Employees live up to the following Essential Expectations:

1. Overtly support and act according to the school’s mission and values.
2. Foster a safe, predictable, and supportive environment for employees and students.
3. Interact with colleagues in a respectful and collegial manner that fosters a healthy culture for living, learning, and working together.
4. Demonstrate commitment and courage in service of building our school culture where diversity is affirmed and supported.
5. Demonstrate appropriate planning and preparation to meet the complex and evolving needs of your role.
6. Uphold professional standards of predictable presence, reliable responses, and relational trust.
7. Appropriately steward strategic and special projects associated with role or team.
8. Honor the confidentiality of School, student, and family information.
9. Comply with policies and procedures as articulated in the School’s Employee Handbook.
10. Authentically engage in self-reflection in service to professional growth and adapting to the evolving needs of the school.

In the role of Spanish Instructor, these essential expectations manifest as:

• Practice excellent teaching:
  • plan, prepare, and design activities that engage students in inquiry and facilitate active learning experiences
  • be knowledgeable of and incorporate national standards and best practices
  • identify and select differentiated instructional resources and methods to meet students’ varying needs
  • guide and monitor student learning and growth through formative assessment and appropriate feedback
  • assign and grade class work, homework, tests, and assignments in a timely, fair, and consistent manner
  • maintain accurate and complete records of student’s progress and development
  • keep updated with developments in the subject area and with teaching resources and methods, make relevant changes to instructional plans and activities, and be willing to grow professionally and attend conferences

• Collaborate
  • work within course teams and department to deliver consistent, high-quality instruction
  • contribute to school wide curricular priorities and initiatives
  • participate in department, school, student support, and parent meetings
  • communicate necessary information regularly to students, colleagues, and parents regarding student progress and student needs

• Continue to Learn
  • maintain a commitment to continuous professional growth through reflective practice, evaluative feedback, and evolving school needs
  • stay up-to-date with curriculum standards, developments in education, teaching resources and methods, and incorporate new learning into teaching practices
  • invest in continuous education related to the school’s educational priorities

• Demonstrate commitment to DEI work
  • foster a sense of belonging for each student in Spanish and at Cate
  • practice inclusive teaching techniques for lesson planning, classroom instruction, assessment, and curriculum design
  • recognize, interrupt, and address incidents of bias among students and colleagues if they arise
  • Engage in continuous learning about our own identities, privilege, bias, and contributing to an anti-racist learning environment

The Candidate
Successful candidates will demonstrate their ability to meet these expectations through the following core competencies:

• Proficiency in and/or aptitude towards inquiry-based pedagogy.
• Proficiency in inclusive teaching pedagogy including cultural competency, and the ability to communicate with, understand, and foster a sense of belonging for students of various different cultural backgrounds, values, world views and behaviors.
• Ability and commitment to build multifaceted relationships with students, to maintain appropriate boundaries, and to leverage these relationships to support student development across all aspects of student learning and development.
• Ability and commitment to collaborate with colleagues both within the department and as a part of the faculty as a whole.
• Ability to develop, review, and refine curriculum to maximize student learning and sustain alignment, both horizontally and vertically within the department.

In terms of education and experience, applicants for this position will have:

• • minimally a BS or BA in Spanish language and literature and certification for teaching Spanish to nonnative speakers or similar.
  • teaching experience in high school or college Spanish language courses and an ability to teach across different grade levels

• Cate is seeking two Spanish instructors for the 25-26 school year. It’s important that at least one of these instructors has experience teaching Spanish literature
• demonstrated facility with or ability to learn LMS (Schoology, Veracross, etc.)
• demonstrated commitment to / love for working with teenagers as a role model, mentor, advisor
• demonstrated commitment to professionalism, collaboration, and growth

Interested candidates should send a CV and two letters of reference to Mónica Garcia-Gamero monica_garciagamero@cate.org and Troy Shapiro troy_shapiro@cate.org.

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