Status: Full Time, Temporary (interim position)

Start Date: Immediate

Located in the greater Barcelona metropolitan area, The American School of Barcelona is a private, non-profit, coeducational day school serving students from 3-18 years old. ASB offers a balanced approach to learning in an international environment for over 900 students.

ASB believes that students learn to their potential when they are inspired. With rich content and an emphasis on student-driven projects, students are empowered and encouraged to be active and engaged learners. Our teachers provide an education that is both challenging and supportive. They work to ensure that students become active and curious learners – and are both local and integral citizens fully prepared for future endeavors and challenges.

ASB’s faculty embodies the values of continuously improving through innovation, creating responsible global citizens, and developing independent and critical thinking students while providing a caring environment that gives students the self-confidence to maximize their potential within a context of diversity. With this in mind, ASB is committed to the professional development of its faculty and offers educators a rich professional experience for continuous growth and improvement. As a teacher at ASB, you will be an active learner, constantly searching for ways to improve their practice.

Position Overview We are currently looking for a caring, friendly and competent associate teacher to join our team in the Early Childhood Center. In this position, you will support the PK-4 lead teacher and be responsible for supervising students, collaborating in developing lesson plans, preparing lesson material, and maintaining classroom tidiness. Some of your responsibilities will include:

- Discuss assigned duties with classroom teachers in order to coordinate instructional efforts.
- Prepare lesson materials, bulletin board displays, exhibits, equipment,



and demonstrations.
- Present subject matter to students under the direction and guidance of the teacher, using lectures, discussions, or supervised role-playing methods.
- Tutor and assist children individually or in small groups in order to help them master assignments and to reinforce learning concepts presented by teachers.
- Supervise students in classrooms, halls, cafeterias, school yards, and gymnasiums, or on field trips.
- Enforce administration policies and rules governing students.
- Organize and label materials, and display students’ work.
- Provide extra assistance to students with special needs, such as non-English-speaking students.
- Take class attendance, and maintain attendance records.
- Assist in bus loading and unloading.
- Assist specialist teachers (library, art, other) in the lesson.

School-Wide Qualifications And Attributes The successful candidate must enjoy working with children and be devoted to building a nurturing and safe learning environment. To excel in this role, you must demonstrate excellent written and verbal communication skills, as well as in-depth knowledge of classroom activities and teaching methods.

- A Bachelor's degree in education or relevant field
- Two years of recent work experience in the ECC level
- Familiarity with recent North American teaching materials and methodologies
- Evidence of recent professional development activities
- Experience working in an internationally and linguistically diverse school setting




- Effective oral and written communication within a school community
- Familiarity and experience with the Spanish language at the beginner/intermediate level
- Must have a compassionate and positive attitude

Conditions & Benefits

- Full-time schedule: Monday through Friday from 9AM to 4PM and Wednesdays until 5:30PM
- After school activities for staff
- Access to indoor gym outside school hours
- Three course lunch on school days

All prospective employees must be able to clear a background check as well as a sexual offenders clearance for all other countries where the candidate has lived or worked for a period of 3 months or more, over the last 5 years. As well as that, the verification process includes the cross-check of the requested references, which must cover the last five years of work. NOTE: This in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee(s) incumbent in this position. Employees will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties requested by any person authorized to give instructions or assignments.

The requirements listed in this document are the minimum levels of knowledge, skills, or abilities. This document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise, other than an “at will” relationship.

RECRUITING PRINCIPLES: ASB is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff, volunteers and other third parties to share this commitment. Safer recruitment practice and pre-employment background checks, to the maximum extent permitted by law, will be undertaken before any appointment is confirmed.

ASB does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or national origin in the administration of its recruiting and educational policies.

📌 Early Childhood Associate Teacher (Esplugas de Llobregat)
🏢 THE AMERICAN SCHOOL OF BARCELONA
📍 Esplugas de Llobregat