French Academic Director (No Visa Sponsorship)

Audubon Charter School
Location: Lower School Campus
Position Type: Full-Time, Exempt
Reports to: Principal or Principal’s Designee
Supervises: French teachers, teaching assistants, and volunteers

This position does not offer visa sponsorship.

About the Position

Audubon Charter School is seeking a French Academic Director to provide instructional and program leadership for its French-language program. The Director will support teachers and teaching assistants, monitor instructional quality and student progress, collaborate with families and school leadership, and help ensure alignment with AEFE, CODOFIL, Louisiana Department of Education, and World Language requirements.

The ideal candidate is an experienced French educator and instructional leader who is collaborative, organized, reflective, and committed to high expectations for students and staff.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide instructional and administrative leadership for the French program.
• Support teachers in developing standards-aligned lesson plans, units, assessments, and instructional materials.
• Observe teachers and teaching assistants and provide constructive, actionable feedback.
• Support staff with classroom management, student discipline, curriculum, and instructional practices.
• Review report cards and progress reports for accuracy, completeness, and alignment with French-program expectations, and provide feedback before distribution.
• Monitor student achievement and maintain accurate student-progress and program records.
• Conduct and participate in teacher-parent conferences concerning academic progress, student behavior, and disciplinary concerns within the French program.
• Facilitate professional learning, collaboration, and weekly professional learning communities.
• Collaborate with school leadership and student-support personnel to address student needs.
• Maintain regular communication with families and the Parent Teacher Organization (PTO).
• Participate in school events, family activities, leadership meetings, and community-service initiatives.
• Support class-roster and teacher-scheduling processes.
• Maintain documentation related to AEFE, CODOFIL, LDOE, and World Language requirements.
• Participate in ongoing professional development and leadership training.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the Principal or Principal’s designee.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree.
• At least five years of teaching experience at the grade levels served.
• Appropriate French teaching certification.
• Certification, or eligibility for certification, as a Teacher Leader or School Administrator.
• Excellent written and spoken communication skills in French and English.
• Knowledge of and experience with the French National Education Program.
• Ability to work effectively in a public or charter-school setting.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree in education or a related field.
• At least seven years of teaching or instructional leadership experience in a French-school setting.
• Experience with teacher supervision, evaluation, curriculum leadership, or program administration.
• Experience with AEFE, CODOFIL, LDOE, or World Language requirements.

Ideal Candidate

The successful candidate will demonstrate:

• Strong French-language proficiency.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Effective instructional leadership and teacher-coaching skills.
• Strong organization and follow-through.
• Sound judgment when addressing academic, behavioral, and disciplinary concerns.
• A commitment to student achievement, inclusion, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
• Familiarity with AEFE and CODOFIL requirements, standards, and processes, including relevant expectations for French educational programs and school operations.

Audubon Charter School is committed to providing a respectful, inclusive, and supportive learning and working environment. 

Equal Employment Opportunity

Audubon Schools provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, ancestry, national origin, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, religion, age, disability, genetic information or the results of genetic testing, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

Equal employment opportunity applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruitment, hiring, placement, promotion, transfer, compensation, training, leave of absence, performance management, termination, layoff, and recall.

Audubon Schools expressly prohibits unlawful discrimination, harassment, and retaliation based on any of the characteristics listed above. The School also prohibits conduct that improperly interferes with an employee’s ability to perform assigned job duties or contributes to a hostile, intimidating, or offensive work environment.

Employees are responsible for complying with this policy and for supporting a workplace free from unlawful discrimination and harassment. Any suspected discrimination, harassment, or retaliation should be reported promptly to the CEO or Human Resources Director.

Audubon Schools prohibits retaliation against any individual who makes a good-faith complaint, reports a concern, participates in an investigation, or otherwise exercises rights protected by applicable law.