Job Description
About Our School Atlanta International School (AIS) unites students, educators, and families from Atlanta and around the world with a shared mission: to develop courageous leaders who shape their world for the better.
Our community represents 90 nationalities and over 60 languages. Starting in August 2025, AIS’s Upper School will span two campuses: the Buckhead Campus for Grades 3K-12 day students and the Sandy Springs Campus for Grades 9-12 day and boarding students.
This dynamic, inclusive environment gives AIS its unique energy—a place where students, educators, and families thrive, innovate, and belong. As an International Baccalaureate (IB) continuum school from 3K to Grade 12, we offer the PYP, MYP, DP, and CP, with additional flexibility through AISx. This unique program is tailored for pre-professional students in athletics, entertainment, entrepreneurship, and more. AISx partners with Mouratoglou Tennis Academy and the Atlanta United Youth Team and holds Athlete Friendly Educational Center (AFEC) accreditation.
Our engaging and comprehensive academic programs develop internationally minded, critical thinkers who excel at connecting complex knowledge to create innovative solutions. At AIS, students experience a world-class education within a diverse, multicultural, and multilingual community that prepares them for meaningful, global impact.
Position Description AIS is looking for in person instructors to join our Afterschool Heritage Language program at the Buckhead Campus location. Instructional languages include: Greek, Hindi, Italian, Korean, Portuguese, Russian, Swahili or Turkish. The teacher will lead a class in that is composed of beginners and mixed ages (5 to 10 years old). The class group is small (3 to 8 students). Students have a cultural connection to the language but may not have language competency at the start of the course.
Position Responsibilities - Provide opportunities for use of oral language skills
- Develop cultural connections (literary, musical, customary, etc.)
- Engage students’ families in the program to establish a bridge between school and home identity
- Use and develop student reading and writing skills in context
- Engage students through STEAM-based (science, art, etc.) problem-solving activities once students have reached a level when they have developed basic communication skills
Required Experience/Skills - Native speaker of Greek, Hindi, Italian, Korean, Portuguese, Russian, Swahili or Turkish (please specify which language in your application)
- Experience working with elementary school aged children
- Background in teaching or language acquisition desirable
- Passionate about connecting language with culture
- Must be flexible, engaging, open-minded and comfortable leading an active group of students in an inquiry-based environment
- The school will provide curriculum guidelines with the expectation that tutors will contribute to the development of the curriculum specific to language components
Additional Details - 3-4 weekly afternoon hours from 3:00-4:45 PM
- Paid team meetings as needed
- $54 per hour. This is an hourly rate with no other benefits
- Technologically savvy with GoogleMeets
EEO
AIS is an equal opportunity employer. We are a diverse community of professionals that broadly reflects the people of the metropolitan Atlanta area and the United States at large. We aim to align our hiring process with our mission and institutional goals. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, religion or religious practices, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, citizenship status, national origin, age, ability status, military status, unemployment status or any other category protected by applicable local, state, or federal laws. AIS takes affirmative action in support of its policy to employ and advance all qualified candidates.
We will contact those applicants whose skills and experience best match our needs. Due to the high volume of applications, we regret that we are not able to take or return phone calls regarding employment.
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