Elementary Teacher
Posted: August 2023
Position: Elementary Fifth Grade Homeroom Teacher
Salary: $60,000 - $100,000 depending on qualifications
Job Description: Full time, Effective August 17, 2023
Overview:
The mission of Almaden Country Day School is to discover the gifts in every child. We provide a safe and affirming environment for learning - empowering children to strive, explore and build a personal sense of personal value. We believe that children learn best in a high-opportunity, low stress environment. Consequently, our curricula include social-emotional and academic components. The successful candidate will embrace a student-centered teaching philosophy, demonstrate respect for childhood, and establish a warm, dynamic, joyful learning environment to celebrate the varied talents of every child.
Teachers are expected to differentiate instruction and meet a wide range of student abilities, needs, and readiness levels. Essential to success at Almaden Country Day School is an understanding and appreciation of children’s developmental stages and a deliberate focus on building relationships with students, parents, and colleagues.
The successful finalist will want to be part of a working and learning environment in which colleagues collaborate for the benefit of our students and families; we value cooperation and integration, high personal and professional standards, solid communication skills, joyful and upbeat mindsets, and eagerness to grow as an educator.
Requirements:
Demonstrated success teaching in a private or public school setting
Familiarity with current best practices appropriate to elementary school learners, in the context of a developmental learning philosophy
Demonstrated success in designing and implementing differentiated instruction to meet individual student needs
Commitment to using culturally competent teaching practices and curricula that represents Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging (DEIB)
Commitment to 21st Century Skills, including teamwork, creativity, problem solving, curiosity, ethics, resilience, and cultural competence
Aptitude in promoting student inquiry and collaboration
Demonstrated success integrating technology as an instructional tool
Collaborative work style
Evidence of ongoing professional development and a growth mindset
Personal characteristics: passion for working with children, optimism, flexibility, patience, joyfulness, sense of humor
Teaching credential or equivalent degree
Responsibilities:
Instruction in math, reading, writing, spelling, grammar, social studies, and social-emotional learning
Recess, lunch and afternoon duties as assigned
Participation in school events, including but not limited to: Blacktop Bash,, student plays, graduation, etc.
Supervise overnight trips (Science Camp,3 nights/4 days)
Willingness to carry out other duties and responsibilities beyond the classroom, as expected of all faculty
Other duties as assigned
Preferred Qualifications:
Knowledge of and expertise with project-based learning
Competence using a workshop model for reading and writing
Familiarity with structured literacy model for reading and writing
Experience teaching Bridges Math program
Understanding of Positive Discipline approach for SEL
Almaden Country Day School is an equal opportunity employer. ACDS seeks to create a diverse faculty and staff that reflects our larger community and world. Employment decisions are based on experience, merit and qualifications.
Finalists will be asked to teach a demonstration lesson, participate in a faculty-led interview, submit references, and provide a statement of educational philosophy.
For more information about Almaden Country Day School, candidates are encouraged to visit our website at ------------
To apply, send a cover letter and résumé to:
Jane Murphy, Head of ECE/Elementary
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Interviews for open positions begin immediately and remain open until filled.
Position: Elementary Fifth Grade Homeroom Teacher
Salary: $60,000 - $100,000 depending on qualifications
Job Description: Full time, Effective August 17, 2023
Overview:
The mission of Almaden Country Day School is to discover the gifts in every child. We provide a safe and affirming environment for learning - empowering children to strive, explore and build a personal sense of personal value. We believe that children learn best in a high-opportunity, low stress environment. Consequently, our curricula include social-emotional and academic components. The successful candidate will embrace a student-centered teaching philosophy, demonstrate respect for childhood, and establish a warm, dynamic, joyful learning environment to celebrate the varied talents of every child.
Teachers are expected to differentiate instruction and meet a wide range of student abilities, needs, and readiness levels. Essential to success at Almaden Country Day School is an understanding and appreciation of children’s developmental stages and a deliberate focus on building relationships with students, parents, and colleagues.
The successful finalist will want to be part of a working and learning environment in which colleagues collaborate for the benefit of our students and families; we value cooperation and integration, high personal and professional standards, solid communication skills, joyful and upbeat mindsets, and eagerness to grow as an educator.
Requirements:
Demonstrated success teaching in a private or public school setting
Familiarity with current best practices appropriate to elementary school learners, in the context of a developmental learning philosophy
Demonstrated success in designing and implementing differentiated instruction to meet individual student needs
Commitment to using culturally competent teaching practices and curricula that represents Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging (DEIB)
Commitment to 21st Century Skills, including teamwork, creativity, problem solving, curiosity, ethics, resilience, and cultural competence
Aptitude in promoting student inquiry and collaboration
Demonstrated success integrating technology as an instructional tool
Collaborative work style
Evidence of ongoing professional development and a growth mindset
Personal characteristics: passion for working with children, optimism, flexibility, patience, joyfulness, sense of humor
Teaching credential or equivalent degree
Responsibilities:
Instruction in math, reading, writing, spelling, grammar, social studies, and social-emotional learning
Recess, lunch and afternoon duties as assigned
Participation in school events, including but not limited to: Blacktop Bash,, student plays, graduation, etc.
Supervise overnight trips (Science Camp,3 nights/4 days)
Willingness to carry out other duties and responsibilities beyond the classroom, as expected of all faculty
Other duties as assigned
Preferred Qualifications:
Knowledge of and expertise with project-based learning
Competence using a workshop model for reading and writing
Familiarity with structured literacy model for reading and writing
Experience teaching Bridges Math program
Understanding of Positive Discipline approach for SEL
Almaden Country Day School is an equal opportunity employer. ACDS seeks to create a diverse faculty and staff that reflects our larger community and world. Employment decisions are based on experience, merit and qualifications.
Finalists will be asked to teach a demonstration lesson, participate in a faculty-led interview, submit references, and provide a statement of educational philosophy.
For more information about Almaden Country Day School, candidates are encouraged to visit our website at ------------
To apply, send a cover letter and résumé to:
Jane Murphy, Head of ECE/Elementary
------------
Interviews for open positions begin immediately and remain open until filled.
