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Math Teacher, Upper School at Making Waves Academy
Application Deadline
6/30/2026 11:55 PM Pacific
Date Posted
Contact
510-779-1368
Number of Openings
Salary
55,337 - 106,000 Bi-weekly
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About the Employer
When You Join Making Waves Academy You Commit to Intergenerational Change. You will join a team dedicated to rigorously and holistically preparing students from the 5th grade to their ultimate career success. Our bold mission is to interrupt inequity by supporting every Wave-Maker's journey to a rewarding life dream. As an employee, you will uphold high expectations for academics and behavior within a close-knit, supportive community. You will be instrumental in fostering essential durable skills like critical thinking and self-advocacy, crucial for any field. This is more than a job; it’s a commitment to empowering students to lead fulfilling lives, have rewarding careers and give back to their respective communities to recycle their success. We are looking for leaders and advocates ready to make a lasting impact.
Job Summary
Job Summary
What you’ll be doing… As a Upper School Math Teacher at MWA, you are the architect of student success. You won’t just be delivering lessons; you’ll be designing culturally relevant, standards-based experiences that make complex mathematical concepts accessible and exciting. You will play a dual role as both an instructional expert and a dedicated mentor, guiding a cohort of students through their academic and social-emotional journey. Your impact will include: - Driving Growth: Delivering high-quality instruction to 4-5 classes, ensuring significant, measurable growth in mathematical proficiency for every student. - Mentorship: Leading an Advisory/Homeroom group, providing 1-on-1 check-ins, social-emotional learning, and post-secondary planning support. - Data-Driven Innovation: Utilizing school-wide benchmarks and classroom data to pivot and adjust your instructional strategy in real-time. - Culture Building: Actively participating in school-wide norms—from morning huddle to supervision—to maintain a safe, rigorous, and inclusive campus culture. - Collaboration: Working alongside grade-level and content teams to align syllabi, unit plans, and "Weeks at a Glance" (WAAGS) with Common Core and California State standards.
Requirements / Qualifications
You’ll need to have: - Bachelor's degree - A valid state Single Subject Teaching Credential (or eligibility/enrollment in a CTC-approved program) - Strong content area knowledge - Commitment to closing achievement gaps and raising expectations for all students - Eligibility for employment clearance (AED, CPR & First Aid, Certificate of Clearance, Live Scan, TB screen), and other employment clearance Even better if you have: - Ability to build strong, positive, and trusting relationships, and to work effectively and collaboratively as a member of a team to achieve common instructional goals. - Skill in establishing and maintaining a highly structured, positive, and productive learning environment through consistent routines, clear expectations, and effective behavior management. - Ability to critically reflect on one's own teaching practice, accept and implement feedback from instructional leaders, and actively seek continuous professional growth.
- Single Subject Teaching Credential - Mathematics
Requirements / Qualifications
You’ll need to have: - Bachelor's degree - A valid state Single Subject Teaching Credential (or eligibility/enrollment in a CTC-approved program) - Strong content area knowledge - Commitment to closing achievement gaps and raising expectations for all students - Eligibility for employment clearance (AED, CPR & First Aid, Certificate of Clearance, Live Scan, TB screen), and other employment clearance Even better if you have: - Ability to build strong, positive, and trusting relationships, and to work effectively and collaboratively as a member of a team to achieve common instructional goals. - Skill in establishing and maintaining a highly structured, positive, and productive learning environment through consistent routines, clear expectations, and effective behavior management. - Ability to critically reflect on one's own teaching practice, accept and implement feedback from instructional leaders, and actively seek continuous professional growth.
- Single Subject Teaching Credential - Mathematics
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