4th Grade Lead Teacher

Prospect Sierra is an independent, coed TK–8 school located on two campuses in El Cerrito, California, serving 450 students. Prospect Sierra gives students the tools to build a better world by integrating rigorous academics with a deep understanding of human emotions. Every day our exceptional teachers connect students’ academic experiences to ethics, empathy, and social and emotional intelligence. The result is deeper intellectual engagement, greater self-knowledge, and compassionate relationships. Prospect Sierra students develop the courage to become more than great students, but great people.

Overview Of Position

This is a full-time teaching position for a Fourth Grade Lead Teacher with the contract beginning July 1 and with a start date of August 17, 2026 for the 2026-27 school year and beyond. The successful candidate will report to the Elementary School Division Head and be responsible for teaching humanities, math, and reading and writing workshops.

Responsibilities

• Support the social and emotional development of students.
• Collaborate weekly with teaching teams, to ensure consistency between classes.
• Uphold a strong commitment to a balanced literacy approach, which includes the use of the Being a Reader and Being a Writer curriculum.
• Maintain our math program by following the Bridges and Number Corner curriculum currently in place.
• Coordinate buddy experiences, finding creative ways to connect across groups both at the elementary and middle school campuses.
• Collaborate with specialist teachers regarding the individual behavioral and learning needs of specific students.
• Collaborate weekly with the grade-level learning specialist and the school counselor to determine pull-out and push-in support needs for students.
• Maintain regular communication and contact with parents, including regular digital newsletters.
• Assess students regularly through unit assessments, reading assessments, projects, and class work.
• Write narrative reports two times annually for all students.
• Participate in the one night, grade level overnight study trip.
  
  

Required Qualifications

• Appreciation for and desire to work with fourth grade students
• Authentic love of helping students excel in their learning
• Knowledge of the essential role social-emotional literacy plays in the workplace and interest in the application of SEL within the educational setting
• Knowledge of identity safe and anti-bias educational practices
• Ability to create an inclusive classroom community that allows for a multitude of perspectives to be heard and respected
• Ability to take initiative, work passionately and joyfully, and collaborate effectively with diverse constituencies
• Willingness to be a team player, show initiative, and take on leadership roles as needed
• A passionate commitment to creating an innovative, joyful environment for students
• Bachelor of Arts or Science degree and/or professional coursework or certification, indicating training applicable to the responsibilities of the position
  
  

In addition to the required qualifications, desirable additional skills include:

• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal
• Flexibility
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Organizational skills and the ability to multitask
• Proficiency in essential digital tools, including Google Workspace (Docs, Sheets, Slides, Drive), email, and Slack, and a willingness to learn school specific software
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Knowledge of educational technology to support teaching and learning
• Understanding of differentiated learning techniques
• A nuanced understanding of DEI/social justice knowledge from a personal or programmatic perspective
• Willingness to be flexible
  
  

Schoolwide Duties

• Participate in all staff, division, committee, department, and grade-level team meetings.
• Support and participate in schoolwide events such as: Panther Picnic, All Together Now, Walkathon etc. – as designated by supervisor.
• Support the overall day-to-day needs of the division with weekly duties, such as yard supervision and curbside dismissal support.
• Engage in schoolwide professional development structures and processes, including but not limited to: Equity and Inclusion work, pedagogical best practices, technological skill development, etc.
• Follow Prospect Sierra’s Essential Expectations.
• Perform other duties as may be requested by the Head of School and ES Division Head.
  
  

Salary

The salary is competitive. Benefits included. Our 2026-27 salary schedule can be found here.

How To Apply

Send a résumé (including contact information for three references) and one-page cover letter to:

Jessica Walker, Elementary School Division Head

Email: tapscottjobs@prospectsierra.org (Please put “4th Grade Elementary Lead Teacher” in the subject line)

Prospect Sierra School is an equal opportunity employer. Our community is diverse in many ways, inclusive of race/ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender spectrum, age, ability, and more. We welcome and value the same in our faculty and staff.