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CalWest’s client school in the Greater Los Angeles area is seeking an Elementary Science Teacher to begin in August 2024.

Qualifications

• Maintains a passionate, student-centered, developmental approach to teaching
• Is well-organized and maintains up to date lesson plans, scope and sequence, and curriculum maps
• Demonstrates the ability to differentiate instruction and address the needs of all student learners
• Engages in meaningful and productive collaboration with administration, colleagues, and parents
• Displays excellent communication skills with a commitment to keeping parents informed as partners in their child’s learning
• Is motivated to take risks and seek leadership opportunities
• Exhibits interest in professional growth opportunities with a strong commitment to ongoing education
• Motivated to improve the school as a whole, sharing best practices
• Adept at utilizing technology as an added instructional tool including: navigating Google applications, working with iPads, and upholding classroom management of various educational applications
• Is self-reflective and committed to improving one’s practice, embracing feedback from colleagues, administrators, and students
• Creates a strong classroom culture that is developed through a Responsive Classroom approach and contributes to the broader school community.

Responsibilities

• Teach assigned ES Science courses
• Develop and refine curriculum maps, lessons, and units of study that meet or exceed the requirements of NGSS Standards in each subject assigned to teach
• Plan and coordinate science/nature based trip
• Supervise students in and out-of-classroom activities during the school day, including carpool, recess, and lunch supervision
• Attend and participate in all staff development, including staff orientation and professional development for both internal (led by the Head of Academics, Director of Elementary School, other teachers/staff, and/or visiting experts) and external (visiting other schools, attending conferences, and engaging in best practice sharing with others in the school community, etc.) as arranged/calendared by the School
• Participate and/or lead special school events including, but not limited to, Open House, Back to School Night, grade level trips, and special student performances
• Assess student progress and achievement using a variety of means to collect and report on academic data
• Use data to inform instruction in order to meet individual student academic and social needs with a goal of every student performing on grade level or above in all subject areas