Job Description
5th Grade General Studies Teacher 2023-2024
Located in Sunnyvale, California, South Peninsula Hebrew Day School is a Jewish community day school for students from 15 months through 8th grade. We are a warm and welcoming community, with positive and collaborative relationships between all stakeholders in a child’s education. Our students and their families are closely connected and supportive partners in the school’s growth and development.
Our school prides itself on small size classes with a low student-teacher ratio at all grade levels. Teachers are encouraged to find opportunities for creativity and school administration is always open to and welcomes ideas and collaboration. We celebrate the personal passions of our faculty and welcome each member of the team as an important piece of our puzzle to give kids a whole-child experience during their school day.
SPHDS is seeking a 5th-grade teacher for the 2023/2024 school year to join our faculty and provide an outstanding educational experience to our children. Our program offers a warm and educational environment that focuses on whole-child learning with multi-discipline education tracks.
We encourage teachers who are passionate about innovative education and dedicated to creating a warm and safe classroom to apply.
The 5th-grade teacher will:
- Serve as a lead general studies teacher alongside our Hebrew and Judaic teachers
- Design engaging, purposeful, and developmentally appropriate curriculum in partnership with the grade level team
- Be collaborative in nature and team oriented
- Regularly assess student progress using a variety of tools to monitor growth and areas of need
- Use data to tailor instruction to meet students’ academic, social, and emotional learning needs
- Create a classroom culture of respect and inclusivity for all community members; comfortable supporting SEL learning and growth of students
- Communicate with parents regularly about education program and student progress, at times including the learning specialist/tutors
- Maintain education and behavior plans for students with learning differences in collaboration with learning support team
- Participate as an active member of the school community to provide stewardship of the school, supporting community events as needed
- Seek professional growth opportunities to maintain knowledge of cutting edge pedagogy
Qualifications:
- A degree or an advanced degree in education (California teaching credential a plus)
- A minimum of three (3) years teaching experience, 5+ highly preferred
- Experience teaching reading, writing and math at elementary grades through researched based curricula
- Excellent knowledge of child development and latest pedagogy through professional development and formal learning experiences
- Experience with PBL methods a plus
Compensation is competitive and health benefits are included in both full and part-time positions.
About the school:
South Peninsula Hebrew Day School is an established institution with almost forty years of history in the South Peninsula area, currently serving 225 students from 15 months of age through Eighth grade. The school is bilingual and bicultural, with a curriculum that includes a half day of Hebrew language, literature and Jewish studies. Our students are diverse with respect to their ethnic backgrounds, countries of origin, languages spoken and levels of economic privilege. Bridging this diversity is a core part of the school's mission.
SPHDS is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis or gender, race, age, nationality, religious background or gender orientation.
Job Types: Full-time, Part-time
Pay: $70,000.00 - $85,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Schedule:
COVID-19 considerations:
Our school developed a robust COVID-19 on-campus instruction plan, which was implemented this school year.
Application Question(s):
- What do you find most joyful about teaching?
- What pedagogy have you found most effective in your teaching career?
- What is the best phone number and email to reach you at? When is a good time to contact you?
Education:
Experience:
- teaching: 1 year (Required)
Work Location: In person
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