Elementary Teacher - Kindergarten

Position/Title: Elementary Teacher - Kindergarten

Job Location: Los Angeles, CA

Industry Category: Education / Religious Organization / Non-Profit 

Reports to: Directors – Elementary School

Organization: Wise School / Stephen Wise Temple

Status: Full-Time, Exempt, Salary, Benefits Eligible

Salary: $67-$72K Annually

About the Position

The Kindergarten Teacher at Wise School works with a team of teachers. With your colleagues, you will design and implement curriculum, differentiate learning as needed, and proactively communicate with parents. You will create and maintain a nurturing and supportive classroom environment, while implementing positive behavior support and classroom management.  A supportive administrative team will provide needed guidance and professional development.

Job Responsibilities

• Teach literacy (reading, writing, language arts), mathematics, and social studies in the general studies classroom.
• Work in the classroom to support each student’s differentiated academic needs, helping all students access the curriculum. Collaborate with team members, staff, and administration to support student learning and growth.
• Communicates proactively and directly with parents and caregivers via email, phone, and in person, through formal and informal parent-teacher conferences, report cards, and grade-level newsletters,.
• Work with your grade-level team, as well as specialist teachers, to plan curriculum and programming, and implement best practices for teaching and learning.
• Attend and actively participate in all-staff meetings and trainings.
• Attend school functions that support the school’s mission and vision, both during and outside the normal school day.
• As a key staff member in our religious educational institution, role-model the tenets of our faith on a daily basis to our members and the broader Temple community; participate in transmitting the expectations and values of our faith, playing a critical and essential role in the Temple’s ability to minister to the daily needs of our students and members.  
• Other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

• College degree and current CA teaching credential.
• Excellent writing and communication skills.
• Elementary experience preferred.
• Diplomatic, tactful, and possessing the ability to show grace under pressure.
• Empathetic to the needs and differing dynamics of families who attend the school.
• Strong interpersonal relationship-building skills; team-oriented.

• Flexibility and “can do” attitude toward supporting colleagues as needed.

• Strong organizational skills; self-motivated and responsible.
• Strong educational technology skills preferred, or strong willingness to learn.
• Personal qualities of integrity, credibility, and dedication to the mission of Stephen Wise Temple and Wise Schools.
• Reflective practitioner with a growth mindset.