Jewish Studies Teacher (TK-3)

Located in Foster City, Ronald C Wornick Jewish Day School is a warm and vibrant school for students from TK until 8th grade. We are a warm and welcoming community with a collaborative team focused on bettering our learning experience, supporting our students, and welcoming our families. Wornick Day School is seeking a Jewish Studies Teacher for the 2023-2024 school year to join our team and create powerful Jewish learning opportunities for our students. 

The Jewish Studies Teacher will:

• Teach 4-5 sections of Jewish Studies classes in the Elementary School (Likely in the TK-3rd grade age band)
• Work to develop curriculum with the support of the Director of Jewish Studies and Hebrew
• Work collaboratively with the Jewish Studies department to infuse holidays and the Jewish life cycle into the curriculum 
• Differentiate appropriately for students with different learning styles and experience with Judaism and Jewish texts
• Support and lead Tefillah on a daily basis
• Fulfill other duties as assigned by the Assistant Head of School
• Attend all faculty and grade level meetings
• Participate in all school events including; open houses, student performances, back to school night, parent teacher conferences and similar events
• Serve on committees at school to improve school culture and support the professional community
• Regularly assess students and report home appropriately to parents on student progress
• Help develop a love of Torah, Jewish Learning and Israel in partnership with the school

The successful candidate will:

• Have a BA in Jewish Studies or have extensive Jewish learning experience (Yeshiva, Day School, Beit Midrash,etc.) 
• Certifications in Project Based Learning or other progressive educational models are a plus!
• Have experience teaching Jewish texts to elementary aged students
• Have experience designing units of learning for students and assessing learning through a variety of methods
• Demonstrate an ability to make Jewish text, tradition and history relevant to a diverse group of students and families
• Strong Hebrew skills are strongly preferred 
• Be collaborative in nature and work well in teams to design curriculum, holiday programming and school rituals with the Jewish Studies team
• Be able to receive feedback from supervisors and communicate effectively with administrators
• Have a proven track record of engaging with parents and families 
• Have excellent writing skills
• Have experience differentiating for a group of diverse learners
• Song leading/guitar playing a plus!

Benefits and Compensation

A generous benefits and compensation package will be offered for this teaching position including

• A salary range between $65,000 and $88,000 depending on experience and qualifications
• Additional benefit stipend to assist with retirement contributions, dependant benefits or taken as taxable compensation
• Comprehensive benefits including medical, dental and vision, life and AD&D, 403b retirement plan, and employee assistant program
• Significant tuition remission for employee children enrolled at Wornick