Website Head-Royce School
Part-time position starting 8/1/2023
This position will support our recent efforts to differentiate and enrich our math program and to develop our emerging STEM program, along with teaching a 6th grade math class. Because our Lower and Middle School math program includes a transition from one division to another, the LS-MS math specialist will also support changes in curriculum and staffing. Our educational philosophy focuses on helping students develop the skills necessary to succeed as responsible global citizens in the 21st century. Our faculty create classrooms that seek to inspire in our students a lifelong love of learning by encouraging them to participate in experiential opportunities, take risks, view the world through multiple lenses, utilize innovative tools, build empathy and demonstrate proficiencies through a range of assessments that include real world problems and performances. Beyond the classroom, teachers are expected to take on duties and participate in the life of the community.
Classroom-centered responsibilities
Scheduled one to two times a week into each 3rd-5th math classroom to do student pull-out for enrichment- would work in conjunction with the student needs identified by the classroom teacher and log weekly classrooms activities
Teach 6th grade math class (65-minutes three times a week)
Meet with 3rd-6th grade classroom teachers to discuss support needs and to suggest enrichment and remediation materials
Observe teacher and provide feedback on approach and instruction in the math
Pull out designated middle school students who need math and organizational support
Other Lower/Middle School or Departmental Job Responsibilities
Review/assess online math textbooks and apps for middle school transition
Work with teachers and administrators in interpreting CTP data and designing approaches to improve student achievement and instruction; provide summary reports to Division Heads and Academic Dean
Attend division or grade level meetings, when needed, and math department meetings
Attend math and occasional science department meetings to facilitate connections between the two departments
Work with math department chair to assess the efficacy of the math curriculum
Attend professional development workshops in the area of math differentiation including Youcube, etc.
Skills
Collaborative, collegial, and flexible teacher with other student-centered educators.
Clear communicator with students, colleagues and parents, both orally and in writing.
Demonstrated success partnering with parents to support the educational needs of their students.
Possess a growth mindset, a love of learning, and patience.
Strong organizational, planning, and communication skills.
Flexible in pedagogical approach, using multiple modalities to deliver a concept.
Clear desire to use a variety of teaching approaches in order to reach different student populations and adapt to better serve their learning styles and needs.
Uses technology to enhance the student experience.
Practiced in differentiated instruction.
Demonstrated understanding of curriculum design, pedagogical approaches and developmental appropriateness in order to deliver engaging, active, student-centered lessons, practice, and assessment.
Familiar with and uses different kinds of assessment (formative and summative).
Qualifications
Bachelor’s Degree required
Minimum 5 years experience teaching at the primary elementary level
Strong academic background, experience in multicultural education and an awareness of ecological literacy
Genuine fondness for working with students of this age
Additional Qualifications we hope to find, but not required:
Advanced degrees in the field of education
Other Requirements
Must be fully vaccinated (and boosted) against Covid-19 and show proof of negative TB test within the last four years in addition to participation in background screening.
Head-Royce School Overview
Located on a 22-acre campus in Oakland, California, Head-Royce is a pre-eminent, co-educational, independent, K-12 day school with a 135-year history. Our mission is to inspire in our students a lifelong love of learning and pursuit of academic excellence, to promote understanding of and respect for diversity that makes our society strong and to encourage active and responsible global citizenship.
Head-Royce enrolls 900 students in the three separate divisions — Lower, Middle and Upper Schools — and provides a dynamic, whole-child education to every student. With our Strategic Plan, Bridge to 2022, the school’s current initiatives include advancing an innovative, student-centered program, promoting an inclusive community, driving deeper civic engagement, sustaining a culture of balance and well-being and carefully stewarding our resources.
Other Considerations
Compensation: Range $75,500-$117,800* Full-time
*Dependent on Years of Experience Teaching and Education Level
Location: Oakland, California
Education: Bachelor’s degree required
Start Date: August 2023
Website: headroyce.org
To Apply
Interested candidates are asked to submit a letter of interest and a current resume. If you have an experience or desire to work with a particular age group, please indicate that in your applications materials. Application materials should be submitted through our website.
Head-Royce School is an equal opportunity employer and makes employment decisions on the basis of merit. We want to have the best available person in every job. School policy prohibits unlawful discrimination based on age, color, creed, disability, gender, marital status, national origin or ancestry, race, religion, registered domestic partner status, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, a medical condition including genetic characteristics, or any other consideration made unlawful by federal, state, or local laws. Head-Royce School seeks to be a community in which every individual is treated with sensitivity, courtesy and respect.
