Details
Posted: 25-May-22
Location: Los Altos, California
Type: Full Time
Required Education: 4 Year Degree
Salary: $70,000 to $80,000
Categories:
Elementary Teacher
Salary Details:
Benefits include family medical and dental insurance and a 403(b) pension program (5% + an additional 4% match to employee contribution). The salary range for this position is $70,00 to $80,000, commensurate with education and experience. This is an on-campus role.
Teaching Position
Ventana is seeking elementary teachers to work in our elementary program (K-5th). Teachers work collaboratively with a classroom associate teacher and a team of specialists. This is a fantastic opportunity to work with other enthusiastic and creative educators.
What makes teaching at Ventana different:
- Inquiry-based teaching with opportunities to create emergent curriculum
- Small class sizes
- Space and time to build relationships with students and teach social-emotional skills
- The Reggio-Emilia approach to education promotes the use of artistic disciplines to invite, and extend, learning at all age levels
- Focus on collaboration between teachers and across disciplines
- An administration that is committed to eliciting the perspectives of teachers
We are looking for teachers who:
- Demonstrate commitment to inquiry-based learning
- Are able to balance skill development with experiential exploration
- Have strong classroom management skills
- Understand the importance of social-emotional learning
- Have experience differentiating instruction to meet the needs of a variety of learners
- Are reflective practitioners
- Are flexible and creative
Essential Job Functions:
Teachers in our elementary program are expected to maintain a democratic, creative environment in which meaningful learning and personal growth are fostered through a variety of active learning experiences.
Duties include, but are not limited to:
- Engaging in daily dialogue and collaboration with teaching team and specialist teachers
- Collaborating with colleagues on multi-disciplinary project work
- Engaging in whole group, small group, and one-on-one instruction
- Mixing direct instruction with inquiry-based learning
- Making learning visible to students by documenting their learning through videos, transcripts, photos, and student work
- Writing progress reports
- Supervising student unstructured time
Successful candidates will be well-versed in the social-emotional needs of a diverse school-age population and able to collaborate and communicate effectively with students, parents, and colleagues.
Professional Qualifications:
- Hold, or are working towards, a CA Multiple subject teaching credential or Master’s degree in a related field.
- Minimum of two years experience working with elementary age
- Documented success in achieving strong social-emotional and academic results using a balance of direct instruction and inquiry-based approaches
- Exceptional written and verbal communication skills
Desired Qualities:
- Knowledgeable about progressive education practices and approaches
- Passionate about refining and growing their teaching practice
- Familiar with one or more of the following: Reader’s Workshop, Writer’s Workshop, Singapore Math
- Commitment to ongoing professional development