Carlthorp School Job Description

Position Title: Sixth Grade Elementary Teacher - Leave Replacement

Reports to: Assistant Head of School

Status: Carlthorp School seeks to hire a dynamic sixth-grade teacher to join our faculty as a parental leave replacement from March - June 2025.  The position is Full-time, Non-Exempt.

School Overview

Established in 1939, Carlthorp School is the oldest independent coeducational day school for grades K-6 located in Santa Monica, California. Carlthorp School provides a strong academic foundation in a diverse and nurturing school community that emphasizes respectful values, responsible work habits, and excellence in order to prepare our students to achieve their highest potential in education and life. We are dedicated to supporting faculty growth and development through ongoing professional development and training.   We have 280 students with two lead teachers per classroom of 20 students, and two classes per grade level.

Job Overview

The successful candidate must enjoy working with children and be devoted to building a nurturing and safe learning environment. To excel in this role, the Classroom Teacher must demonstrate excellent written and verbal communication skills, as well as in-depth knowledge of classroom activities and teaching methods.  The classroom teacher will be paired with a co-teacher in their homeroom classroom and will be responsible for sharing the teaching load in addition to running a reading and mathematics group.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Design, plan and implement learning experiences for reading, writing, math, and social studies
• Establish and maintain a healthy and trusting learning environment, fostering nurturing relationships with students
• Meaningfully integrate technologies into class lessons, for online learning as well as in school learning
• Guide students in their social-emotional development, maintaining expectations and support for positive and productive student behavior
• Collaborate with the Director of Inclusion and Belonging to ensure that equity, representation, and diverse perspectives remain integral to curriculum development and instructional practices, fostering an inclusive learning environment that reflects and respects all identities.
• Regularly communicate with families about classroom happenings and student progress
• Update documentation of current curriculum, instruction, and assessment
• Maintain records of individual student progress and achievement
• Participate fully in ongoing professional development
• Participate in the school community, including faculty and committee work, school duties, and activities such as clubs and assemblies

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Elementary Education preferred
• Minimum of 3 years of teaching experience at the elementary or middle school level 
• Excellent knowledge of child development, latest education theories and practices, and current trends in education and professional development
• Strong communication skills 
• Strong technology skills, familiarity with Google Classroom and other educational technology tools preferred
• Skill in differentiating instruction
• Demonstrated experience working in a culturally diverse community

About Carlthorp School

Welcome to Carlthorp School! From our all-school morning assembly to our rich and varied after-school offerings, Carlthorp School reaches out to its extended family in a thoughtful and meaningful way every day. Dedicated to the academic, social, and emotional growth of children, our highly qualified faculty and staff create a nurturing environment that inspires children to become life-long learners. Rigorous academics, including foreign language, are balanced with music, art, drama, service learning, and physical education. Accelerated classes challenge the gifted, and specialists make learning fun for everyone. Traditionally academic in approach within a warm and secure setting, Carlthorp School’s philosophy stresses our Code of Conduct and the cohesiveness of all constituents of the School’s family. Students live by the “Code,” which becomes a permanent part of their being. All children strive to do their personal best, inside school and out. Carlthorp School graduates are prepared to face the rigors of secondary school and the challenges of life. Not only are they talented critical thinkers and speakers, they are also good citizens who are responsible, respectful, and kind.

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