Sacramento Country Day School, the regional leader in Pre-Kindergarten through 12^th grade independent school education since 1964, seeks a full-time Fourth-Grade Teacher to add to our excellent faculty.

This is a full-time position with benefits (100% employer paid medical, dental and vision for employee only), beginning August 16, 2025. The salary range is $52,000 to $100,000 depending on education and years of experience. Country Day School embraces the ideals of a liberal arts education. We encourage our students to develop the full range of their capabilities – intellectual, physical, creative, social, and moral, by cultivating the habits and skills that will enable them to lead fulfilling lives. 

The position requires the candidate to:

• Co-plan classroom lessons with the fourth-grade partner
• Deliver daily lessons
• Supervise students during yard and car duties (dismissal)
• Conduct educational assessments
• Write quarterly report cards
• Meet with families at parent-teacher conferences and Back-to-School Night and Spring Showcase
• Communicate with families by using a bi-weekly class newsletter
• Communicate with and meet with families to discuss their child as needed
• Facilitate field trips including one overnight field trip
• Attend monthly faculty meetings
• Engage in professional development in all curricular areas, in Responsive Classroom training, etc.
• Proficient in Google Classroom is a plus

Sacramento Country Day School’s mission is to inspire intellectual discovery and engage a diverse community to think critically, live creatively, and act compassionately. Sacramento Country Day School teachers are active in the school community, many serving as advisors, trip chaperones, and coaches. The ideal candidate will add strength to a wide range of programs and embrace a diverse and powerful learning community.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree, advanced degrees in education and teaching credential is preferred
• At least three years of lead teaching experience
• Success working with children in a classroom setting
• Patience, kindness, and an overtly warm manner with children
• Ability to set boundaries with children in a firm but loving way
• Ability to support (assist) the social-emotional growth of students and support problem-solving and conflict resolution
• Investment in diverse and inclusive curriculums, connections with students, and families

School requirements include: Background check, First Aid/CPR training (school sponsored), negative TB result.

About Sacramento Country Day School

Sacramento Country Day School, the leading elementary, middle, and secondary school in Sacramento and throughout the region, inspires intellectual discovery and engages a diverse community to think critically, live creatively, and act compassionately. Country Day's core values, as outlined in our mission statement, include: Intellectual Discovery, Diversity, Critical Thinking, Creativity, and Compassion. Serving 580 students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade, Country Day is located in Sacramento, California, between San Francisco and Lake Tahoe, with both roughly 90 minutes away.

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