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Salary based on years of experience and educational credentials.
Required Education:
4 Year Degree
Mirman School seeks a full-time Lower School Lead Teacher starting in August.
About Mirman School
Mirman School embraces, supports, and values the many facets and faces of giftedness as we nurture our students’ abilities to reach their highest potential. As an educational institution, we are committed to personalizing our curriculum through depth and complexity, while celebrating the intellectual, creative, and kinesthetic dimensions of childhood and adolescence. We foster a culture of inclusivity and connectivity in which our students’ academic, co-curricular, and socio-emotional experiences and needs are supported. Mirman faculty and staff model empathy and respect in our communal effort to enhance whole-child learning. Our goal is to inspire lifelong curiosity and learning, the continuous pursuit of excellence, and ethical leadership among our students and graduates.
Our Values
Responsibility — We are obligated to care for ourselves, our community, and our environment.
Integrity — What we believe is right directly shapes our actions.
Discovery — We enthusiastically pursue knowledge about ourselves and the world around us.
Empathy — We strive to understand and value the experiences and feelings of others.
Resilience — We recognize challenges as necessary steps in learning and personal growth.
Job Summary
Create a flexible and dynamic elementary classroom environment and program favorable to learning and personal growth for highly gifted children; establish effective rapport with students, parents, and colleagues; nurture passions and talents of students; develop each child’s skills, attitudes and knowledge needed in a strong foundation for elementary grade education in accordance with each student’s ability; collaborate and partner with colleagues and administration to build, assess, and integrate curriculum across disciplines; foster student success and well-being beyond their classroom.
Essential Job Functions:
Cultivate and model a respectful, safe, creative, and invigorating classroom
Demonstrate a strong understanding of the academic, social, and emotional development of highly gifted children
Support the academic, social, and emotional development of all students at Mirman
Collaborate with and mentor an Associate Teacher by co-planning, teaching, and providing feedback
Communicate effectively with families about all aspects of classroom life and each child’s development
Evaluate student work using both formative and summative assessments, benchmarks, and other assessments to guide instructional planning and promote student success
Share supervisory duties and general support and care of the school community
Perform necessary routine tasks and daily maintenance of the classroom
Collaborate and work effectively with the Head of Lower School, Associate Teacher, grade level team, specialists, other faculty, and administration personnel
Demonstrate culturally competent skills in educational program design and delivery
Demonstrate effective and respectful management of classroom culture using social-emotional learning skills and strategies, such as Responsive Classroom
Demonstrate a strong understanding of independent school methodology, effectively integrating best practices from NAIS and CAIS.
Build immediate and loving rapport with children of all ages, including a passion for teaching and working with students from various communities
Exhibit enthusiasm and commitment to Mirman School’s vision, mission, and guiding principles
Demonstrate excellent organization, time management, and follow-through skills
Other duties as assigned
Job Qualifications:
A commitment to ongoing learning about diversity, equity and inclusion, and justice initiatives
Graduate degree in education or a related field preferred
3-5 years of teaching experience as a lead teacher (preferred)
Experience working with highly gifted children preferred
Has relevant experience in a Lower School setting
Has strong classroom management skills
Is invested in ongoing professional growth and development
Eagerness to rethink and develop new curriculum elements in collaboration with colleagues
Competent using Google Suite
Strong proficiency with technology and ability to use technology effectively in the classroom
Independent school experience preferred
Job Perks:
Professional development & opportunities for growth
Community and connection
Generous benefits package, including medical, dental and vision
At Mirman, through an inclusive environment, we challenge our students and each other to be dynamic problem-solvers and thoughtful citizens. Mirman does not discriminate based on race, color, religion, gender, ethnic origin, age, physical disability or sexual orientation in administration of our educational policies, hiring policies, admissions policies, financial aid programs, athletics and other school-administered programs.
Mirman School opened its doors to educate gifted children in 1962. Motivated by a deep love and concern for these children, Dr. and Mrs. Norman J. Mirman began the school with nine pioneering students in their West Los Angeles home. Today, with a newly expanded campus serving all dimensions of childhood, Mirman School is a thriving and diverse community home to 430 students. Mirman continues to distinguish itself as one of the few schools in the country devoted to the education of highly gifted children, particularly serving all dimensions of childhood — academic, artistic, kinesthetic, and more.
Mirman’s Mission
We cultivate the boundless potential of highly gifted children, nurture their passions and talents, and develop a diverse community of creative and constructive lifelong learners.
Our 7 acre campus is home to both Lower and Upper Schools, beautiful outdoor community spaces including regulation-size athletic fields and basketball courts, Ga-Ga courts, innovative play yards, and office and classroom spaces including a new 16,000 square foot Learning Center that opened in August 2023. Our faculty lounge creates a warm convivial space for gathering, collaborating, a...nd all the coffee one could want. Recycling initiatives and fast-fill water stations throughout campus, in addition to energy efficient office spaces, combine to create a greener community.
Our Community
Mirman is made up of students and their families, a dedicated and passionate Parent Service League, and a Board of Trustees made up of community leaders. In the Lower School, lead teachers are supported by Associate Teachers in every homeroom, while Upper School teachers specialize in disciplines such as English, science, Latin, Mandarin, History, etc. Dynamic specialists in science, STEM, technology, math, art, music, choir, theatre and more round out the fabric of our faculty. Mirman is also home to a collegial and collaborative group of administrators who work to facilitate the ideal teaching and learning environment.