LOWER SCHOOL 1st GRADE TEACHER (Full time to cover a family leave from August, 2026 through December, 2026)

 

The Head-Royce Lower School is seeking a dynamic, creative educator to join our first grade team for a period of time to cover family leave. Our homeroom teachers have a contained classroom of approximately 20 students and deliver content and skills in language arts, social studies, science and math. In addition, teachers use the Responsive Classroom approach, Toolbox and our school’s mission to support social-emotional and character growth. Our faculty create classrooms that encourage students to participate in experiential learning, take risks, view the world through multiple lenses, utilize innovative tools, and demonstrate proficiencies through a range of assessments that include real world problems and performances. Beyond the classroom, teachers are expected to take on Lower-School-wide duties and participate in the life of the community.

Skills

• Collaborative, collegial, and flexible teacher within the Lower School with other student-focused educators
• Clear communicator with students, colleagues and parents/guardians, both orally and in writing 
• Demonstrates knowledge of a child’s physical, social and emotional development 
• Possesses a growth mindset, a love of learning, and patience
• Uses technology to enhance the student experiencePractices in differentiated instruction
• Strong organizational, planning, and classroom management skills

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Minimum 3 years experience teaching at the primary elementary level 
• Strong academic background, experience in equity and inclusion education and an awareness of ecological literacy
• Genuine fondness for working with students of this age

Additional Qualifications (preferred, but not required)

• Advanced degrees in the field of education

$77,600 - $125,000 a year

*Salary will be pro-rated dependent on percentage of full time.

*Dependent on Years of Experience Teaching and Education Level

 

Location: Oakland, California

Education: Bachelor’s degree required

Start Date: August 2026

Website:  headroyce.org

To Apply:

 

Interested candidates are asked to submit a letter of interest as well as a current resume. 

Application materials should be submitted through our website.

 

Located on a 22-acre campus in Oakland, California, Head-Royce School (HRS) is a pre-eminent, co-educational, independent, K-12 day school with a 138-year history. Our mission is to develop students of character, intellect, and creativity. We deliver on our mission by living our values: 

 

* Students First: We prioritize student learning, development, and well-being.

* Academic Excellence: We pursue knowledge and assess our learning to better ourselves and our community.

* Diversity: We embrace our different perspectives, backgrounds, experiences and identities to expand and enrich what we can learn and do together.

* Belonging: We create the conditions in which everyone thrives and brings their authentic selves.

* Civic Engagement: We connect students to the local community and beyond to enhance their academic experiences and foster genuine engagement.

 

Head-Royce enrolls approximately 900 students in the three separate divisions—Lower, Middle and Upper—and provides a dynamic, whole-child education to every student. We envision a future where education unlocks the promise and purpose of every student to better the world.

 

HRS is unable to provide immigration sponsorships such as H1B Visas. Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States and be willing to undergo both Livescan background check and TB screening as part of the hiring process. Employment is also contingent upon successful completion of background checks and compliance with California SB 848, which requires prior educational institution employers to disclose credible complaints, substantiated investigations, or discipline involving egregious misconduct.

 

Head-Royce provides equal employment opportunities on the basis of merit, fitness, qualifications, and experience. The school’s commitment to equal employment opportunity extends to all job applicants and employees and to all aspects of employment. Head-Royce makes employment decisions without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions and breastfeeding), reproductive health decision-making, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, citizenship, military or veteran status, age, or other categories defined by state law, federal law or local ordinance. Head-Royce prohibits discrimination or harassment based on these classifications. Discrimination and harassment based on a perception that anyone is in any of these protected classifications or is associated with a person who has or is perceived as being in any of these protected classifications, are also prohibited. Head-Royce School seeks to be a community in which every individual is treated with sensitivity, courtesy and respect. 

 

Required Disclosure: AB 2534 & SB 848- As of January 1, 2026, in accordance with Education Code section 44939.5 (as amended by California AB 2534 & SB 848) and Education Code 44051 (as amended by SB 848) applicants for all positions are required by law to provide a complete list of every school district, county office of education, charter school, state special school, diagnostic centers operated by the CA Department of Education, and/or private schools with which they have previously been employed, regardless of the length of service. Please include any full-time, part-time and/or substitute employment positions on your application. Failure to disclose all previous educational employment, regardless of length or location, may result in the disqualification of your application and/or may be deemed dishonestly in the hiring process and subject to discharge should you become employed.