6th Grade Math Teacher

Curtis School•Los Angeles, CA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Curtis School is seeking a 6th Grade Math Teacher to join a team-oriented, inclusive, and professional learning community. Curtis School is a DK-6 co-ed elementary school whose mission is to “develop, in every child, a sound mind in a sound body, governed by a compassionate heart.” We place an equal emphasis on academic, physical, social-emotional, and character education and instill a growth mindset modeled by faculty and staff who are the best in their craft. The 6th Grade Math Teacher will be responsible for maintaining a positive learning environment in their classroom and creating a program that meets the intellectual and emotional needs of each child. The successful candidate will work closely with colleagues in their grade level, under the supervision of the Director of 6th Grade and Secondary School Outplacement, to implement an engaging math curriculum that fulfills Curtis’s mission and values. The candidate must have excellent time-management, organizational, and communication skills, be innovative and creative in instructional planning, dynamic and adaptable to shifting work conditions, and open to feedback. A collegial personality and responsiveness to direction are essential traits, as is a love of working with elementary school-aged children. Curtis School is fully committed to a diverse faculty and student body. The candidate should possess an abundance of respect and sensitivity around racial, ethnic, gender, socio-economic, and all differences.

Requirements

Have a bachelor’s degree
Have 3-5 years’ teaching experience
Have familiarity with the following teaching approaches: Singapore Math, backward design, and Responsive Classroom
Have experience teaching in a departmentalized setting (preferably in math)
Have strong writing skills and the ability to effectively communicate student progress via report card narratives and recommendation letters
Be cognizant of current trends, pedagogy, research, and topics of importance in education and be willing to apply them in the classroom and share with other teachers
Continually seek professional growth and development
Possess excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to collaborate with students, colleagues, and parents
Participate actively in student and community life inside and outside the classroom
Understand and believe in the importance of diversity, equity, and inclusion in education and act in accordance with those values
Have excellent technology skills and experience integrating technology in instruction
Provide a portfolio of teaching with examples of innovative lessons or projects that demonstrate creative and critical thinking and/or teach a demo lesson
Be flexible about working in outdoor weather conditions and able to regularly sit, stand, walk, use hands, reach with arms, talk and hear, and occasionally lift up to 10-25 pounds

Nice To Haves

master’s degree and teaching credential preferred

Responsibilities

Embracing Curtis School’s Vision, Purpose, Values, and Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion statement
Collaborating with the math curriculum coordinator, grade-level team, and division colleagues to plan and implement an appropriately challenging 6th grade math curriculum for three sections of students
Facilitating a 6th grade homebase (equivalent of advisory)
Promoting academic, social-emotional, and physical development of children in individual, small-group, and whole-class settings
Assessing students using current strategies and tools to inform instruction and give feedback
Completing checklists and narrative reports and participating in twice-yearly parent-teacher conferences
Writing outplacement recommendations for students in math classes
Supervising children during morning break, lunch, recess, and afternoon dismissal
Integrating meaningful and appropriate use of technology within the curriculum and as a communication tool
Attending Back-to-School Night, Open House, outdoor and experiential education trips, faculty workshop days, grade-level and division meetings, relevant all-school events, and all mandatory professional development