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Applying for Position:
Lower School Associate Teacher

This opening calls for specific teaching qualifications set by the school.

CalWest client school in the Greater Los Angeles area seeks a Lower School Associate Teacher for the 2024-25 school year, starting August, 2024.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s Degree required; progress towards an advanced degree in Elementary or Early Education preferred
  • 1-3 years of teaching experience in a classroom
  • Previous experience with Lower School students preferred
  • Competent in using Google Suite
  • Strong proficiency with technology and an ability to use technology effectively in the classroom

Responsibilities

  • Cultivate and model a respectful, safe, creative, and invigorating classroom
  • Demonstrate effective use of classroom materials and technology to enhance learning and students success
  • Lead math groups by creating and implementing lesson plans, assigning and evaluating homework, assessing student progress, and partnering with parents and teachers to ensure progress and achievement
  • Collaborate with the Lead Teacher to co-plan and eventually lead subjects such as Reading Workshop, Writing Workshop, Service Learning, and/or Thematic Studies (social studies)
  • Evaluate student work, using both formative and summative assessments, benchmarks, and other assessments to guide instructional planning and promote student success

CalWest and our partner schools are unable to respond to all applicants.

Candidates may be submitted to multiple positions during their time with CalWest. Also, candidates may not be chosen to move forward in the search they initially expressed interest in pursuing.

Our client schools make the final decisions.

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