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Applying for Position:
Lower School Lead Teacher

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

CalWest's client school in the Greater Los Angeles area seeks a Lower School Assistant Teacher for the 2025-2026 school year.

Qualifications

  • A commitment to ongoing learning about diversity, equity and inclusion, and justice initiatives
  • A 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 in using Google Suite
  • Strong proficiency with technology and ability to use technology effectively in the classroom
  • Independent school experience preferred

Responsibilities

  • 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
  • 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
  • Demonstrate excellent organization, time management, and follow-through skills
  • Other duties as assigned


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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