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Applying for Position:
Middle School Associate Teacher

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

CalWest's client school in the Greater San Francisco Bay Area seeks a Middle School Associate Teacher starting August 2025.

Responsibilities:

  • Assist in creating a safe and supportive learning environment where children can develop their full potential and experience growth 
  • Supervise students in and out of classroom activities during the school day 
  • Create and or produce classroom materials to support curriculum needs (coloring, laminating, copying, ordering, etc.) 
  • Assist teaching team with documenting individual student progress by giving feedback (written, verbal) to team members (correct papers/quizzes/tests) 
  • Provide support to middle school writing, science, and/or history classes to help with classroom management during lessons, as needed 
  • Help develop and implement classroom positive behavior protocol and/or academic plans for classroom and/or individual students. Assist with classroom management techniques and strategies 
  • Check in with students at the beginning and the end of the day to help them with organization 
  • Communicate and meet with classroom teachers on a regular basis 
  • Communicate and meet with the Division Directors on a regular basis 
  • Actively participate in class activities, circle time and field trips 
  • Provide supervision to students during breaks, recess and lunch 
  • Administer academic screenings/assessments as needed 
  • Attend Grade Level Meetings (GLM’s) as needed 
  • Participation on grade level Outdoor Education trips 

Qualifications:

  • Bachelor degree required 
  • Two years experience at the elementary and middle school level working with children with language based learning differences preferred 
  • Knowledge of multi-sensory teaching techniques preferred 

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.

Deciding to Apply

At minimum, applicants should have:

About CalWest Educators Placement

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