First Grade Teaching Position at El Rio Community School in Northeast Los Angeles--come join us at the most creative elementary school in town! at El Rio Community School
About the Employer
El Rio Community School is community-based independent TK-8 public charter school located in the culturally rich area of Northeast LA that is guided by the core principles of Public Waldorf Education through the lens of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging. We seek to cultivate a relationship-based school culture that supports joyful, collaborative learning and leadership. Students’ curiosity and imagination are fostered through an arts-integrated, culturally responsive and developmentally appropriate curriculum. By engaging children’s heads, hearts and hands, we strive to develop free-thinking individuals with respect for themselves, their community, and the planet. El Rio is actively committed to using a Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging lens to examine traditional Waldorf practices. We are dedicated to creating a school culture and curriculum that honors and reflects our community. Within this community, we seek to nurture children in their strengths while fostering a growth mindset and the ability to work through challenges. Using experiential learning and an arts-infused curriculum, we strive to instill in our students a sense of reverence and responsibility for all life on earth and a deep understanding of our interconnectedness as global citizens. We are focused on graduating lifelong learners and innovative, compassionate human beings who lead their lives and communities with purpose and integrity.
Job Summary
Job Summary
El Rio Community School, a public, independent charter school, uses the Waldorf approach to teach Common Core state standards. We are looking for an enthusiastic, warm teacher for 2024-2025 for a first grade teacher that will potentially loop with the students through fourth grade, sharing content knowledge, social-emotional support, and a joy for learning with the children. We offer a competitive compensation package, small class sizes, paid summer training and ongoing professional development, planning periods during the work day, and the opportunity to be part of shaping an innovative, growing school in Northeast Los Angeles, which includes frequent frequent field trips into nature and to sites related to the curriculum. We seek candidates with warmth, patience, enthusiasm, joy, and the ability to use Waldorf methods to make the curriculum and naturally embedded state standards come alive for the children. The ideal candidate will be a loving authority figure to the children, and balance high academic standards, the ability to respect and engender the respect of students, the knowledge, skills, and enthusiasm to engage students of all temperaments and ability levels, and the interpersonal skills to work collaboratively with colleagues, administration, and parents. The posting is open until positions have been filled.
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El Rio Community School, a new public, independent charter school that opened in September of 2020, offering standards-based instruction via developmentally focused, arts-integrated methods, and informed by the principles of public Waldorf education, seeks two 1st grade teachers for the 2021-22 school year.
Grades teachers at El Rio loop with their classes, with the opportunity to teach the same group of children in grades 1-4 and 5-8. Our class size will be 24 students. Teachers have the opportunity to use their own creativity to shape the curriculum, using Waldorf methods to deliver state standard based content that is responsive to the needs of the students in each class.
El Rio will offer a competitive compensation package, training and support, as well as the opportunity to be part of shaping an innovative new school in Northeast Los Angeles. Our educational program includes one day a week spent in nature.
We seek candidates who have high academic standards, the ability to respect and engender the respect of students of all ages, the knowledge, skills, and enthusiasm to engage students of all temperaments and ability levels, and the interpersonal skills to work collaboratively with colleagues, administration, and parents.
Qualifications for teachers:
Bachelor’s Degree
California Multiple Subject Teaching Credential/eligibility
Waldorf Teaching Certificate preferred.
Experience in Waldorf kindergarten/class teaching preferred.
To apply, please send the following to elriojobs@gmail.com:
a) Letter of Intent
b) Copy of Bachelor’s Degree
c) California Teaching Credential (or CA Commission eligibility)
c) Copy of Waldorf Certificate
d) Resume
e) 3 Letters of Recommendation with contact information
For questions or more information, please contact elriojobs@gmail.com.
Requirements / Qualifications
a) Letter of Intent/Cover Letter b) California Teaching Credential (or CA Commission eligibility) (screen shot is OK) c) Resume d) 1-2 professional references with contact information
Please provide current contact information for each of your references.
Requirements / Qualifications
a) Letter of Intent/Cover Letter b) California Teaching Credential (or CA Commission eligibility) (screen shot is OK) c) Resume d) 1-2 professional references with contact information
Please provide current contact information for each of your references.
Comments and Other Information
Please email application materials directly to Katie.chau@elrioschool.org.
Comments and Other Information
Please email application materials directly to Katie.chau@elrioschool.org.
Application Deadline
Until Filled
Date Posted
6/12/2024
Number of Openings
1
Salary
Pay Range
66,000 - 99,000 Annually
66,000 - 99,000 Annually
Add'l Salary Info
Starting Salary 66K up to 98K, plus 1K signing bonus, additional professional development and other stipend opportunities
Length of Work Year
10.5 months
Employment Type
Full Time