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22-23 Upper Elementary Teacher (4th-6th grades) at Bella Mente Charter School

Application Deadline

11/10/2022 11:55 PM Pacific

Date Posted
10/30/2022
Contact
Number of Openings
1
Salary
Add'l Salary Info
$53,940 to $62,701 Starting; 2% Signing Bonus; Platinum and Gold HMO/PPO Medical, 403B, Employee Assistance Plan, Life Insurance; 8 paid sick, 2 paid vacation per year
Length of Work Year
189 Days
Employment Type
Full Time

Job Summary

Job Summary

Bella Mente is looking for highly motivated and caring individuals to join our teaching team. Educators at our school love teaching and feel successful in a small school environment with class size maximums of 28 per teacher. Our teachers have high expectations of themselves and their students. Interest in the Montessori philosophy and a project based learning preferred. Bella Mente Academies is a free public Montessori school, located in Vista. Bella Mente opened its doors in the fall of 2013 with approximately 330 students. Since then, it has grown to serve approximately 400 students, grades TK-8. The mission of Bella Mente Academies is to provide students with the opportunity to acquire an education based on an “quality” curriculum founded on the educational philosophy of Dr. Maria Montessori. We intend to promote an educational atmosphere that encourages socioeconomic diversity by providing all students with the opportunity to obtain a quality public education. Our aim is to prepare each of our students with the skills, knowledge, and values to participate meaningfully in the pluralistic world of the 21st century. Students at BMA master foundational skills in core content areas and learn how to work effectively on group and individual projects. Teachers provide systematic and explicit instruction in foundation skills balanced with hands-on thematic projects and experiences in the community, while allowing students to explore personal areas of interest, all based on the studies of Maria Montessori. Students leave BMA having built a resume of Academic success Leadership experiences Healthy living practices

Requirements / Qualifications

Requirements / Qualifications

English Learner Authorization or CLAD required.

Multiple subject.

  • Copy of Transcript
  • CPR/First Aid Certification
  • Credential Copy
  • Letter of Introduction
  • Letter(s) of Recommendation
  • Resume


  • Multiple Subject Teaching Credential - General Subjects

English Learner Authorization or CLAD required.

Multiple subject.

  • Copy of Transcript
  • CPR/First Aid Certification
  • Credential Copy
  • Letter of Introduction
  • Letter(s) of Recommendation
  • Resume


  • Multiple Subject Teaching Credential - General Subjects

Comments and Other Information

Position is for Grade 6 primary role, with multiple-age classrooms (grades 4-6) in line with the Montessori philosophy in the afternoon.

Comments and Other Information


Position is for Grade 6 primary role, with multiple-age classrooms (grades 4-6) in line with the Montessori philosophy in the afternoon.