Elementary Classroom Teacher, The Learning Center (TLC) at Almaden Country Day School
About the Employer
The mission of Almaden Country Day School is to discover the gifts in every child. We provide a safe and affirming environment for learning, empowering children to strive, explore and build a sense of personal value. Our teachers create a rich, balanced, academic foundation that corresponds with the developmental stages of childhood. We offer a wide variety of opportunities for children to extend their intellectual, social, and personal potential. Our students become delightful people — confident, kind, concerned, and ready to make significant contributions to our world.
Job Summary
Job Summary
Almaden Country Day School (ACDS) is seeking a full-time elementary teacher for The Learning Center at ACDS. The Learning Center (TLC) is a program within our school for bright children with language-based learning differences. Classes are taught in a ratio of 4:1 with a master teacher. If you want to help change children’s lives and be part of a collaborative, cohesive team, please reach out. The specialized curriculum in TLC includes language arts, math, social studies, and social-emotional learning, all taught in a multisensory way. We meet the needs of our students with dyslexia, dysgraphia, and dyscalculia. Essential to success in TLC is patience, precision in instruction, and an understanding and appreciation of children’s developmental stages. Teachers must also deliberately focus on collaboration, teamwork, and building relationships with students, parents, and colleagues. We are looking for compassionate teachers who are open to learning. ACDS will cover the costs of training in the Orton-Gillingham Approach of instruction. Teachers are expected to complete all training with fidelity. Enjoy this short video to see our team and program in action: https://vimeo.com/712255355/8122a8e5eb
Requirements / Qualifications
- Demonstrated success in teaching children in an elementary or middle school setting; 5 years minimum - Evidence of ongoing professional development and desire to grow as an educator - Commitment to teaching 21st Century Skills, including teamwork, creativity, problem solving, curiosity, ethics, and resilience - Demonstrated commitment to a collaborative work style - Understand and embrace the unique concerns of our parents - Personal characteristics: passion for working with children, optimism, flexibility, patience, joyfulness
Preferred Qualifications: - Demonstrated success in working with children with language-based learning differences - Experience with multisensory math instruction - Experience using the Orton-Gillingham Approach - Aptitude in promoting student inquiry and collaboration - Experience in Belonging work
Requirements / Qualifications
- Demonstrated success in teaching children in an elementary or middle school setting; 5 years minimum - Evidence of ongoing professional development and desire to grow as an educator - Commitment to teaching 21st Century Skills, including teamwork, creativity, problem solving, curiosity, ethics, and resilience - Demonstrated commitment to a collaborative work style - Understand and embrace the unique concerns of our parents - Personal characteristics: passion for working with children, optimism, flexibility, patience, joyfulness
Preferred Qualifications: - Demonstrated success in working with children with language-based learning differences - Experience with multisensory math instruction - Experience using the Orton-Gillingham Approach - Aptitude in promoting student inquiry and collaboration - Experience in Belonging work
Comments and Other Information
Responsibilities:
- Instruction in math, reading, writing, spelling, grammar, social studies, and social-emotional
learning (SEL)
- Attend faculty meetings approximately once a week
- Recess, lunch, and afternoon duties as assigned
- Supervise and lead field trips (approximately three a year)
- Participation in school events, including but not limited to: Blacktop Bash, student plays,
graduation, etc.
- Willingness to carry out other duties and responsibilities beyond the classroom, as expected of
all faculty
- Other duties as assigned
Comments and Other Information
Responsibilities:
- Instruction in math, reading, writing, spelling, grammar, social studies, and social-emotional
learning (SEL)
- Attend faculty meetings approximately once a week
- Recess, lunch, and afternoon duties as assigned
- Supervise and lead field trips (approximately three a year)
- Participation in school events, including but not limited to: Blacktop Bash, student plays,
graduation, etc.
- Willingness to carry out other duties and responsibilities beyond the classroom, as expected of
all faculty
- Other duties as assigned
Application Deadline
8/1/2025 12:00 AM Pacific
Date Posted
6/25/2025
Contact
Cecilia Robb
4089970424
4089970424
Number of Openings
1
Salary
Pay Range
$60,000 - $100,000 Annually
$60,000 - $100,000 Annually
Length of Work Year
10 months
Employment Type
Full Time