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Prospect Sierra
Overview of School
Prospect Sierra is an independent, coed TK–8 school located on two campuses in El Cerrito, California, serving 450 students. Prospect Sierra gives students the tools to build a better world by integrating rigorous academics with a deep understanding of human emotions. Every day, our exceptional teachers connect students’ academic experiences to ethics, empathy, and social and emotional intelligence. The result is deeper intellectual engagement, greater self-knowledge, and compassionate relationships. Prospect Sierra students develop the courage to become more than great students, but great people. Please visit our website, www.prospectsierra.org, for more information.
Overview of Position
This is a full-time position for a third-grade lead teacher. This teacher will report to the Elementary Division Head. The position will begin in August of 2025 and is for the 2025-26 school year and beyond.
Responsibilities
- Teach SEL, math, literacy, and humanities lessons weekly.
- Support the social and emotional development of students.
- Collaborate weekly with teaching teams to ensure consistency between classes.
- Uphold a strong commitment to a balanced literacy approach, which includes the use of the Being a Reader and Being a Writer curricula.
- Maintain our math program by following the Bridges and Number Corner curriculum currently in place.
- Coordinate buddy experiences, finding creative ways to connect across grade levels and campuses.
- Collaborate with specialist teachers to enhance the curriculum and student learning.
- Collaborate weekly with the grade-level learning specialist to determine pull-out and push-in support needs for students.
- Maintain regular communication and contact with parents, including regular digital newsletters.
- Assess students regularly through unit assessments, reading assessments, projects, and class work.
- Write narrative reports twice annually for all students.
Required Qualifications
- Appreciation for and desire to work with TK-4th grade students
- An authentic love of helping students excel in their learning
- Knowledge of the essential role social emotional literacy plays in the workplace and interest in the application of SEL within the educational setting
- Knowledge of identity-safe and anti-bias educational practices
- Ability to create an inclusive classroom community that allows for a multitude of perspectives to be heard and respected
- Ability to take initiative, work passionately and joyfully, and collaborate effectively with diverse constituencies
- Willingness to be a team player, show initiative, and take on leadership roles as needed
- A passionate commitment to creating an innovative, joyful environment for students
- Bachelor of Arts or Science degree and/or professional coursework or certification, indicating training applicable to the responsibilities of the position
In addition to the required qualifications, desirable additional skills include:
- Strong communication skills, both written and verbal
- Flexibility
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Organizational skills and the ability to multitask
- Knowledge of educational technology to support teaching and learning
- Understanding of differentiated learning techniques
- Nuanced understanding of DEI/social justice knowledge from a personal or programmatic perspective
Salary
Our 2025-26 salary schedule can be found here. Benefits are included.
How to Apply
Send a résumé (including contact information for three references) and one-page cover letter to:
Quise Rodriguez, Elementary School Division Head
tapscottjobs@prospectsierra.org
Prospect Sierra School is an equal opportunity employer. Our community is diverse in many ways, inclusive of race/ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender spectrum, age, ability, and more. We welcome and value the same in our faculty and staff.