1st and 2nd Grade Teacher

Job Title: Teacher
Member of Educational Cooperative
100% FTE, Exempt
Salary range:  $69,155 to $93,221
Location: on campus, in-person
Start Date: August 17, 2026

Job description

Synergy School is searching for a top-notch, experienced teacher to join the 1st & 2nd grade teaching team. The new teacher will plan, develop and deliver grade level multi-subject, progressive curriculum that reflects educational standards and best practices, while using a variety of instructional methods. The candidate will be comfortable creating and implementing curriculum, collaborating in a shared classroom environment, and communicating with colleagues and families. A teacher in this position will participate fully as a member of the Educational Cooperative and Board of Trustees.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Collaborate with a co-teacher to create and implement curriculum across the subjects for a first and second grade classroom and divide other shared responsibilities.
• Develop and implement robust assessments; provide regular and individualized feedback to students and families.
• Provide structured and sequential reading instruction, including using multi-sensory reading lessons with differentiation between emergent, transitional, and early fluent readers.
• Teach foundational first and second grade math concepts that align with our curriculum and standards.
• Communicate with co-teacher(s) and the learning specialist regarding students with neurodiversity. Modify and adapt curriculum as needed.
• Facilitate and record notes for Fall and Spring Parent/Guardian Conferences.
• Prepare semester report cards and student work portfolios.
• Manage communication with parents including phone, email, and meeting as needed.
• Practice the Synergy School agreement system and Synergy philosophy regarding growth and change.
• Uphold standards of punctuality, discretion, and professionalism.
• Coordinate and manage field trips, including overnight outdoor education.
• Integrate technology into the curriculum appropriately.
• Must be able to lift 40 lbs.
• Fulfill duties as a full member of the teaching cooperative (supervising students during recess and lunch, drop-off and pick-up curb duty).
• Actively participate on school committees.
• Actively participate on the Board of Trustees.
• Other duties as assigned.

Preferred Skills

• Experience teaching elementary subjects, especially language arts (reading and writing).
• Familiarity with the Bridges and Foss Curriculums, F&P Reading Assessments, and the Writer’s Workshop model.
• Ability to develop and implement a project-based, anti-bias curriculum.
• Commitment to progressive educational practices.
• Understanding developmental stages and needs for children from 4 years of age through early adolescence.
• Team teaching experience.
• Experience working with diverse learners.
• Willingness to fulfill co-op duties.
• Interest in being a part of TK-8th grades learning community.
• Strong organizational and collaborative skills.
• Outdoor education experience.
• Teaching credential preferred.

About Synergy School

Synergy is a progressive, independent TK-8 school with a vibrant, diverse community in San Francisco’s Mission District. We are an educational cooperative, in which teachers and staff are empowered to direct the school in its commitment to the highest standards of progressive education, global awareness and social justice.

Synergy School is an Equal Opportunity Employer and values workplace diversity. Applicants will not be discriminated against because of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, political affiliation, age, religion, creed, national origin, disability, ancestry, ethnicity, marital status, parental status, domestic partner status, veteran status, medical condition (cancer-related), or the conditions Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS), Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and AIDS-related conditions or other non-merit factors or any category provided by ordinance.

Please send cover letters and resumes to hiring12@synergyschool.org