4th & 5th Grade Teacher

Job Opening: Teacher, 4th & 5th Grade

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

Job Description

Synergy School is searching for a top-notch, experienced teacher to join the 4th & 5th grade teaching team. The new member of the team will help plan, develop, and deliver a grade-level, multi-subject, progressive curriculum aligned with educational standards and best practices, using a variety of instructional methods. This full-time teacher will participate fully as a member of the Educational Cooperative and the Board of Trustees.

To apply, e-mail:  hiring45@synergyschool.org and submit:

• Resume
• Cover letter
• Three references
• Please, no phone calls

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Evaluate students and plan for academic, social, and emotional growth.
• Write evaluations and progress reports.
• Manage communication with parents, including phone, email, meetings, assessments, and reporting.
• Practice the Synergy School agreement system and Synergy philosophy regarding growth and change.
• Communicate with co-teachers and the learning specialists regarding students with neurodiversity.
• Modify and adapt the curriculum as needed.
• Coordinate and manage field trips, including overnight outdoor education.
• Integrate technology into the curriculum.
• 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 in school committees.
• Actively participate on the Board of Trustees.
• Other duties as assigned.

Preferred Skills

• Experience teaching elementary subjects, especially math and language arts (reading and writing).
• Ability to develop and implement a project-based, anti-bias curriculum.
• Commitment to progressive educational practices.
• Understanding the developmental stages and needs of children from 4 years of age through early adolescence.
• Team teaching experience.
• Experience working with students with learning differences.
• Outdoor education experience.
• Willingness to fulfill co-op duties.
• Interest in being a part of a TK-8th-grade learning community.
• Strong organizational, collaborative, and communication skills.
• 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.  Since 1973, the school has functioned as 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.

Synergy School • 1387 Valencia Street • San Francisco, CA 94110 • www.synergyschool.org

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