Description
Saint Sebastian School provides a Catholic dual language education to prepare students for a diverse 21st century. We are located in the heart of West Los Angeles and are seeking a full time 2nd grade teacher for the 2022-2023 school year. Importantly, these teaching positions demand an educator who are skilled in differentiation, can clearly articulate and hold high expectations for all, and whose behavior management creates a structured and nurturing environment.
Skills Required:
- Fosters a faith-filled, nurturing, and respectful classroom culture
- Demonstrate record of success working with elementary grades
- Plan thematic units collaboratively with colleagues
- Possess passion for and experience with curriculum development and assessment
- Plan and implement a rigorous academic curriculum in line with the Common Core and Archdiocesan standards
Job Duties and Responsibilities:
- Establishes classroom systems and structures to maximize student learning and faith formation
- Develop curriculum maps for reading, language arts, and math
- Submit weekly lesson plans
- Assess, document, and analyze student progress using assessment data
- Actively participate and collaborate in weekly planning meetings
- Collaborate with Spanish dual language teacher partner
- Communicate with parents through formal conferences and informal communications
- Share school yard supervision
- Desires to learn and receive coaching
- Participate actively in school community events
Requirements
Qualifications:
- Well-organized, highly energetic, and deeply caring
- Academic knowledge of English; Knowledge of Spanish a plus
- Understanding of language acquisition
- Significant training in literacy development
- Understanding of dual immersion programming and research
- Masters in Education and more than 5 years of teaching experience
- Possess a CA teaching credential, or be in the process of obtaining
- Basic catechist certificate, or be in the process of obtaining
How to apply:
If you see yourself as an ambassador for dual language learning in a Catholic setting, are interested in networking with other Catholic educators in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles Dual Language Immersion Network schools, and are committed to the development and delivery of a faith-based, service-oriented, and integrated curriculum, please apply today. Send a resume and cover letter explaining your interest in a dual language setting and suitability for this position to Karisa Avalos at principal@saintsebastianschool.com.
Information/Application Contact
Saint Sebastian School (Los Angeles)
1430 Federal Ave
Los Angeles, CA 90025
principal@saintsebastianschool.com