Upper School Assistant Teacher (5th-8th grade)

Peninsula School • Menlo Park

The role of the Upper School (5th-8th grade) Assistant Teacher is to enrich the student' experience at Peninsula School. The primary responsibility of the classroom assistant is to help support the Head Teacher to implement the class program. The Assistant Teacher works closely with the Head Teacher, and specific duties in each classroom vary. The school views the Assistant Teacher’s contribution in the classroom as a critical component of the child’s experience. Our school program values are based in authentic interactions, community, equity, freedom & responsibility, meaningful academics and play.

Please email an application linked on https://www.peninsulaschool.org/about-us/join-our-team, cover letter and resume to Ayesha Sumbal at hr@peninsulaschool.org.

Learn more about Peninsula School on our website: https://www.peninsulaschool.org/

Preschool/Early Childhood Assistant Teacher

La Scuola International School • San Francisco

La Scuola International seeks Preschool/Early Childhood Education Assistant Teachers with some knowledge and interest in practicing the Reggio Emilia approach, the International Baccalaureate (IB) Early Years and Italian Language Immersion. Applicants should be strong team players, very proactive and flexible. We are particularly interested in teachers with experience in the Reggio Emilia Approach and International Baccalaureate (IB) Early Years framework. Applicants should be collaborative, proactive and flexible. Solutions-oriented thinkers, strong communicators and curious learners will thrive in La Scuola’s diverse and dynamic environment.

The teacher will support and implement the daily program in accordance with the policies and philosophy of the School under the supervision and direction of the Division Director and the Head of School.

Please visit www.lascuolasf.org to apply or send your resume to HR@lascuolasf.org

Start Date: 8/01/2025

Accepting applicants until 7/31/2025.

4-6th Grade Math/Science Teacher

Walden Center and School • Berkeley

Walden Center and School seeks a dynamic Math/Science teacher for our 4th-6th grade co-taught classroom to join our teaching collective. If you have a vision of building a close-knit community, of working with kids, parents, and a small committed team of educators, this may be the engaging, invigorating, satisfying job you are looking for.

Walden Center and School has been a leader in progressive elementary education and collective administration for over 65 years. Walden is an independent TK-6 school where drama, music, language, and art sit alongside traditional academic subjects as our core curriculum. At Walden, we believe that children learn best when their academic, emotional, physical, and social needs are addressed, and families are an integral part of our community. Teachers take an individualized approach in designing their curricula in order to meet each child where they are developmentally. We believe that tests and grades are not the best measure of a child’s learning. Instead teachers are guided by informal assessments, and close observation. We do not give tests or grades. Also, the teachers run the school as a teacher-led collective, which provides them with autonomy, and the right and responsibility to make decisions that affect both their own classrooms and the whole school. We are passionate about working with the diversity of our current community and strive to support an environment that feels inclusive and intentional.

Our approach to learning encourages creativity, collaboration, and critical thinking as a means to help children develop a lifelong love of learning, a strong sense of community, and a powerful sense of self. We believe learning should be personalized, child-centered, and joyful.

Job Description:
This position is for co-teaching the Upper Group (grades 4, 5 & 6), using a self-developed math and science curriculum in collaboration with the Upper Group Language Arts/Social Studies teacher. Our Upper Group teachers integrate arts and experiential learning in their lessons in a hands-on, meaningful way. This mixed grade class provides opportunities for community-building, leadership, and encourages playful and joyful learning for 4th, 5th & 6th grade students. Walden teachers practice flexibility, openness, and keen observation to fully engage students and support their joy of learning and cultural awareness. We believe that this approach honors different learning styles and life experiences. We utilize a variety of assessment tools to inform our teaching, and do not administer formal tests or give grades.

Teaching Duties:
Collaborate with the Upper Group team (Language Arts / Social Studies co-teacher and Arts teachers) to develop a cohesive, robust program.
Create an engaging and developmentally appropriate multisensory math and science program.
Prepare hands-on, project-based lessons grounded in constructivist principles
Plan and implement thoughtful math, science, social-emotional, and anti-bias units
Conduct informal assessments to track progress, inform teaching and engage learners
Foster a warm, welcoming, safe classroom community
Ability to create a positive learning environment through consistent, fair, and respectful classroom management
Communicate effectively about student learning and behavior with parents and students’ other teachers
Contribute to weekly notes home regarding curriculum, special events, and classroom needs
Attend parent-teacher conferences in the fall and spring and as needed throughout the year

Administration (Collective duties)
At Walden, there is no “principal” of the school. We operate as a collective, meaning that the teachers are solely responsible for all matters pertaining to the school’s day-to-day operation and leadership functions. In this non-hierarchical structure, all teachers play an equal role in the running of the school, and decisions are made on a consensus model.

For your first two years, your duties as a member of the collective will include the following:
Actively participating in weekly staff meetings
Participating in the planning and executing of school events, including community-wide events and assemblies
Collaborating to ensure the smooth operation of the school, which might include coordinating schedules, making admissions decisions, and communicating with other stakeholders
Implementing and managing school policies and procedures, helping to ensure a safe and supportive learning environment
Participating in at least two school committees
Supporting other administrative needs as they arise

Typically, in your third year at Walden, your duties will shift as you become a core collective member. This will entail:
Additional time with the other core collective members for sensitive and pressing issues
Leadership positions on school committees
Evaluating, mentoring, and managing fellow employees
Ultimate responsibility for community-wide issues, complaints, problems
Managing the recruitment and hiring of new staff

Other Collective duties
Being on-site from 8:45-3:15p for full teaching days and till 6p on Wednesdays for staff meetings
Supervising students when assigned duty, and as needed
Covering and teaching other classes as needed
Reading and responding to emails regarding school business in a timely manner
Reflecting on and supporting the school’s vision and mission
Commitment to participate in collectively administering the school using a consensus model
Supporting ongoing school business after hours and on weekends as needed
Supporting administrative goals generated in the meeting by taking on tasks
Summer Duties: admissions support, ongoing committee projects, and other tasks; meets when needed

Qualifications:
Bachelor’s Degree
3+ years experience teaching at the elementary school level
Knowledge of child development
Experience designing child-centered, age-appropriate, multi-sensory curriculum
Experience implementing anti-bias approaches and curriculum
Robust classroom management skills
Ability to adapt instruction to meet the diverse needs of learners
Familiarity with social-emotional learning curricula and/or anti-bullying programs
Excellent communication skills
Ability to be flexible

Preferred:
Responsive Classroom experience
Experience teaching 3rd-6th grades
Multiple-Subjects/Elementary Teaching Credential

Desired:
Experience in mission-driven nonprofit work
Skills and experience that will add to our Collective Administration: event planning, finance, marketing, project management, construction, gardening, scheduling, tech skills, social media
Knowledge or experience of collective/worker cooperative model workplaces, non-hierarchical organizations

Compensation:
This is a full-time salaried position
$75,000-$78,617/ 12-month salary
Benefits include Health, Vision, Dental, Retirement contribution, 11 PTO days

For more information about Walden, see our website: www.waldencenterschool.org

Please send a resume and cover letter addressing your philosophy of education to hiring@waldencenterschool.org and add “UG Math Teacher Hiring” to the subject line.

English Language Literacy Specialist (TEMP, starting September 1, 2025)

La Scuola International School • San Francisco

La Scuola seeks an English Language Literacy Specialist to support English Literacy in grades K - 5 for the upcoming school year starting September 1, 2025. The individual will be an integral part of our Teaching and Student Support teams and will be responsible for developing the English Language curriculum for students in Kindergarten through Grade 2 and supporting English language learning at the Elementary level. The position reports to the Elementary Director and collaborates closely with teachers, educational specialists, pedagogical leadership and administrative team members to ensure we are meeting each student’s individual needs.

* Bachelor's Degree and or Master's degree Education in or related field of study

* 3-5 years teaching experience.

* Experience in bilingual education, International Baccalaureate and Reggio Emilia philosophies a plus!

* Fluency in Italian and / or Spanish a plus!

Start date: September 1, 2025

Apply by emailing HR@lascuolasf.org

K/1 Lead Teacher, 2/3 Lead Teacher

Golestan School • El Cerrito

Mixed age multicultural class of ~14-22 children in a progressive independent school that uses an interdisciplinary approach to teaching (EL Education).

Golestan is looking to hire a loving and experienced teacher to start in August 2025. We are looking for someone who values collaboration and is creative and open to different ideas and trying new things. Must connect well with children, families, and colleagues of all backgrounds and be passionate about integrating curricular subjects into project-based learning in a global context.

Accepting applications through 5/30/2025

Start date: 8/13/2025

How to apply:

Send cover letter and resume to jobs@golestankids.com addressed to the Hiring Committee

Lower School Bilingual Teaching Associate (2025-2026)

Chinese American International School (CAIS) • San Francisco

Chinese American International School seeks a Lower School Bilingual Teaching Associate (2025-2026) Mandarin & English proficiency required

Non-exempt, full-time position

WELCOME!

Join the vibrant community at the Chinese American International School's new Forever Home campus on 19th Avenue as a bilingual teaching associate. Become part of a team striving to be the world’s most innovative, inspiring, and influential Mandarin-English dual-language immersion school. As a distinctive aspect of your work at CAIS, you will also help students navigate their way in a bilingual and bicultural school setting, guiding them to hone global skills and competencies and prepare to make a difference in the world around them.

OUR IDEAL CANDIDATE

The ideal candidate finds resonance with CAIS’s mission to Embrace Chinese, Become Our Best Selves, and Contribute to a Better World; our Core Values of Courage, Curiosity, Inclusion, Kindness, and Perseverance; and our Strategic Vision 2020-2025 to Reimagine CAIS, Reimagine Success. As CAIS aims to empower independent, effective, and inspired learners, we look for a candidate who seeks to become proficient in student-centered pedagogy such as differentiation, use of assessment to inform teaching, and Workshop-based instruction. The candidate will enter an environment that values social emotional learning alongside academic challenge. Teaching Associates are mentored by and coordinate student learning with an experienced classroom lead teacher. CAIS offers a dynamic dual culture setting in which faculty are immersed in a culture of language learners. We look for a candidate who will embrace CAIS’s work to create an equitable, inclusive environment where all faculty, students, and families are supported in their individual identities. We welcome all applicants who aim to actively support and participate in our diverse and inclusive community.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES

Position responsibilities include (but are not limited to):

● Develop a positive intellectual, emotional, and social environment within the classroom and a class community in which all children feel valued and a sense of belonging

● Encompass a positive discipline approach in guiding student behavior

● Work collaboratively and maintain standards of respect, courtesy, and mutual consideration with the school community, including students, staff, and parents

● In coordination with the lead teacher, plan and implement engaging learning experiences in alignment with the curriculum for individual, small and large group activities

● Assist in the daily operations of the classroom

● Meet the varied needs of children in the classroom by scaffolding and extending classroom lessons

● Provide for the physical safety of children

● Support the daily operations of the school by assisting with arrival and drop-off

● Actively supervise students during lunch and/or recess times

● Attend required meetings

● Substitute for the teacher by independently leading the class

● Keep current in pedagogical thinking, strategies and techniques

● Demonstrate an affirming attitude toward the school, a willingness to receive feedback, and professional demeanor and integrity

ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENTS

● Bachelor’s degree strongly preferred

● Bilinguality in Mandarin and English (OPI level Advanced-Low with non-native language)

● Experience working with children

● Desire to develop as an educator

● Commitment to meeting the needs of individual learners and promoting social and emotional development

● Commitment to school mission, policies, and initiatives

VALUED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

We value, but do not require, the following attributes:

● Personal experience with second language acquisition

● Training or experience in elementary classrooms preferred

● College coursework in education

COMPENSATION & BENEFITS

The CAIS Board of Trustees and administration are expressly dedicated to ensuring that CAIS is a great place to work. The school is committed to attracting, developing, retaining, and rewarding top-tier faculty and excellent educators with a strong benefits package. CAIS has an established salary scale that recognizes experience and other qualifications including (but not limited to) education and training, leadership, and bilinguality. The salary range for this position is: $21.52-$26.54 per hour. Please see the final page for a description of benefits. ABOUT CAIS As the nation’s first dual language Chinese and English Preschool through 8th grade school, CAIS embodies our mission by working continuously to maintain our role as a leader in immersion education. We are known as an ambitious school, and we have made substantial progress on our multi-year vision to reimagine immersion, reimagine our culture of learning, reimagine our community connectedness, and reimagine our learning spaces. Our entire community began the school year at our newly renovated campus on 19th Avenue.

TO APPLY

CAIS’s commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion is central to our mission. People of color and LGBTQIA candidates are strongly encouraged to apply. Email cover letter, resume, and list of references to Wei Qian (w_qian@cais.org). In the subject line please indicate: “LS Bilingual Teaching Associate.” Please no calls.

CAIS as a Workplace Chinese American International School is dedicated to attracting, developing, rewarding and retaining world-class employees and ensuring that this is a great place to work. We put a high priority on advances in compensation, benefits, and work climate with a 2025–2026 benefits package and perks including:

Distinctively CAIS Benefits

● Commuter benefits (up to $325/month)

● Dynamic, dual culture setting valuing honest self assessment, thoughtful self reflection, intentional planning, and focused implementation Financial Benefits

● CAIS contributes 5% of your earnings immediately in a 403(B) retirement plan (no contribution required on your part) Health Benefits

● CAIS pays 100% of the premium for medical, dental, vision, acupuncture, chiropractic, short-term disability and long-term disability, and life insurance for you (along with competitive rates for spouse and family coverage)

● Employer-funded Health Savings Account (HSA) and Pre-tax HSA employee contribution

● Pre-tax Flexible Spending Account (FSA) for medical and dependent care Vacation / Holiday / Paid Time Off

● Thanksgiving Break – 1 week

● Winter Break (December/January) – 2 weeks

● Winter Break (February) – 1 week

● Spring Break (April) – 1 week

● Summer Break – 9 weeks of summer from mid-June to mid-August

● Paid school holidays according to the school calendar

● Up to 2 additional days off for religious holidays

● Accrue 11.5 days of Sick Time annually

● Accrue 3 days of Personal Time annually Quality of Life and Appreciation

● Monthly appreciation lunches

● Twice-yearly Faculty/Staff Appreciation Events

● Annual milestones luncheon

● Free tickets to annual dinner/dance gala

● Lunar New Year luncheon

● Birthday gift card

Middle School Design Technology Teacher

Chinese American International School (CAIS) • San Francisco

Chinese American International School seeks a Middle School Design Technology Teacher

This is an English language position; NO Chinese language proficiency required. Exempt, full-time position

WELCOME! Join the vibrant community at the Chinese American International School as our Design Technology Teacher.Become part of a team striving to be the world’s most innovative, inspiring, and influential Chinese English dual-language immersion school.

OPPORTUNITY We are searching for an experienced, hardworking, flexible,creative, and collaborative candidate to serve as our school’s Design Technology Teacher. The ideal candidate finds resonance with CAIS’s mission to Embrace Chinese, Become Our Best Selves, and Contribute to a Better World. The Design Technology Teacher is a leader in design thinking and STEAM education who is responsible for overseeing the school’s Design Lab as a physical and programmatic hub for project-based learning in STEAM fields. The Design Technology Teacher teaches a sequence of technology/engineering courses, works with faculty to integrate making and design thinking into the CAIS curriculum, and consults with colleagues in mathematics, science, and other disciplines to create interdisciplinary STEAM threads across the middle school. In 2024 CAIS moved into our 5.4 acre, 120,000 sq ft campus with top tier theater, dance, arts, athletic, science, and tech facilities plus extensive outdoor space on 19th Avenue in San Francisco. The Design Technology Teacher plays a key role in managing the purpose-built design lab at our campus.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES Position responsibilities include (but are not limited to):

● Teaching courses in the areas of design thinking, engineering, physical computing, digital fabrication, and programming

● Coordinating engineering and design curriculum development and education

● Collaborating with teachers of all subjects to design, develop, and implement hands-on projects that are integrated into core subject classes

● Serving as a faculty coach and mentor in the areas of design, engineering, and fabrication

● Maintaining ultimate responsibility for all operations of the lab, including equipment maintenance, supply ordering, and budgets

● Advising student initiated clubs and teaching student and teacher-initiated short term elective courses

● Serving as an advisor or co-advisor to a small group of students

● Supervising student field trips and occasionally chaperoning global programs

● Other duties and responsibilities as determined by the Head of Middle School and Director of Educational Technology

REQUIREMENTS

● A passion for and demonstrable skills in the making and tinkering movement, from hand tools to computer-mediated tools such as 3D printers and laser cutters

● Demonstrated teaching skills in a project-based learning environment

● Ability to clearly articulate learning objectives, create new teaching materials, and develop curriculum

● Degree in a field such as mathematics, physics, educational technology, engineering, computer science, or a related field and/or equivalent combination of education and experience

● Minimum of bachelor's degree

● Desire and ability to work collaboratively

● Motivation to seek and implement innovative teaching practices

● Commitment to the school’s mission, core values, vision, and annual strategic objectives

● Commitment to the school’s diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging objectives

● Excellent work ethic

● Flexibility, patience, resilience, and good humor

ABOUT CAIS

As the nation’s first Mandarin immersion Preschool through 8th grade school, CAIS embodies our mission by working continuously to maintain our role as a leader in immersion education, whether through our signature Global Programs for 5th, 7th, and 8th graders, our creation of the Mandarin World Language Pathway to allow students to enter CAIS in middle school with little to no prior Mandarin proficiency, and our creation of the annual Early Childhood Chinese Immersion Forum. We are known as an ambitious school, and have implemented our multi-year vision to reimagine immersion, reimagine our culture of learning, reimagine our community connectedness, and reimagine our learning spaces.

COMPENSATION

CAIS has an established salary scale that recognizes experience and other qualifications including (but not limited to) education and training, leadership, and bilinguality. The salary range for this position is: $81,400–$115,900 BENEFITS Chinese American International School is dedicated to attracting, developing, rewarding and retaining world-class employees and ensuring that this is a great place to work. We put a high priority on advances in compensation, benefits, and work climate with a 2025–2026 benefits package and perks including: Distinctively CAIS Benefits

● Commuter benefits (up to $325/month)

● Trips to China and Taiwan

● Chaperone student trips to Taiwan (Taipei) and China (Guilin)

● Dynamic, dual culture setting valuing honest self assessment, thoughtful self reflection, intentional planning, and focused implementation Financial Benefits

● CAIS contributes 5% of your earnings immediately in a 403(B) retirement plan (no contribution required on your part)

● Transparent salary benchmarked to the Bay Area’s competitive standards, including annual cost-of-living adjustments

● Consideration for relocation costs

● Approximately 90% adjustment to tuition for exempt employees Professional Development

● Robust opportunities for conferences, workshops, and courses

● Membership in California Teacher Development Collaborative — https://catdc.org/ Health Benefits

● CAIS pays 100% of the premium for medical, dental, vision, acupuncture, chiropractic, short-term disability and long-term disability, and life insurance for you (along with competitive rates for spouse and family coverage)

● Employer-funded Health Savings Account (HSA) and Pre-tax HSA employee contribution

● Pre-tax Flexible Spending Account (FSA) for medical and dependent care Vacation / Holiday / Paid Time Off

● Thanksgiving Break – 1 week

● Winter Break (December/January) – 2 weeks

● Winter Break (February) – 1 week

● Spring Break (April) – 1 week

● Summer Break – 9 weeks of summer from mid-June to mid-August

● Paid school holidays according to the school calendar

● Up to 2 additional days off for religious holidays

● Accrue 11.5 days of Sick Time annually

● Accrue 3 days of Personal Time annually Quality of Life and Appreciation

● Monthly appreciation lunches

● Twice-yearly Faculty/Staff Appreciation Events

● Annual milestones luncheon

● Free tickets to annual dinner/dance gala

● Lunar New Year luncheon

● Birthday gift card

TO APPLY

CAIS’s commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion is central to our mission. People of color and LGBTQIA candidates are strongly encouraged to apply. Email cover letter, resume, and list of references to middle_school_jobs@cais.org. In the subject line please indicate “Design Technology Teacher.” In your cover letter please reference how you learned of this opening. Please no calls.

Youngers Teacher (K/1)

Osoberry School • Portland, OR

The Youngers Teacher is a new position for our growing school. The Youngers Teacher will be responsible for implementing a playful K/1 math and literacy curriculum in addition to a mixed-age group (K-3rd) for art, science and social studies during theme study projects. In addition to providing high-quality academics, we are play advocates and believe in offering unstructured playtime every day. We’re excited to grow our team with an innovative and experienced teacher who adores five- and six-year-olds.

BATTI Cohort 10 alum and started their own school this year in Portland!

To apply: Email Emily Souther - emily@osoberry.school

1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade Lead Teacher Positions

Episcopal Day School of St. Matthew • San Mateo

Working at Episcopal Day

We are a team of best-in-class leaders and educators that take great joy in making a difference in the lives of our students. We value collaboration, creative thinking, and lifelong learning—and we have a lot of fun together along the way. 

To apply: Email Katie McDougall at kmcdougall@episcopaldaysanmateo.org

Lower School Assistant Teacher

Presidio Hill School • San Francisco

Presidio Hill School is an independent, progressive school located in the Presidio Heights neighborhood of San Francisco and serves a diverse population of approximately 230 students enrolled in transitional kindergarten to 8th grade, with a faculty and staff of approximately 45 people. The lower school, grades TK-5, has approximately 125 students and 20 faculty members. Established in 1918 by artist-educator-activists Helen Salz and Flora Arnstein, Presidio Hill School is the oldest continuously operating progressive school in California, with a mission and deep history connected to social justice. Our Lower School Assistant Teacher will have demonstrated passion and experience teaching and working with students and a school community that explicitly strives to be inclusive.

To apply: email Josephine Saunders - josephine@presidiohill.org

Kindergarten English Teaching Associate

Chinese American International School seeks a Kindergarten English Teaching Associate

This is an English language position, proficiency in Chinese is not required. Non-exempt, full-time position

OPPORTUNITY

Join the vibrant community at the Chinese American International School’s new Forever Home campus on 19th Avenue as a Kindergarten English Teaching Associate. Become part of a team striving to be the world’s most innovative, inspiring, and influential Chinese English dual-language immersion school.

OUR IDEAL CANDIDATE

The ideal candidate finds resonance with CAIS’s mission to Embrace Chinese, Become Our Best Selves, and Contribute to a Better World; our Core Values of Courage, Curiosity, Inclusion, Kindness, and Perseverance; and our Strategic Vision 2020-2025 to Reimagine CAIS, Reimagine Success. As CAIS aims to empower independent, effective, and inspired learners, we look for a candidate adept at student-centered pedagogy such as differentiation, use of assessment to inform teaching, and Workshop-based instruction. This candidate can foster a joyful learning community that strikes a developmentally appropriate balance between deepening students’ academic skills and nurturing the curiosity and creativity of our learners. Our new team members will collaborate with Kindergarten colleagues and enjoy a wealth of professional development opportunities. CAIS offers a dynamic dual culture setting in which faculty are immersed in a culture of language learners. We look for a candidate who will embrace CAIS’s work to create an equitable, inclusive environment where all faculty, students, and families are supported in their individual identities. We welcome all applicants who aim to actively support and participate in our diverse and inclusive community.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES

Position responsibilities include (but are not limited to):

● Work with Kindergarten to team to provide daily open-ended activities that embrace child-centered pedagogy and play-based curriculum

● Support classroom teachers to prepare curriculum and assist in instruction and assessment to align with school mission, policies, goals, and initiatives

● Support young children throughout the day, including outdoor play, lunch, transitions

● Lead small group instruction in collaboration with and guidance from the teacher

● Provide for the physical safety of children

● Support the daily operations of the school by assisting with arrival and drop-off

● Be knowledgeable of and follow school policies and procedures, in particular those dealing with confidentiality, cross-cultural understanding, discipline, harassment and communication, health and safety or licensing regulations

● Communicate with lead teacher for feedback on professional growth and development

● Interact with children using positive, supportive, and respectful attitude, language, and tone, using a Positive Discipline approach to guide behavior

● Develop a positive intellectual, emotional, and social environment within the classroom and a class community in which all children feel valued and a sense of belonging

● Work collaboratively and maintain standards of respect, courtesy, and mutual consideration with the school community, including students, staff, and parents

ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENTS

● Interest in child development or early childhood education

● Excellent interpersonal and communication skills

● Ability to work with colleagues from different backgrounds

● Commitment to school mission, policies, and initiatives

● Technical/Computer skills as required for job performance

● Initial and continued tuberculosis clearance

● Initial and continued criminal background clearance by DOJ and FBI

VALUED SKILLS & EXPERIENCE

We value, but do not require, the following attributes:

● 12 ECE units or Child Development Teacher Permit

● Bachelor’s degree preferred

BENEFITS & COMPENSATION

The CAIS Board of Trustees and administration are expressly dedicated to ensuring that CAIS is a great place to work. The school is committed to attracting, developing, retaining, and rewarding top-tier employees with a strong benefits package. The salary range for this position is: $21.52-$26.54 per hour, based on experience. Please see the final page for a description of benefits.

ABOUT CAIS

As the nation’s first Mandarin Immersion Preschool through 8th grade school, CAIS embodies our mission by working continuously to maintain our role as a leader in immersion education. We value honest self-assessment, thoughtful self-reflection, intentional planning, and focused implementation. In September 2024, our entire community began the school year at our new campus on 19th Avenue in San Francisco, which more than doubled our program space from our Hayes Valley locations and now allows all divisions to be together on one spectacular campus. For information about our Early Childhood Center (ECC), visit the website.

TO APPLY

CAIS’s commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion is central to our mission. People of color and LGBTQIA candidates are strongly encouraged to apply. Email cover letter, resume, and list of references to jobs@cais.org. In the subject line please indicate: “Kindergarten English Teaching Associate.” Please no calls.

Associate Clubhouse Director

Boys and Girls Club of the Peninsula • Redwood City

The Associate Clubhouse Director at BGCP supports the daily operations, staff supervision, and program implementation within the high school clubhouse location in Redwood City. This role ensures a safe, engaging, and inclusive environment where youth can develop academically, socially, and emotionally. This role reports to the Vice President, Redwood City Clubhouse.

Start date: 5/15/2025

Accepting applications through 5/7/2025.

High School Program Leader (3 open roles)

Boys and Girls Club of the Peninsula • Redwood City

The High School Program Leader is responsible for supporting classroom instructors to deliver effective learning environments for students through additional teaching, facilitation and coordination. This role will provide you with valuable professional development and personal growth opportunities as you will have the chance to work with different grade bands (9th-12th). This role is for those who are available to work 5 days a week during the school year at Redwood City Clubhouse in Redwood City, CA and reports to the Academic Director. Drawing upon best practices in youth development, you will guide students to build academic and life skills in a meaningful, fun context.

Start date: 6/6/2025

Accepting applications through 5/7/2025.

Teacher and Administrators, multiple roles!

CalWest Educators Placement • Bay Area

CalWest is a premier educational search firm, offering strategic consulting to help school teams create equitable and inclusive hiring practices. Our methodology and expertise help administrative teams attract, hire and retain diverse faculty and staff. We also lead teacher, administrator, and head-of-school searches across the western United States. Through a combination of dedicated search consultants and highly trained search staff, we recruit culturally competent and highly-accomplished educators and school leaders from a wide range of professional backgrounds.

Start date: 8/1/2025

Accepting applications through: 4/1/2025

Email Nichol Mallik at nmallik@calwesteducators.com

Middle School Mandarin Teacher, Middle School Math Teacher, Engineering & Design Specialist

Synapse School • Menlo Park

SYNAPSE SCHOOL POSITION OVERVIEW

Synapse School in Menlo Park, CA, an innovative TK-8 independent school located in the heart of Silicon Valley dedicated to rethinking and re-imagining education. Synapse educates a community of change makers by combining social-emotional learning, leading-edge academics, and the practice of innovation. We have an unwavering belief in the capacity of children, and our teachers work alongside our students to unlock their powers of curiosity, discovery, and creativity. Synapse’s program provides a deep and unique range of integrated academic, social, and creative experiences to help children use their hearts and hands to unleash their passion for learning. Synapse draws students from around the San Francisco Bay Area.

POSITION DESCRIPTION

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For the Middle School Mandarin & Math positions, applications should go to Stephanie Seto, our Head of Middle School. stephanie.seto@synapseschool.org

For the Engineering & Design Specialist, applications should go to Brian Bicknell, our Director of Engineering & Design. brian@synapseschool.org

Summer Program Teachers

Hillview Middle School • Menlo Park

Summer Program through Menlo Park City School District at Hillview, looking for teachers.

What:

6th grade MATH position

8th grade ELA/Math 

When:

June 27th required teacher meeting

June 30th-July 25th student instruction (July 4th off)

Teacher hours: 8:30am-12:30pm daily, students on campus 9am-12pm 

Where:

Hillview Middle School

1100 Elder Ave 

Menlo Park, CA 94025

Compensation:

$5,200 Stipend

If you are interested in either position, please contact:

Alondra Navarro

Summer School Principal

alnavarro@mpcsd.org

408-665-2346

Lower School Science Teacher

Peninsula School • Menlo Park

The Lower School Science Teacher is part of the Specialist team. Specialist teachers work as part of the whole school team, sequencing and coordinating curriculum and collaborating to serve our children. Specialist teachers are provided flexibility in their classrooms to enable them to best serve the needs and interests of their students in alignment with their content specialty while remaining true to the mission, values, and progressive pedagogy of the Peninsula School. The Lower School Science Teacher also collaborates extensively with Head teachers and The Director of Instruction & Belonging to realize a cross-disciplinary program.

Start date: 8/1/2025

Please email application (found on https://www.peninsulaschool.org/about-us/join-our-team), resume and cover letter to hr@peninsulaschool.org.

UPPER ELEMENTARY CHINESE HOMEROOM TEACHER (2025-2026)

UPPER ELEMENTARY CHINESE HOMEROOM TEACHER (2024-2025)

WELCOME Join the vibrant community at the Chinese American International School’s new Forever Home campus on 19th Avenue as a lead Chinese Teacher for the academic year of 2025-2026. Become part of a team striving to be the world’s most innovative, inspiring, and influential Chinese English dual-language immersion school!

OUR IDEAL CANDIDATE The ideal candidate finds resonance with CAIS’s mission to Embrace Chinese, Become Our Best Selves, and Contribute to a Better World; our Core Values of Courage, Curiosity, Inclusion, Kindness, and Perseverance; and our Strategic Vision 2020-2025 to Reimagine CAIS, Reimagine Success. As CAIS aims to empower independent, effective, and inspired learners, we look for a candidate adept at student-centered pedagogy such as differentiation, inquiry-driven learning, use of assessment to inform teaching, and a dynamic application of best practices in Chinese language and literacy instruction. This candidate can foster a joyful learning community that strikes a developmentally appropriate balance between deepening students’ academic skills and nurturing the curiosity and creativity of our learners. Our new team member will collaborate with cross grade level Chinese/grade level Chinese and English partner teachers and enjoy a wealth of professional development opportunities. Within the framework of a strong curricular vision supported by Chinese and English program directors, the candidate will enjoy considerable autonomy in developing the classroom curriculum. CAIS offers a dynamic dual culture setting in which faculty are immersed in a culture of language learners. We look for a candidate who will embrace CAIS’s work to create an equitable, inclusive environment where all faculty, students, and families are supported in their individual identities. We welcome all applicants who aim to actively support and participate in our diverse and inclusive community.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES

Position responsibilities include (but are not limited to):

● Develop a positive intellectual, emotional, and social environment within the classroom and a class community in which all children feel valued and a sense of belonging.

● Demonstrate teaching excellence, a growth mindset, professionalism, and integrity.

● Support the educational program by challenging, supporting, and engaging students.

● Encompass a positive discipline approach in guiding student behavior.

● Developing engaging instructional strategies that are employed in the target language for each student

● Actively support and collaborate on school initiatives, such as events and committee work.

● Work with English partner teacher to develop and deliver integrated Social Studies and Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion units.

● Work collaboratively and maintain standards of respect, courtesy, and mutual consideration with the school community, including students, staff, and parents.

● Communicate effectively, promptly, and proactively with families.

● Prepare assessments, grades, and progress reports according to school procedures.

● Attending Teacher Collaboration Time (TCT) meetings to plan and discuss pedagogies in all aspects with the Chinese Program Director and division meetings during the term of employment.

● Engage in school-wide cultural events and collaborate with cross division grade level teams

● Progress toward and eventual certification to administer and rate the ACTFL OPI and WPT assessment

● Working collaboratively with Chinese Language Support (CLS) teachers to monitor how students progress in Chinese and set individual academic goals

● Supervision on student field trips and occasionally chaperoning global programs to either China or Taiwan

● Other duties and responsibilities as determined by the Head of Lower School and the Chinese Program Director

ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENTS

● Native or near native proficiency in Mandarin

● Has at least three years of classroom experience

● Experience teaching upper elementary Mandarin in an immersion program

● Minimum of bachelor's degree ● Ability to work with colleagues from different backgrounds and cultures

● Strong communications skills in English and Mandarin

● Desire to ability to work collaboratively

● Motivation to seek and implement innovative teaching practices

● Commitment to the school’s mission, core values, vision, and annual strategic objectives

● Commitment to the school’s diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging

● Excellent work ethic ● Flexibility, patience, resilience, and good humor

● Technical/Computer skills as required for job performance

ABOUT CAIS

As the nation’s first Mandarin immersion Preschool through 8th grade school, CAIS embodies our mission by working continuously to maintain our role as a leader in immersion education, whether through our signature Global Programs for 5th, 7th, and 8th graders, our creation of the annual Early Childhood Chinese Immersion Forum, or our long-standing history of presentations and panel participation at the National Chinese Language Conference. In addition to our full time, dedicated Chinese Program Director, our faculty includes educators who have pioneered the field of Chinese language support and an impressive cadre of OPI and WPT assessors. We are known as an ambitious school, and are implementing our multi-year vision to reimagine immersion, reimagine our culture of learning, reimagine our community connectedness, and reimagine our learning spaces.

BENEFITS & COMPENSATION

The CAIS Board of Trustees and administration are expressly dedicated to ensuring that CAIS is a great place to work. The school is committed to attracting, developing, retaining, and rewarding top-tier employees with a strong benefits package. The salary range for this position is: $85,900-$115,900, based on experience. Please see the final page for a description of benefits.

TO APPLY

CAIS’s commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion is central to our mission. People of color and LGBTQIA candidates are strongly encouraged to apply. Email cover letter, resume, and list of references to lower_school_jobs@cais.org. In the subject line please indicate “Upper Elementary Chinese Homeroom

Please apply through the link below: https://www.cais.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Upper-Elementary-Chinese-Homeroom-Teacher-2025-2026-1.pdf

Accepting applications through June 30,2025

Start date August 1, 2025

Music Teacher

Berkeley Unified School District • Berkeley

Music Teacher - Choir and general music Full-time music teacher. This position includes conducting a middle school chorus, 1st-3rd grade general music classes, and some 4th/5th grade ukulele classes. A current single-subject California music credential (or enrollment in an intern music credential program) is required. Ability to to teach a variety of instruments and/or general music is encouraged.

Apply using the link below.

The start date for this position is August 6, 2025. Accepting applications until August 2025.

Summer Program Co-Director Apprentice (Seasonal Position)

Peninsula School • Menlo Park

The Summer at Peninsula School Co-Directors work together closely and report to the Head of School. The Co-Directors will begin their last year in June 2025 thus we are seeking someone to work alongside them for 2025 and then take on all Director responsibilities for 2026. The Co-Directors have primary responsibility for the management of the summer program. The majority of the work of the Co-Directors occurs between January and August. Primary responsibilities include: designing and maintaining a dynamic and attractive program that provides a safe and nurturing environment for summer students; hiring, managing, and monitoring a large, temporary staff of summer head and assistant teachers; managing online enrollment of students; planning and overseeing all program income and expenses; overseeing individual and group dynamics; and working with year-round staff and summer staff to maintain a philosophy and tenor consistent with Peninsula School’s mission and values.

Please send application, resume, and cover letter to hr@peninsulaschool.org.

Our Employment Application can be found at https://resources.finalsite.net/images/v1721409982/peninsulaschoolorg/j2wtlmuikvmnvhxd9xhe/PSApplicationforEmployment.pdf

Start date 5/1/2025