Position Overview

Woodland School seeks an inspiring and nurturing first grade teacher who develops students’ inquiring minds and compassionate hearts. Candidates should be passionate about teaching and have a love for children. The position requires maintaining a full teaching load, weekly recess and lunch duties, and professional meetings.

Bachelor's degree in Elementary Education or related field is required. Candidates with Masters and teaching certificate as well as 2-3 years elementary teaching experience preferred.

Skills & Responsibilities

• Experience teaching young children and possess a strong understanding of child development and social emotional learning.
• Maintain ongoing collaboration with colleagues of diverse backgrounds on pedagogical approaches, curricular alignment and instructional strategies. Applicants will be required to create integrated units of study with faculty members of other disciplines in an ongoing effort to deepen student learning and model real-world connections.
• Strong ability to differentiate instruction for a range of abilities and interest levels in order to provide a student-centered, hands-on approach to learning.
• Adept at creating and administering a variety of student assessments to determine academic strengths and areas for improvement.
• Committed to professional learning and growth by attending educational conferences and training workshops in order to maintain and improve professional and pedagogical competencies.
• Invests in the life of the school by attending department/division meetings, multidisciplinary team meetings, anti-bias initiatives, and any and all areas that support the student experience.
• Consistent and clear communication with families to discuss their children's progress, areas of achievement, as well as to identify needed supports and create goals.
• Demonstrated professional behavior, including discretion, good judgment, and integrity.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills are required.

How to Apply

Candidates for this position should submit a cover letter, resume, and contact information for a minimum of three references. Please combine all documents into a single PDF and send to HR@woodland-school.org.

Physical Demands and Work Environment

The position can be physically demanding. Reasonable accommodations may be made if requested in advance.

Overview of Woodland School

Located just west of Stanford University, Woodland is an independent day school that offers a joyful approach to learning in a diverse, respectful, and inclusive environment for approximately 300 students in early childhood through eighth-grade. We have two sections of each grade level K- 8 with class sizes that average from 14-18 per class.

Woodland School specializes in education that inspires students by nurturing each individual’s voice, intellect, and character. With rich content and an emphasis on inquiry-based and student-driven projects, students are empowered and encouraged to be active and engaged learners.

Our students’ innate sense of wonder is the foundation of learning at Woodland School. Teachers craft meaningful, multi-sensory learning experiences which enable creativity, ingenuity, and deep interdisciplinary connections. Students explore and develop complex understandings that engender a sense of self and purpose in the world.

Woodland School’s faculty create a school environment that is as supportive and nurturing as it is challenging, and they embody the core values of the school—stewardship, integrity, curiosity, resilience, equity, and respect. Our teachers apply best practices through collaboration, integrated curriculum, brain-based teaching and learning methods, and continued professional development. Our teachers are themselves learners, constantly searching for ways to improve their practice. A robust professional development program supports our faculty by connecting them to the best practices in pedagogy, curriculum development, educational technology, and student assessment.

Woodland School is dedicated to the goal of building a culturally diverse and pluralistic faculty committed to teaching and working in a multicultural environment and strongly encourages applications from candidates who reflect such diversity.

Note

This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee(s) incumbent in this position. Employees will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties requested by any person authorized to give instructions or assignments. All duties and responsibilities are essential functions and requirements and are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities. To perform this job successfully, the incumbents will possess the skills, aptitudes, and abilities to perform each duty proficiently. Some requirements may exclude individuals who pose a direct threat or significant risk to the health or safety of themselves or others. The requirements listed in this document are the minimum levels of knowledge, skills, or abilities. This document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise, other than an “at will” relationship.

Woodland School does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or national origin in the administration of its educational or admission policies, financial aid distribution, or other school programs. Woodland School is dedicated to the goal of building a culturally diverse and pluralistic faculty committed to teaching and working in a multicultural environment and strongly encourages applications from candidates who reflect such diversity.

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