Founding 1st Grade Teacher
Do you believe that all students can achieve academic success? Are you passionate about working with students and helping to change their educational trajectories? Teachers at Alpha have the opportunity to close the achievement gap for low-income students while collaborating with a joyful team of educators committed to sending our scholars to college.
As a Founding First Grade Teacher, you will join a team that upholds high expectations, fosters social development, and facilitates the intellectual growth of our scholars. Our Founding First Grade teachers will approach instruction with patience,creativity, and a growth mindset, while using activities and instructional methods that will motivate our scholars.
We are seeking passionate individuals who embody Alpha’s mission, vision, and core beliefs - teachers who believe that all students can learn, that our scholars belong in college, and that student growth is a reflection of the teacher’s practice. At Alpha, you will uphold a joyful yet rigorous culture for all students. Alpha is fiercely entrepreneurial and we are focused on supporting our scholars as they grow into self-reliant leaders who will achieve success in their school, college, and career. We are looking for teachers who are excited to found a new grade, who are looking to do whatever it takes to get our students to and through college.
What you’ll do…
Lead a joyful and academically rigorous classroom through activities such as:
- Develop lesson plans and supplementary materials to teach early reading, writing, and numeracy skills
- Teach curricula - Eureka and Fountas & Pinnell - aligned to Common Core standards along with social and emotional skills
- Use a variety of activities and instructional methods (songs, stories, media, structured games, art, outdoor activities, etc) to motivate and stimulate children’s abilities and interests
- Assess and analyze students’ performance and progress to ensure they are mastering developmental skills regularly, and responding to data to support all scholars to achieve academic success
Build Relationships with our joyful scholars, passionate staff, and committed families
- Maintain an open line of communication with families
- Work to maintain a positive culture on campus by building strong relationships with scholars and staff members
- Successfully strike a balance of warm and demanding in your communication with scholars
- Establish and maintain standards of student behavior for a productive learning environment during class sessions
Grow Professionally
- Engage in professional development opportunities provided by Alpha
- Receive and implement feedback from experienced educational coaches
You possess…
- A Bachelor’s degree
- A valid (or eligible for) California Multiple Subject Teaching Credential
- 3+ years of teaching experience, more than 5 preferred
- Subject matter expertise and strong classroom management skills
You stand out by being...
- Committed: You are committed to working with students in traditionally underserved communities.
- Focused on Growth: You exhibit a strong commitment not only to our students but also to your own continuous professional development. You possess the ability to receive and implement feedback quickly.
- Collaborative: You are team-oriented and are able to implement school-wide systems effectively and consistently.
- Organized: You are self-motivated and reliable, with the ability to plan and execute multiple tasks.
- Experienced: You have taught early elementary school in a low-income community
- Bilingual: Spanish fluency preferred