Job Description
Crete Academy is hiring Credentialed Elementary School teachers for our 2024-2025 school year! Do you have a Multiple Subject Teaching Credential in the state of CA (CTC) with EL authorization? Do you enjoy teaching children grades Tk-6th? This is the perfect teaching job for you! We are currently hiring for the 2024/2025 school year. The 2024/2025 school year begins in August 2024!
Overview:
Teachers are responsible for instructing students in grades TK-6th, creating lesson plans, differentiating instruction, and evaluating student assessment data regularly to assess progress.
Responsibilities:
- Create instructional resources for use in the classroom.
- Regularly review student data and adjust lessons and instructional strategies to the needs of students.
- Plan, prepare and deliver instructional activities
- Create a positive educational climate for students to learn in.
- Meet course and school-wide student performance goals.
- Conduct home visits for all students before the first day of school and maintain open communication with families throughout the year.
- Participate in ongoing professional development in the core curricula, sped, ELD, supplemental curricula, college preparation, classroom management and discipline and diversity awareness
- Create lesson plans and modify accordingly throughout the year.
- Maintain grade books.
- Grade papers and perform other administrative duties as needed.
- Utilize various curricular resources.
- Integrate competencies, goals, and objectives into lesson plans.
- Utilize curricula that reflect the diverse educational, cultural, and linguistic backgrounds of the students served.
- Develop incentives to engage students in the classroom.
- Develop professional relationships with other agencies health, dental, housing and nonprofit organizations and programs.
- Utilize public library resources.
- Work with the AP of Instruction and Principal to ensure initiatives are being met.
- Establish and communicate clear objectives for all learning activities.
- Observe and evaluate student's performance.
- Manage student behavior in the classroom by invoking approved disciplinary procedures.
Skills:
- Teaching skills: Ability to engage children with diverse talents & interests Ability to recognize challenges as well as opportunities Ability to establish positive relationships with children's parents parents
- Collaborative skills: Ability to communicate effectively with other teachers (e.g. about homework problems, discipline issues) Collaborative skills: Ability to develop productive relationships both within the classroom as well as outside of it Teachers' skills: Knowledge of child development methods or willingness to learn them
Job requirements:
- Teacher must live in the LA area or be willing to commute to the school daily as classes are in person
- Teacher must pass a TB test
- Teacher must pass a background check
- Teacher must be enthusiastic and enjoy teaching children
- Teacher must have excellent communication and written skills
- Teacher must have a current CA multiple subject teaching credential
- Teacher must have EL Authorization
- Teacher must be authorized to work in the USA
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $66,560.00 - $95,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- 100% employer paid Medical, Dental and Vision
- 403b retirement plans
- Life Insurance plans
- Paid holidays
- PTO and Paid Sick Leave days
- Tuition Reimbursement up to $5,000
- Student Loan Reimbursement up to $3,000
Schedule:
Education Required:
- Bachelors Degree Required
- Masters Degree Preferred
License/Certification Required:
- CA Multiple Subject Teaching Credential Required (Intern Credential accepted)
- (ELA) Authorization to teach English Learners Required
- CBEST, CSET, RICA passed test results preferred (In progress accepted)
Work Location: On campus at Crete Academy
Our Story:
Crete Academy was founded by a group of individuals passionate about creating opportunities for children living in poverty. The vision for the school developed from the Founder’s life-changing experience on Skid Row, thirteen years ago. The Founder recalls watching a disconnected mother, watch her daughter crawl through the filthy streets of the city. As she observed the child crawling, she thought, “something has to change for children in these circumstances.” The vision of a school that serves underserved children in impoverished communities emerged from that experience. The Founder, along with many other passionate individuals developed the Crete model.
Crete’s Mission:
Crete Academy delivers an educational program to students TK-6th grade who are homeless and living in poverty. We meet their physical, mental and emotional needs while developing strong character and critical thinking skills so that each child is prepared for college and beyond.
Crete’s Vision:
One day, the cycle of poverty will end and children who once were homeless and living in poverty will be leaders of this world.
The Crete Educational Model:
The Greek word “Crete” means "to create,” which represents the essence of the school. Students at Crete will have the tools and resources to create their own futures. At Crete, we believe in serving the whole-child and meeting the various needs that each individual student has. Crete teachers and students believe that it is our duty to ensure students' basic needs are met and that they are challenged with an academic program that will develop their math, literacy and critical thinking skills, which will ultimately prepare them for success in college.
The Crete Educational Model focuses on the immediate, basic needs of students and their long-term educational needs. Our goal is to provide resources and support services to every student, so that they are successful.
Crete’s Educational Model includes a college preparatory curriculum that is designed to prepare students to succeed beyond the classroom. Students at Crete learn to think critically about problems and learn multiple ways of approaching issues. Through differentiated instruction, grouping and Constructivist approaches, critical thinking activities are embedded and taught across the curriculum. Lastly, Crete teachers support the development of students’ character, so that they develop positive dispositions and traits.
A key component of the Crete model is the Wellness Program. The Crete Founding team developed a research-based program that ensures all students receive the proper nutrition, physical, mental and emotional care they need to succeed. Through the Wellness Program, students are taught to monitor their physical and mental well being while participating in workshops and other programs. All services are provided by and through our partnerships with community organizations.
At Crete, all students have the opportunity to succeed and thrive, despite their circumstances.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $66,560.00 - $95,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Health savings account
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Parental leave
- Professional development assistance
- Retirement plan
- Tuition reimbursement
- Vision insurance
Grade levels:
- 1st grade
- 2nd grade
- 3rd grade
- 4th grade
- 5th grade
- Kindergarten
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
- Day shift
- Monday to Friday
School subjects:
- English
- History
- Math
- Reading
- Science
- Social Studies
School type:
Education:
Experience:
- Teaching Elementary Students: 1 year (Preferred)
License/Certification:
- CA (CTC) Valid Multiple Subject Teaching Credential (Required)
- EL Authorization (ELA) to teach English Learners (Required)
Ability to Commute:
- Los Angeles, CA 90043 (Required)
Work Location: In person