Middle School ELA/Social Studies Teacher

Located in Foster City, Ronald C. Wornick Jewish Day School is a warm, welcoming, and vibrant TK-8th grade community school. We embody a collaborative team focused on bettering our school, supporting our students and building relationships with our families.We are seeking a middle school Social Studies/Humanities instructor with demonstrated success in teaching literary analysis, composition, and grammar, and inspiring in young adolescents a love for reading and writing. In addition, all humanities classes engage students in collaborative discussions and independent projects, therefore the successful candidate will be both familiar and comfortable with project-based learning. Wornick teachers, under the supervision of the Assistant Head of School, are expected to differentiate instruction to meet a wide range of student needs and therefore create lessons that allow students to successfully access Common Core standards.Our school values caring, passionate, creative, and self-reflective practitioners who are open to teaching and learning using new, innovative methods. Our teachers create safe, supportive, and intellectual learning environments while striving to help students fully develop and fulfill their academic and personal potential. Our curriculum is organized by deep, inquiry-based standards and we emphasize project based learning. Please visit our website to learn more about us.Wornick is a close community and a successful applicant will value a cooperative learning environment with all community members. He or she will actively seek to build relationships with students, communicate regularly with parents, and work in professional teams. A successful candidate will provide evidence of high personal and professional standards, communication ability, and eagerness to grow as a teacher. Middle school faculty at Wornick may also be responsible for teaching an advisory course and/or a middle school elective.Please submit a letter of interest and your resume/CV to jobs@wornickjds.org.Essential ResponsibilitiesExperience in working with middle school-aged children and in teaching literature, writing, and grammar effectively using the Common Core standardsFamiliarity with current middle school California Social Studies curricula and instructional strategies appropriate to the middle school learnerDemonstrated success in designing and implementing differentiated instruction to meet individual student needsFamiliarity with best practices in middle school instruction, including project-based learningAssist the administration in creating a respectful school environment in support of the behavioral and cultural policies of the schoolProvide appropriate and engaging individualized work for students in support of plans created with parents, tutors, aides and specialistsEvidence of ongoing professional developmentDemonstrated commitment to a collaborative work stylePersonal characteristics: passion for working with children, optimism, flexibility, patience, commitment to personal and professional growthTechnological competence in the Google Suite and LMS platformsAttend all staff meetings and fulfill other duties assigned by the Assistant Head of School (recess duties, club supervision, etc.)Receive and provide feedback in a professional manner with other school professionalsWillingness to carry out other duties and responsibilities beyond the classroom, as expected of all Wornick facultyPreferred QualificationsBachelor's degree is requiredMasters degree highly preferredCalifornia credential highly preferredAt least 5 years of classroom experience required Experience leading social emotional advisory courses with adolescentsExperience with project based learning and other progressive methodsExperience with designing and implementing highly engaging electivesEmbodies a growth mindset and able to build positive relationship with students, families and colleaguesCommunicate effectively both verbally and in writing  Compensation and PerksOur salary range between $85,000 and $112,000 commensurate with experienceAdditional benefit stipend to assist with retirement contributions, dependant benefits or taken as taxable compensationComprehensive benefits including medical, dental and vision, life and AD&D, 403b retirement plan, and employee assistant programSignificant tuition remission for employee children enrolled at Wornick