Transitional Kindergarten Teacher (Bilingual - English/Spanish)

Company Description

The Multicultural Learning Center (MLC) is a K-8 dual immersion (Spanish/English) public charter school that brings together a diverse community of learners where cultural and individual differences are the building blocks of academic, social, and intrapersonal success.

MLC is looking for elementary and middle school educators with a passion for bilingual education and social justice. We are a school focused on the development of biliterate and globally and social-emotionally competent scholars. Candidates will demonstrate experience in constructivist teaching methodology, project-based learning, restorative behavior practices and classroom management, collaboration with others, social-emotional learning, and language acquisition.

MLC is located in Canoga Park in the heart of the San Fernando Valley.

Job Description

Transitional Kindergarten Teachers at MLC are responsible for fulfilling the goals and objectives of MLC's educational program as described in its charter. This includes preparing and implementing lessons that are engaging and integrated across subject matter, standards-based curriculum development in two languages, classroom and behavior management, and assessment and evaluation. Transitional Kindergarten Teachers at MLC commit to professional growth and development and participate fully in opportunities for professional development to improve practice and meet school-wide goals.

Transitional Kindergarten Teachers must be committed to preserving the mission, vision, and educational philosophy of the school. This includes collaborating with the school community to maintain a positive learning environment promoting values such as respect, safety, mutual support, motivation, and personal growth. Teachers report to the Principal.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Create and maintain effective environments for student learning, where students are excited about learning and preparing for college.
• Provides developmentally appropriate learning experiences for students to assist them in transitioning to kindergarten.
• Promote academic rigor through a constructivist, project based learning approach, to support and develop children's natural intellectual curiosity.
• Create a strong classroom culture and environment focusing on social emotional learning, play based learning, and providing a 50/50 bilingual model.
• Understand and organize subject matter for student learning in a way that fosters individual and group investigation.
• Plan instruction and design differentiated learning experiences for a range of needs and abilities utilizing the Common Core Standards.
• Use formative and summative assessments of student learning to drive instruction.
• Collect and analyze student data to improve the school-wide instructional program.
• Collaborate with Resource Teachers, students and families to support the academic and social development of students with disabilities and suggest options for improvement.
• Attend IEP, 504, and SST meetings as required for your students
• Continually support student behavior with systems for feedback, reflection, and growth.
• Monitor student progress, maintain student records and portfolios
• Communicate and actively build strong relationships with students and parents/guardians on a weekly basis, including leading parent conference meetings.
• Welcome open inquiry and peer feedback and review.
• Participate in school-wide events such as Back-To-School Night, Open Houses, and Parent-Teacher Conferences
• Attend and implement professional development training throughout and beyond the school year.
• Participate on school governance committees and in decision-making process.
• Recruit and retain students and families to the dual-immersion program.

Qualifications

• California Multiple Subject Teaching Credential with a Bilingual Authorization
• 24 units in early childhood education and/or childhood development
• Fluency in both English and Spanish and academic level vocabulary and syntax expertise in both languages
• Growth mindset
• Constructive teaching methodology
• Pedagogy focused on social emotional learning, content integration, student-driven instruction, and project-based learning

Additional Information

• Competitive salary
• Sick and personal days
• Health insurance
• State Retirement Plan
• Professional development
• Beginning Teacher Support (Induction Program
• Opportunities for growth in the organization

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.