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The Design+Make+Engage Program: Making @ Park Day School
The Design+Make+Engage program engages students in exploring the designed dimensions of our world while identifying thoughtful ways to effect positive change. Systems thinking, perspective-taking, students’ interests, and problem-solving are at the heart of our projects. Environmental impact and craftsmanship are prevalent themes. In the Innovation Workshop, you’ll see us learning through our hands and eyes and demonstrating creativity, collaboration, and resilience.
The Innovation Workshop provides dedicated space, resources, and expertise critical to complex and authentic project-based curricular endeavors. In addition, the workshop ethos supports thinking and learning by providing:
Qualifications:
Personal Qualities:
Compensation:
Salary and benefits will be based on qualifications, experience, and our established teacher salary step scale. Our compensation range is $66K-$100K. Benefits offered include employer-paid medical with Kaiser and Sutter health, dental insurance, a generous retirement plan and more.
How to Apply
Complete job application and attach cover letter and resume here
K-2 Spanish Program
The qualified candidate will/must:
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Requirements and Qualifications
We are seeking an after school teacher who is passionate about working with children, and who will be an excellent team player. Candidates should be collaborative, creative, energetic, and able to engage with a large group of K-8 children.
Qualified candidates will:
Hours: Seeking someone to work 5, 4, 3, or 2 days a week Monday-Friday, 2:30pm-6:00pm, Wednesday 1:30pm-6:00pm (Plus school holiday camps as needed)
Additional hours available in the mornings 7:30am-9:00am.
Salary is a competitive hourly rate based on experience.
ashley.foster@parkdayschool.org with cover note and resume.
Overview of the Position
The substitute teacher works under the supervision of the Lower (K-5) or Middle School (6-8) Director and collaborates with the other members of the grade level team or division to implement robust lesson plans when a teacher is absent, as well as complete yard and other duties as assigned. The hiring process includes submission of a resume and application, interview, school tour and orientation.
The ideal candidate will:
How to Apply Please indicate your interest in becoming a substitute teacher by submitting an employment application.
Park Day School believes strongly in the principles of diversity, equity and inclusion. We seek to identify and hire a greater number of faculty of color to serve as role models for all students. We strive to foster a diverse campus community which recognizes the value of all people regardless of religion, race, ethnicity, gender and gender expression, sexual orientation, family-care status, marital status, veteran status, disability or socio-economic background.
Our community of faculty and staff represents a diverse and skilled group of educators who share a commitment to holding students at the center of all things, and have a passion for teaching and learning. We model and practice our core values, a commitment to social justice, and understand the importance of supporting the whole child. For questions about employment at Park Day related to any job postings below, please contact hr@parkdayschool.org.
At Park Day School, expert teachers and dedicated staff are committed to the enterprise of providing a place where students learn deeply, think creatively, act compassionately, and live fully. Founded in 1976, Park Day offers an outstanding co-educational K-8 program to over 300 students. The school community embraces the ethnic, cultural and socioeconomic diversity of Oakland. The school is rooted in the tenets of progressive education and reinforces 21st Century learning. Our student-centered approach cultivates deep thinkers and compassionate and courageous people who shape a more equitable and sustainable world. Park Day is a leader in public purpose initiatives; our community outreach program collaborates with public schools and community groups to create meaningful service-learning opportunities for our students.
Located in the Temescal neighborhood of Oakland, the school is situated on a four-acre campus that has been described as “glorious” and “a jewel” with trees,gardens, and quiet niches as well as outdoor play and athletic facilities; it is a campus for all ages. Park Day has become a leader in developing innovative educational connections between campus and classroom, including our living labs, specialized learning gardens, nature zone, chicken coop, and edible gardens.
All the adults at Park Day work to nurture relationships, critical thinking, and compassion so that learning occurs in a caring, safe, and empowering setting for students and grown ups alike. Collaboration and professional development is valued, and prioritized.
Park Day School offers a competitive compensation package including medical, dental and vision insurance, and a generous retirement program.
Park Day School believes strongly in the principles of diversity, equity, and inclusion. As an equal opportunity employer, we seek to identify and hire a greater number of faculty of color to serve as role models for all students. We strive to foster a diverse campus community, which recognizes the value of all people regardless of religion, race, ethnicity, gender and gender expression, sexual orientation, family-care status, marital status, veteran status, disability or socio-economic background.