Employment

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:

• A collaborative culture celebrating peer support, shared expertise, and leadership.
• A culture in which process is valued alongside product.
• An ethos mindful of materials conservation and a bias towards reuse/repair.
• Traditional and new technologies and materials in a highly functional, safe space.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Education, STEM, Art, or a related field (Master’s preferred).
• Experience teaching or working with K-8 students in maker spaces, PBL environments, or other hands-on learning settings.
• Strong understanding of systems-thinking and design-thinking pedagogies.
• Proficiency with maker technologies such as 3D printing, robotics, coding, and digital fabrication tools.
• Excellent communication, organization, and classroom management skills.
• Passion for fostering creativity, problem-solving, and critical thinking in young learners.

Personal Qualities:

• Growth mindset and a commitment to reflective teaching practices.
• Enthusiasm for collaboration and a flexible approach to teaching and learning.
• Ability to nurture a supportive and inclusive learning environment that values student voice and choice.

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

• Focus: Introduction to the Spanish language and Latin American cultures.
• Activities: Stories, songs, games, projects, and early writing in Spanish.
• Cultural Exposure: Focus on one Spanish-speaking country each year, exploring its people, art, music, food, and traditions.
• Community Connection: Visitors and classroom activities emphasize that Spanish is part of the local and global community.

3-5 Spanish Program

• Focus: Build upon foundational language skills.
• Activities: Literature, music, games, projects, and more advanced speaking, reading, and writing.
• Cultural Exploration: Study of Spanish-speaking countries, U.S. Spanish-speaking communities, and the United Farmworker movement.
• Community Engagement: Field trips and local connections show Spanish’s relevance in everyday life.

The qualified candidate will/must:

• Be fluent in Spanish.
• Have progressive educational theory and practices. 
• Be culturally competent.
• Have at least two years of exemplary classroom teaching experience. 
• Have a working understanding of developmental/constructivist teaching practices and social-emotional learning.
• Able to successfully instruct and differentiate for students at different ability levels and multiple intelligences. 
• A love of learning and desire to work with children as a facilitator of learning.
• A degree with a major in education, or subject-specific field.
• A valid teaching credential is strongly desired. 
• A collaborative spirit.
• Have good oral and written communication skills.
• Organize and manage a positive classroom.
• Teach and adapt an integrated curriculum.
• Understand how to work with a diverse student population, including some students with learning and behavioral needs.
• Be committed to social justice, equity, and diversity.
• Use a supportive and clear tone with students.
• Have experience with collaborative teaching.

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

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:

• Have experience working with and supervising groups of school-age students in school or recreation (camps, teams, etc.), including facilitating student conflict.
• Be able to design activities and plan curriculum for an enrichment class during the afterschool program.
• Have strong collaboration and communication skills.
• Be dependable and on time.
• Collaborate with colleagues and administrators, and liaise with school day staff.
• Build excellent rapport with families.
• Bring energy and enthusiasm, welcoming families and communicating positive information about students to families.
• Channel difficult communication through the Director of Auxiliary Programming and Enrichment Program Director  (as necessary).
• Be culturally competent.
• Welcome feedback and support, as needed.
• Work at school holiday camps; collaborate with Program Director to determine work schedule on camp days. 

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. 

How to Apply

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:

• Demonstrate experience in working with elementary and/or middle school aged children in an active, multicultural classroom setting
• Hold a university degree or be enrolled in university level courses
• Be trained in equitable and culturally competent instruction and classroom management
• Be familiar with progressive, hands-on, engaging teaching practices
• Hold a valid teaching credential (preferred but not required)

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. 

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.