Child Development Program – Preschool Teacher (0715)

Job Description

WHO WE ARE

The San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD) is the seventh largest school district in California, serving more than 57,000 students who speak more than 44 documented languages across 132 schools in the city of San Francisco every year. We aim for every student who attends SFUSD schools to discover his or her spark, along with a strong sense of self and purpose. Our goal is that all students graduate from high school ready for college and career, equipped with the skills, capacities and dispositions outlined in SFUSD’s Graduate Profile. Every day in our quest to achieve this mission we provide each and every student the quality instruction and equitable support required to thrive in the 21st century.

WHAT IT MEANS TO WORK HERE

When you join our team at SFUSD you can expect to be part of an inclusive, innovative and equity-focused organization that approaches public education as a social justice movement, requiring broad collaboration across an array of strategic partners. In 2014, SFUSD created an inspiring statement, Vision 2025, which captures our aspirations and vision for the

future of public education in San Francisco. Alongside the District’s strategic plan, Transform Learning. Transform Lives. SFUSD is reimagining how public education will change over the next decade to meet the dynamic future of San Francisco. All students and staff in County Schools are full members of SFUSD providing students simultaneous access to the full resources of SFUSD and small, specialized, intensive programming designed to address the needs of highest risk youth not successful in other school environments.

WHO WE WANT

We want talented people with diverse backgrounds and experiences, who are inspired by our mission steeped in equity, and who are motivated to unleash our children’s potential. We want people who are strong collaborators, skilled communicators, and problem solvers comfortable in a community of continuous learning.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

In accordance with the California Standards of the Teaching Profession, teachers work under the supervision of site or central office administrators and in collaboration with their school staff, families and community and are responsible for the fulfillment of the essential duties set forth below:

The teacher will work collaboratively as part of a teaching team directly under the supervision of the site administrator and is responsible for developing and implementing a high quality early childhood educational program for three to five-year old children by creating a program that:

• Follows and supports site administrator and site expectations to achieve program quality.

• Is age, developmentally, and culturally appropriate, and addresses interests, needs, temperament and behavior of the children based on formal and informal assessment tools.

• Has a balance of child-initiated and teacher-guided children’s activities to facilitate teaching and learning through the implementation of an identified CDP pre-k curricular framework.

• Encourages a respectful, relationship-based atmosphere conducive to nurturing each individual child and family, as well as team-building among classroom teaching staff members.

• Has an environment that is made up of a rich, varied, and adequate amount of selected indoor and outdoor materials and equipment.

• Supports a collaborative atmosphere with school staff that is professional and consistently in the best interest of the children, families and program.

• Provides constant supervision of all children assigned to the center.

Child Development Program – Preschool Teacher (0715)

Job Description

• Assesses the effectiveness of teaching and learning based on the development of individual children.

• Actively participates in ongoing professional development and encourages staff to grow professionally through books, periodicals, professional organizations, meetings, and study, as well as participating constructively in staff meetings, discussions, and assignments.

• Supports families to participate in their children’s educational experiences and the Center Policy Advisory Council (CPAC).

• Is flexible in meeting the staffing needs of the school so that the program operates smoothly and effectively for children based on program need.

• Accepts constructive suggestions and evaluations conducive to professional growth and contributes constructive and objective suggestions to improve the program as a whole.

• Participates in and contributes to appropriate meetings during their work week for the well-being of the children and program as directed by the site administrator.

The length of the work year for all teachers is 184 days of service, except department heads and deans/head counselors have 189 days of service. Principal expectations vary by school site. You may access and read individual school profiles and academic plans at the following link: www.sfusd.edu/schools.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• California Child Development Instructional Permit

• Experience working with young children

WHAT WE OFFER

SFUSD is committed to attracting and retaining the best educators in the nation. Benefits of teaching in San Francisco include:

● Competitive salaries determined by experience, education level, and credentials

● Comprehensive medical, vision, and dental insurance for teachers and their eligible dependents ● City and state programs for housing assistance:

● Teacher Next Door Program: https://sfmohcd.org/teacher-next-door

● MyHome Assistance Program: https://www.calhfa.ca.gov/homebuyer/programs/myhome.htm ● Additional salary stipend of $5,000 for National Board Certified teachers

● Additional salary stipend for credentialed teachers teaching in High-Potential Schools and a $1,000 stipend for teachers teaching high-need subject areas

HOW TO APPLY

● Go to: https://careers.sfusd.edu/

● Create an account and complete an application.

● Go to the “Currrent Openings” tab to view and apply for specific openings.

Please check back often to connect your application to specific openings as they are posted. Applicants will be contacted based on the needs of the district. For more information about careers at SFUSD, please visit https://careers.sfusd.edu/. For more information about SFUSD’s mission and Strategic Plan please visit www.sfusd.edu. For other questions, contact us at teach@sfusd.edu.

Non-discrimination Policy

San Francisco Unified School District programs, activities, and practices shall be free from unlawful discrimination, harassment, intimidation, and bullying based on actual or perceived race, color, ancestry, national origin, ethnic group identification, age, religion, marital or parental status, physical or mental disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, or gender expression; or on the basis of a person’s association with a person or group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics. This policy extends to San Francisco County Office of Education, including community school programs and activities.

Early Childhood Education Pre-K Teacher-Bret Harte Elementary School (0715)