Elementary (K-5) Teacher (2024-2025 School Year) - Redwood City School District

REDWOOD CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT

Position: Classroom Teacher

RCSD takes pride in our dedicated workforce and strong connection with our students, families, and community. Our highly dedicated and skilled team of professionals provides a safe and supportive, inspirational and rigorous, joyful and inclusive environment for all learners. We are looking to build our workforce with a staff who share this vision and want to instill passion in learning emphasizing student strengths and gifts for all learners: all abilities, all ethnicities and cultural identities, LGBTQ+ youth, and multilingual learners. 

Responsibilities:

1. Organizes classroom systems/procedures and manages student behavior to ensure all students are fully engaged in learning.

2. Establishes a culture of high expectations that includes college preparation for all students.

3. Develops and implements lesson plans and classroom activities consistent with California State Standards. Uses District adopted curriculum and directives for instruction.

4. Assesses students regularly in accordance with District guidelines, examines student assessment data, and refines classroom activities to differentiate instruction for each student.

5. Collaborates closely with team members (both grade-level and school-wide) to align curriculum across subjects, improve own and others’ instructional practices and share best practices.

6. Actively participates in professional development activities, including: training sessions and working with lead teacher, principal, and instructional coaches.

7. Provides students and their families with regular and timely information on classroom activities and student progress; finds ways to involve parents/guardians in their students’ education.

8. Tracks critical student information and maintains accurate student records, including attendance.

9. Identifies unique student needs and collaborates with other team members to diagnoses and address learning challenges.

10. Demonstrates knowledge of, and supports, the District’s mission, vision, value statements, standards, policies and procedures, operating instructions, confidentiality standards, and the code of ethical behavior.

11. Performs other related duties as required and assigned. 

Qualifications: 

• Knowledge of child cognitive development and different learning styles

• Knowledge of subject matter, including California State Standards and subject-specific frameworks

• Knowledge of assessments

• Ability to analyze qualitative and quantitative student data

• Ability and willingness to reflect and improve

• Ability to collaborate with colleagues, parents and the community 

Minimum educational level: 

• Bachelor's degree

• Valid California Teaching Credential Preferred

An Equal Opportunity Employer

The Redwood City School District (RCSD) is an equal-opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state, or local laws.

This policy applies to all employment practices within our organization, including hiring, recruiting, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, leave of absence, compensation, benefits, training, and apprenticeship. RCSD makes hiring decisions based solely on qualifications, merit, and business needs at the time. 

The Redwood City School District seeks to employ individuals who represent the rich diversity of cultures, language groups, and abilities of its surrounding communities.