CWC Mar Vista: 2024-25 Special Education/RSP Teacher at Citizens of the World Los Angeles
About the Employer
Our schools are socio-economically, racially and ethnically diverse communities. Our students engage in a challenging, experiential learning environment that develops their confidence, potential, and individual responsibility as true citizens of the world. Our schools are tuition free and non-religious. The mission of CWC Los Angeles is realized through our core fundamentals of academic excellence, diversity, and community. Our approach recognizes the importance of standardized tests while acknowledging that they reveal only a small part of the picture in determining overall student achievement. We believe that children must be assessed and educated well beyond the traditional “core” intelligences of reading, writing and computing. Art, music, dance, physical education, social-emotional development and other disciplines all have an important place in our schools and in the development of our children. Extending our focus to these pursuits will help develop a lifelong passion for learning and will give students a well-rounded education. The learning model of Citizens of the World Los Angeles is based on Constructivism, a theory in which knowledge is built (or constructed) on earlier knowledge. We structure learning to build on what students already know and support them in revising and refining their understanding as they work toward mastery. In addition to content knowledge, our students will engage in learning processes that develop conceptual understanding as well as self-knowledge. The following components help us bring this theory to life in each classroom: Project-based learning: Project-based learning integrates skills and knowledge through meaningful projects that make abstract learning concepts concrete. As reflective learners, children connect what they learn to their own lives. Teachers strive to teach for understanding, ensuring that students internalize deeply what they learn and are, in turn, able to apply what they learn to new and different circumstances and contexts. Low student-to-teacher ratios: In order to meet each child’s learning needs and to allow for a variety of instructional methods, CWC Schools’ staffing structure ensures a low student-to-teacher ratio. This allows for small-group instructional support from a teacher, while an assistant teacher may monitor independent work, lead partner games, or direct activities throughout the classroom. Talent and leadership: Our students benefit from excellent educators at
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Position: Special Education/RSP Teachers
Location: Los Angeles, California (Silver Lake and Hollywood)
Reports to: Assistant Principal and Principal
Organization Overview
The mission of Citizens of the World Los Angeles (CWC LA) is to provide a socio-economically, culturally, and racially diverse community of students in Los Angeles with an intellectually challenging, experiential learning environment that develops each student's confidence, potential, and individual responsibility as citizens of the world. CWC schools:
- Service a socioeconomically, culturally, and racially diverse community;
- Develop students’ social and emotional skills to prepare them to become citizens of the world in an ever-changing future; and
- Promote academic rigor through a constructivist, project-based learning approach, to support and develop children’s natural intellectual curiosity
CWC LA has a Regional Support Office that supports all CWC LA schools. We work with our network partners at Citizens of the World Charter Schools (CWC Schools), linking the schools in Los Angeles to CWC schools across the country.
Our core values are embraced by the entire community:
- Excellence: we demand lasting quality
- Diversity: we are better and stronger because of our differences
- Authenticity: we are our true selves in this work, and we are candid
- Community: we care deeply about people. We share and build partnerships. We celebrate, laugh, and seek joy, even in the tough times
- Change: we welcome the unknown, embracing the unexpected and new. We adapt to meet the ever-changing times. We find new ways.
Position Description
CWCLA is seeking an enthusiastic, skilled, and creative Special Education/RSP Teacher to be a part of a team of educators working to provide a challenging and inclusive education for students with disabilities. We are looking for individuals with a passion for working with children with disabilities and the desire to work with a highly collaborative staff. S/he will collaborate with teachers, parents, and other professionals to create safe, healthy, and supportive learning environments that strengthen connections between home, school, and the community for all students.
The Special Education/RSP Teacher job responsibilities include:
- Developing curriculum maps, lessons, and units of study that meet or exceed requirements of Common Core Standards and also incorporate the multiple intelligences
- Regularly assessing student progress and achievement using a variety of means to collect and report on academic data
- Using data to tailor instruction to meet individual student academic and social needs with a goal of every student performing on grade level or above in all subject areas
- Participating in professional development activities, both internal (led by the principal, lead teachers, and visiting experts) and external (visiting other schools, attending conferences, and engaging in best practice sharing with others in the charter school community, etc.)
- Participating as an active member of the community to provide stewardship of the school and adherence to its mission and guiding principles
- Maintaining a high level of professionalism including meeting deadlines, and commitments to self, students, and the community.
- Monitoring and implementing the school’s compliance with student Individual Education Plans (IEP), maintaining active and up-to-date records
- Monitoring and implementing the School’s Special Education Program, which includes compliant timely response to parent inquiries, student assessment, and reporting.
- Supporting and leading the convening of the Student Support (Success) Teams, providing clear agendas, goals, and documentation of each meeting.
- Conferring with teachers, school leaders, and other instructional personnel, external educational agencies, to aid in the development of robust, appropriate, educational programming and support to students who are at risk of failure, not meeting school academic goals, and/or currently being supported by a formal IEP.
- Overseeing and implementing the school's Response to Intervention program and monitoring and documenting school-wide, including classroom progress toward goals.
The Special Education/RSP Teacher job responsibilities include:
The ideal candidate will have the following experience/traits:
- A Bachelor’s degree and California Education Specialist teaching credential; A valid CA English Learner authorization (e.g. CLAD, BCLAD);
- Candidates with out-of-state credentials are invited to apply and commence transferring their credentials to CA as soon as possible
- Minimum of two years experience teaching in relevant grades;
- Experience working in a socio-economically, racially, and culturally diverse classroom setting;
- Ability to effectively manage and instruct both small and large groups of students;
- An exhibited ability to work with children in a caring and respectful manner in order to create a joyful, caring classroom environment where instructional time includes community building, conflict resolution, skill-building, and empowering students to be peacemakers and agents for positive social change;
- Fluency in a second language (ideally Spanish or Korean) is preferred.
Skills/Traits
The candidate must have:
- Maturity, humility, strong work ethic, sense of humor, and a can-do attitude;
- Personal investment in creating a classroom in which social-emotional learning is the foundation of the culture;
- Belief and willingness to ensure that all students can learn and achieve at high levels;
- Strong communication skills, verbally and in writing, and the ability to effectively use those skills with a diverse audience;
- Experience working with diverse populations, including English language learners and students with special needs;
- Unwavering commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion;
- Excitement about learning and implementing new teaching methods and effective practices that are aligned with the CWC model and positively impact students;
- Excellent collaboration and interpersonal skills, finding joy in working with others;
- Ability and openness to accept and give constructive feedback around improving professional practices and student-related data.
Staff and reporting relationships
Teachers will report to the Principal and Assistant Principal of the School.
Compensation and Benefits
- Salary Range: Teacher Salary Schedule
- Generous time off
- 403b retirement plan and CalSTRS for CalSTRS-eligible positions
- Generous employer contributions toward healthcare premiums for employees and dependents
- A variety of medical HMO and PPO plan options (Anthem, HealthNet, Kaiser, United Healthcare)
- $50,000 employer-paid life insurance policy
- Voluntary life, accident, and critical illness insurances
- Voluntary health and dependent care flex spending accounts (FSA)
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, and, as an organization serving a diverse group of students, we work to reflect this diversity in our staff as well.
Requirements / Qualifications
Requirements / Qualifications
Application Deadline
Continuous
Date Posted
10/15/2024
Contact
Number of Openings
1
Salary
Single Rate
CWC Teacher Salary range Bi-weekly
CWC Teacher Salary range Bi-weekly
Add'l Salary Info
https://cwclosangeles.org/careers/
Length of Work Year
2024-25
Employment Type
Full Time