Join our team of passionate educators at Dixon Montessori Charter School!

• Regionally Competitive Salary Scale
• Full Employee Paid Benefits
• Educational Assistance up to $5000
• Collaborative teams of teachers with time built into the week to meet.
• Strong community feel with students, parents, faculty and surrounding community.

Dixon Montessori Charter School is a WASC accredited public school enrolling students in grades TK-8th grade. We are a site based school program serving over 400 students under the authorization of Dixon Unified School District. 

At DMCS, we blend core components of the Montessori philosophy (Kindergarten thru 6th) with a Project-Based Learning Style (7th thru 8th grades) to create a dynamic, “hands-on” learning approach. All Montessori and Project-Based curriculum is aligned to the Common Core State Standards, and gives the students a well-rounded exposure to the many ways of learning.

Job Description

Title: Elementary Teacher

Reports to: Executive Director, Site Administrators

Primary Function:  Under the general supervision of the Executive director and Site Administrators, certificated teachers are expected to provide a classroom program that supports and promotes the Mission and Vision of DMCS for the success of all students.

Relationship to Student Achievement:  This position directly supports student achievement of the California State Standards.

Supervision Exercised and Received

         Exercised:  Classroom Paraprofessionals

         Received:   Executive Director, Site Administrators

Duties and Responsibilities: (This position description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, knowledge, or abilities associated with this position, but is intended to accurately reflect the primary job elements.) 

• Establish and communicate learning goals for all students

• Supply examples of student progress toward objectives that may include reading records, writing samples, projects, and portfolios of student work

• Use results of assessments to guide instruction and interventions with in your classroom

• Involve and guide all students in assessing their own learning

• Develop lesson plans that ensure the attainment of state learning standards and the additional specific grade-by-grade learning standards set forth in the charter.

• Coordinate lesson plans with other teachers to maximize possibilities for teaching similar topics in the same general time frame, thus reinforcing student knowledge on an interdisciplinary basis.

• Provide direct and indirect instruction.

• Long and short-term planning addressing individual needs of students.

• Prepare students adequately for all required assessments.

• Evaluate student’s progress

• Communicate student progress regularly with parents or guardians

• Prepare at least quarterly individual student achievement reports for parents.

• Provide an inviting, exciting, innovative learning environment.

• Engage in effective and appropriate classroom management based on the school wide PBIS program.

• Accept and incorporate feedback and coaching from administrative staff.

• Utilize computers and other technological classroom support equipment in student instruction.

• Accommodate and /or modify lesson plans per IEP’s, 504’s and other student needs.

• Maintain and enrich his/her expertise in his/her area of teaching through continued professional development.

• Perform other duties as assigned and deemed appropriate by the Executive Director.

Required Experience and Education:

• Valid California Education Teaching Certificate

• TK-3 grade verifiable teaching experience preferred

• Montessori experience preferred

Competancies Required:

• Effective communication skills

• Technical/professional knowledge

• Planning and organization skills

• Analytical skills

• Ability to manage own time

• Critical thinking

• Ability to work in a team environment

Physical Demands:

• Work requires walking, standing, sitting, kneeling

• Work is performed while moving about the office to utilize equipment, technology, etc.

• May require traveling in a vehicle to job assignments.

• Work is performed while moving supplies weighing up to 20 pounds across the classroom.

• Requires the ability to communicate effectively with staff, students, parents, and community members.

• Requires the ability to detect information displayed on a computer screen and read documents.

• Requires the ability to operate a computer keyboard or standard office equipment.