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Lower School Garden to Table Teacher

4 months ago


Oakland, California, United States Redwood Day School Full time

Lower School (K-5) Garden to Table Teacher

Redwood Day

3245 Sheffield Avenue

Oakland, CA

Redwood Day is a vibrant K-8 school with students, faculty and staff all learning together on our four-acre campus in the heart of Oakland. Everything we do is designed to keep every child engaged and growing. Academically, that means a world-class curriculum, the best teachers, and a focus on the individual student. Socially and emotionally, we teach students to work through challenges, respect each other's differences, and honor their diverse community. We find great strength in multiple perspectives and embrace every opportunity to weave diversity in thought and action into our social, emotional, and academic lives.

Job Description and Desired Qualifications:

The Lower School K-5 Garden to Table Teacher will design and execute a robust garden, animal science, and cooking curriculum for K-5 students that is innovative, creative, and encourages natural science, animal science, and food science. The ideal candidate will have experience in a variety of gardening, nature, cooking, sustainability, and environmentalism. This teacher will have a strong commitment to teaching students from a diverse and inclusive perspective, meeting the learning needs of each student, and a teaching style that supports differentiation of instruction, a collaborative spirit, and an interest in community building. This individual should have a science and culinary teaching background, demonstrate cultural competence, and have an appreciation for the Lower School and Middle School mindset and experience. Additional responsibilities include caring for the School's chickens and goats, garden maintenance, active involvement in school activities, supervising overnight outdoor education trips, participating in collaborative teacher meetings, participating in equity and inclusion groups with students and adults, offering after school classes for Middle Schoolers, and supervisory duties.

This is a full-time position starting in August 2024 , 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. (5:00 p.m. on Wednesdays)

Essential Requirements:

? Bachelor of Arts in science, horticulture (or comparable degree)

? Three to five years' classroom teaching experience, especially at the K-5 grade level

? Candidate must have a natural rapport with children and good classroom

management skills

? Perform all other assigned school-related duties (e.g. recess supervision, meetings,

etc.)

Desired Qualifications and Traits:

? Teaching credential or Masters' Degree (preferred)

? Experience as a working chef and/or naturalist

Compensation/Benefits:

Redwood Day offers highly competitive compensation and benefits. The anticipated pay range the school reasonably expects to pay candidates for the Lower School Garden to Table Teacher is $71,227 to $108,627, depending on factors such as experience and education.

Limitations and Disclaimer:

The above job responsibilities are meant to describe the general nature and level of work being performed; they are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities associated with the position. Employees will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform other job-related duties requested by their supervisor in compliance with federal, state and local Laws. Employment at Redwood Day is "at-will". All job requirements are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities. Offers are contingent on passing a background check and TB assessment.

Apply:

Please submit a cover letter, resume, and Redwood Day Application Form and submit it electronically before April 19 to , Attn: Johanna Aeschliman, Lower School Director. No phone calls, please.

Non-Discrimination Policy:

Redwood Day is an equal opportunity employer and makes employment decisions on the basis of merit. We want to have the best available person in every job. School policy prohibits unlawful discrimination based on race (including traits historically associated with race, including but not limited to, hair texture and protective hairstyles), religion (including religious beliefs, observance or practice, including religious dress or grooming practices), color, sex (including gender, gender identity, gender expression, transgender, transitioned, transitioning or perceived to be transitioning), sexual orientation (including heterosexuality, homosexuality, and bisexuality), national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, marital status, pregnancy and breastfeeding, age, medical condition, genetic characteristics or information, military and veteran status, and physical or mental disability, or any other consideration made unlawful by federal, state, or local laws. It also prohibits unlawful discrimination based on the perception that anyone has any of those characteristics, or is associated with a person who has or is perceived as having any of those characteristics. All such discrimination is unlawful. In addition, Redwood Day does not permit discrimination based on dressing consistently with one's gender identity or gender expression, or preferred gender, name or pronoun usage.

Authorized Employment Status:

As required by federal law, all offers of employment are contingent on verification of an applicant or employee's authorization for lawful employment in the United States at the start of their employment. Please note, the School does not sponsor applicants for employment-related visas.

Essential Requirements:

? Bachelor of Arts in science, horticulture (or comparable degree)

? Three to five years' classroom teaching experience, especially at the K-5 grade level

? Candidate must have a natural rapport with children and good classroom

management skills

? Perform all other assigned school-related duties (e.g. recess supervision, meetings,

etc.)

Desired Qualifications and Traits:

? Teaching credential or Masters' Degree (preferred)

? Experience as a working chef and/or naturalist