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K-2 Music Teacher

3 months ago

Oakland, United States Yu Ming Charter School Full time

2024-2025 Part Time K-2 Music Teacher


Yu Ming Charter School seeks dynamic, innovative, and experienced educators to join our team, committed to nurturing lifelong learners who are bilingual, bicultural and able to create change in their own lives and in our community. We seek teachers that are excited by the possibility of transforming the traditional model of education to be learner-centered through personalized and project based learning that cultivates both the cognitive and social emotional skills our students need to thrive in school and beyond. Yu Ming teachers are leaders that thrive on exploration, collaboration, and seek to continuously learn and grow as individuals and team members.


ABOUT YU MING CHARTER SCHOOL

Yu Ming Charter School is a non-profit, tuition-free network of public schools located in Oakland and San Leandro and open to all residents of California. As a leader in Mandarin Immersion education, our mission is to nurture our inclusive and diverse community to become empowered, engaged, and outstanding global citizens. We currently serve 766 students across three campuses, and continue to grow our enrollment each year. Our intentionally diverse student body comes from many racial, ethnic, and socio-economic backgrounds representing 70 zip codes across the Bay Area and 29 home languages. Founded in 2011, Yu Ming is the first Mandarin immersion public charter school in the state.

We believe every child, regardless of their background or zip code, deserves a free, high-quality education that prepares them today to succeed tomorrow. Ranked the #7 Elementary School and the #2 Elementary Charter School in California by U.S. News, Yu Ming is a 2019 National Blue Ribbon School of Excellence and a 2020 and 2023 California Distinguished School. Yu Ming’s future-forward model prepares young people to succeed and thrive in an interconnected and multicultural world through personalized and rigorous learning experiences, active student agency, whole child and community focus, and multilingual education. As a result, our students far outperform their peers in the district, county, and state, regardless of socio-economic status, race, language background, and learning differences. We are closing the opportunity gap for our historically underserved students every day. To learn more about our innovative school visit our website .


RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Provide a high quality, personalized education program in musicBuild a classroom culture in which students love music
  • Engage students with a repertoire that is relevant to their lives and interests and incorporates choral and instrumental music
  • Design and execute high-quality community music performance opportunities for all students
  • Collaborate with teachers to build a world-class music program while investing the community in the vital role of the arts in education
  • Prepare lesson plans and course timelines; select materials for courses
  • Communicate regularly with students and their families about classroom activities and student progress
  • Manage student behavior to ensure every student is fully engaged
  • Identify unique student needs and collaborate with team members to effectively address those needs
  • Develop a week-long expeditionary hands-on learning experiences for upper school students and accompany students on field trip
  • Actively participate in professional development activities including engaging in training with school leaders and coaches to benefit from targeted feedback on instruction, accelerating learning and growth with unparalleled support
  • Collaborate with colleagues to improve instructional practices throughout the school; share best practices
  • Maintain a high-level of professionalism including meeting deadlines and commitments to self and the community
  • Perform other related duties as required and assigned


QUALIFICATIONS

Required

  • Bachelor’s degree
  • Music or multiple-subject teaching credential or plan to enroll in a teaching intern program
  • Successful completion of CBEST and/or CSET exam; CLAD or BCLAD
  • Experience working with students as a teacher, teacher intern, or teaching assistant preferred
  • Professional training in a rigorous music or music education program
  • Experience working with children and implementing music instruction
  • Passionate about music and learning
  • Superb interpersonal skills; ability to work collaboratively with a diverse group of students, colleagues and families
  • Flexibility and adaptability to change; ability to work in a dynamic, creative and start-up learning environment
  • Driven adult learner dedicated to his or her own professional growth, including learning new and innovative teaching practices

Preferred

  • Fluency in Chinese preferred


TIME COMMITMENT

185-day school year, 8 student-free professional development days for collaboration with colleagues. Common building hours are 8:00am-4:00pm.


SALARY AND BENEFITS

Yu Ming offers a generous salary and benefits package which includes:

  • Placement on the Yu Ming Charter School Salary Table based on years of experience and highest degree earned, with up to 12 years of experience recognized.
  • An additional $5000 stipend for National Board Certification.
  • 100% of Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance covered by the school (depending on the selected plan).
  • Free Access to an Employee Assistance Program offering a variety of services including counseling and legal aid.
  • Participation in CalStrs Retirement System
  • 11 Sick days per full time employee per school year.


TO APPLY

Interested candidates should submit the following at

  • First combined PDF document which includes the following:A Resume
  • Copies of valid California or out-of-state teaching credential/certificate
  • Copies of degree(s), unofficial transcripts, and CBEST and/or CSET
  • Second combined document which includes the following:A cover letter, not to exceed two double-spaced pages, describing your experience with students, the most significant event in your teaching career, and your long-term goals
  • Three letters of recommendation (one from an immediate supervisor) dated within 12 months


Application submission screening and initial phone interviews will be completed on a rolling basis.


Yu Ming Charter School is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity at all levels.