Primary School Teacher, TK (2025 - 2026)

Company Description

Do you want to be part of an educational system preparing generations of students in the Central Valley to be equipped for college, career, and life’s successes? If you are a qualified Transitional KindergartenTeacher, you could be part of a nurturing, engaging, community-centered school environment.

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Job Description

Wonderful College Prep Academy (WCPA) is a free public charter school, located on two new state-of-the-art campuses, TK through Grade 12 in Delano, CA, serving 2000 students, and TK through Grade 12 in Lost Hills, CA, serving over 400 students. The longer school day and extended school year give our students an academic edge, preparing them for college and beyond.

The Elementary teacher's role will be to create a supportive learning environment in which you will help your students meet their learning goals through CCSS. Through interesting and diverse methods, you’ll teach them the important aspects of the content while using a real-world lens, critical thinking,  and problem-solving skills.  You’ll oversee their progress by tracking their assignment and exams to provide useful feedback. WCPA teachers are results-driven educators with experience in and commitment to standards-based curriculum and the use of data and assessments to drive instructional decisions.

Major Duties and Responsibilities:

• Shared Vision: Supports a vision of excellence for all students, with an urgency to maximize every opportunity necessary to achieve ambitious student outcomes
• Culture of Excellence: Fosters a safe, culturally responsive, and nurturing community where students love learning and are excited to attend school daily
• Teaching and Learning: Creates powerfully engaging experiences aligned to our academic model, and designed to accelerate student learning and achievement
• Data & Assessment: Regularly engages in individual student case management by proactively making data-driven decisions
• Innovation: Develops aesthetic understandings and appreciation; discover and develop the talents of students in the field of art.
• Professional Growth: Committed to continuous growth, actively engages in professional development opportunities, and contributes to our professional learning community
• Community Outreach: Demonstrates commitment to the community by communicating regularly with families and attending key community events
• Art Background and Curriculum: Maintains an organized system for art supply storage, provides a curriculum that supports critical thinking and problem-solving, knows a variety of art mediums, and knowledge of ceramics.
• Teach knowledge and skills in art, including drawing, painting, lettering, and  art history,
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

• Current California teaching credential in related content
• 1 year of classroom teaching experience preferred
• Proficiency in technology
• Excellent oral and written communication skills

Skills and Traits:

• Demonstrates mastery of related subject matter, instructional skills, and resource materials for courses taught
• Participates in the development and teaching of cross-curriculum projects that incorporate technology and/or digital arts into all subject areas.
•  Creates lesson plans aligned with CCSS and departmental standards.
• Familiarity with growth mindset, project/inquiry-based learning, core competencies, and authentic assessment
• Proven record of developing clear and highly organized yearlong curriculum maps, units, and lesson plans tied to goals/objectives and student expectations
• Maintains a safe, organized classroom that supports students’ independent learning, collaboration, and choice.
• Utilizes a variety of effective instructional and management techniques.
• Interest in fostering diversity, inclusion, equity, and social justice to promote a healthy learning environment
• Provides a variety of assessments and uses assessments for planning and instruction.
• Monitors and maintains a positive classroom environment that supports the school-wide behavior expectations in which students are engaged and incorporates mutual respect while providing cooperative learning opportunities.
• Uses available technology/instructional media to enhance the students’ learning experiences.
• Establishes and maintains appropriate relationships with students, parents, staff, and com