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Upper School English and Humanities Teacher

Full-time: 2020-2021 school year

Join our team at SF Day! We are seeking a talented individual to join our teaching team.

At San Francisco Day School, we believe that when intellect and imagination are intertwined, students delight in the discovery of connection: in their academic and creative pursuits, in their relationships, and in all that they experience here. Every day we help our students emerge as flexible and resourceful learners. Because when we do, our students light up with the call and capacity to take on the complexities of their day and of a diverse world.

 

SF Day Fast Facts

• Independent, co-educational school
• Founded in 1981
• Serving 400 students
• Located in the heart of SF

Are you...

• A passionate and empathetic educator and role model?

• A responsible and creative educator ready to support in various grades and subject areas?

• An effective communicator and thoughtful listener, both online, and in-person?

• An inclusive community member who sees and appreciates the diverse fabric of our city and community?

 

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required; master’s preferred

• 3-5 years of experience teaching English, preferably in middle school

• Ability to develop inquiry-based lessons 

• Ability to work with multiple stakeholders (students and colleagues) in a warm and empathetic manner

• Experience as a student advisor

• Technical proficiency with demonstrated experience utilizing Zoom, Google Docs, and Google Classroom

• Previous experience with Universal Design for Learning is desired but not required 

 

Responsibilities

The Upper School English teacher reports directly to the Upper School Division Head and works collaboratively with core grade-level teachers to design a theme-based, enriching curriculum. The English teacher provides timely feedback to students on writing assessments and cultivates a joy for literature and literary analysis through a variety of genres.  As an advisor, the teacher helps provide connections with students and their families.

 

Ready to Join SF Day?

SF Day celebrates and welcomes faculty, staff, and administrators who reflect the broad range of diversity in the Bay Area. We encourage people of color and LGBTQ+ applicants to apply. SF Day offers excellent benefits and a competitive salary.

 

To Apply

Please apply online with your resume, salary expectations, and a thoughtful cover letter explaining why your experience is appropriate for this position.

APPLY NOW

 

Director of Innovation and Design 

Full-time

At San Francisco Day School, we believe that when intellect and imagination are intertwined, students delight in the discovery of connection: in their academic and creative pursuits, in their relationships, and in all that they experience here. Every day we help our students emerge as flexible and resourceful learners. Because when we do, our students light up with the call and capacity to take on the complexities of their day and of a diverse world.

 

SF Day Fast Facts

• Independent, co-educational school
• Founded in 1981
• Serving 400 students
• Located in the heart of SF

Are you...

• An innovative and creative leader with ideas to help students expand the ways in which they discover interests and express their learning?

• A forward thinker who can help students leverage new and emerging technologies to explore relevant and real-world problems?

• Skilled at thinking of how design, fabrication, and sustainability can be more intentionally integrated into the K-8 curriculum?

• Willing to work with department chairs to develop a cohesive strategy for increasing innovation?

• Willing to work with instructional coaches as part of a Professional Learning Community?

• An effective communicator and thoughtful listener?

• An engaged and inclusive community member eager to partner with families, students, and colleagues?

Yes? Then read on! 

 

Qualifications 

• Advance degree and related experience preferred

• Deep knowledge of innovation and curricular trends within independent schools

• Strong leadership and team-building skills

• Passionate about innovation and how it can improve student learning

 

Responsibilities 

As SF Day opens its new facility, this administrative role will provide the leadership and vision for how the instructional opportunities enabled in the new Innovative Lab, Arts Center, Design Workshop, Performance Center, and Rooftop Garden can expand opportunities for students to discover interests and passions, engage with new and emerging technologies, and explore environmental and social challenges their generation will surely face.  This role will guide the instructional programming and innovation initiatives that will take place in the new facility and align and integrate it with the learning taking place throughout the school. 

 

Areas of Focus: 

• Instructional Innovation

• Faculty leadership and Development 

• Innovation Space/s management and development

• Robotics 

• Design Thinking 

• Project-Based Learning

• Sustainability

• Entrepreneurship 

• Community Partnerships

 

Other Departmental Roles

Instructional Technology Coach 

• Provide instructional leadership and support for faculty and staff to integrate and advance the use of instructional technology. 
• Collaborate with faculty and staff to work towards strategic goals that can be addressed by instructional technology and innovative solutions.

Technology Teacher/s

• Direct classroom instruction. 

Technological Support  (Outsourced to Knowing Technology) 

• Maintain and support the technological systems in the school. 

 

Ready to Join SF Day?

SF Day celebrates and welcomes faculty, staff, and administrators who reflect the broad range of diversity in the Bay Area. We encourage people of color and LGBTQ+ persons to apply. SF Day offers excellent benefits and a competitive salary. 

 

To Apply

Please apply online with a cover letter and current resume. No phone calls, please. 

APPLY NOW
 

HR Generalist
Full-time exempt

Join our team at SF Day! We are seeking a talented individual to join our administrative team.

At San Francisco Day School, we believe that when intellect and imagination are intertwined, students delight in the discovery of connection: in their academic and creative pursuits, in their relationships, and in all that they experience here. Every day we help our students emerge as flexible and resourceful learners. Because when we do, our students light up with the call and capacity to take on the complexities of their day and of a diverse world.

 

SF Day Fast Facts

• Independent, co-educational school
• Founded in 1981
• Serving 400 students
• Located in the heart of SF

Are you…

• An avid lover of all things HR?
• The kind of person that loves data and using different systems?
• A person that loves working with people?
• An effective communicator and thoughtful listener?
• An engaged and inclusive community member eager to partner with colleagues?

Yes? Then read on!

Qualifications

A minimum of 5 years' experience across a wide range of Human Resource responsibilities which would include recruiting, employee relations, HRIS management, payroll processing, compensation and benefits management.

• Excellent written and oral communication, interpersonal, and conflict-resolutions skills.
• Strong proficiency with HRIS systems, experience with ADP preferred.
• Strong proficiency in MS Office suite, including Word and Excel.
• Highly organized with the ability to work in a fast paced environment while maintaining a keen attention to detail.
• Experience in primary education preferred.
• Bachelor's degree in business or related field required.
• A SHRM-CP and/or PHR certification desired.

Responsibilities

The HR Generalist plays a key role in supporting the staff and faculty of San Francisco Day School.  Primarily responsible for the day-to-day HR and benefit management functions of the school, the HR Generalist will be responsible for the following areas:

Compensation and benefits 

• In conjunction with senior Generalists, shepherd the annual employment agreement process ensuring agreements are updated and delivered to the appropriate staff and faculty; tracking final approval and signatures for each new contract year.
• Manage annual benefits open enrollment process and new hire enrollments and terminations.
• Manage relationship with insurance broker.
• Work closely with TIAA on 403(b) plan management, including but not limited to participating in the school’s retirement plan committee and managing the annual audit of the plan.
• Manage quarterly reporting and submissions of the SFHCSO.
• Manage annual workers compensation audit.
• Work closely with employees that need to navigate leaves of absence, including help with understanding disability and other state and local benefits. 

Backup Payroll Processing

• Process (or oversight of) semi-monthly and bi-weekly payrolls.
• Reconcile of monthly time and attendance and time off accruals.
• Process of 403B payroll contributions with TIAA in a timely manner.
• Process (or oversight of) monthly payroll deductions including commuter transit, Fit camp and Lunch meal plans. 

Talent Acquisition

• Work with managers on hiring plans, job descriptions and salary requirements, and assist in posting job advertisements and reviewing resumes in the applicant tracking system.
• Onboard new hires with appropriate documentation and conduct new hire trainings.

Employee Relations

• Mentor managers and senior Generalists on navigating employee relations issues and conflicts and provide training opportunities to management staff. Assist managers in creating clear documentation, guidance and follow through, especially when performance management plans are required.
• Respond to all employee complaints in a timely manner, in compliance with California and US employment law and SF Day policies
• Work closely with insurance broker and legal counsel as needed regarding assisting employees on leave of absence requests, disability insurance payments and notifications.
• Oversee the publication and maintenance of the Employee policy handbook.
• Able to stay up to date on best practices in HR and employment practices.

 HRIS/Employee information management

• Responsible for overseeing the effective use of the ADP system.
• Responsible for reporting and providing necessary information for annual budgeting, benefits and financial audits.

Performance Management

• Working closely with the Head of School, CFO and other senior Generalists to develop and implement an annual employee performance review process, including training managers and staff on best practices in the process, recommending changes to evaluation process in conjunction with the Head of School.
• Assist managers with employee performance management and terminations.
• Assist senior Generalists with professional development tracking and documentation.

Other projects as assigned by the CFO

Ready to Join SF Day?

SF Day celebrates and welcomes faculty, staff, and administrators who reflect the broad range of diversity in the Bay Area. We encourage people of color and LGBTQ+ applicants to apply. SF Day offers excellent benefits and a competitive salary.

To Apply

Please apply online with your resume, salary expectations, and a thoughtful cover letter explaining why your experience is appropriate for this position.

Apply Now

Upper School Teacher (Grades 5-8)
Full-time; 2020-21 School Year

Join our team at SF Day! We are seeking a talented individual to join our teaching team.

At San Francisco Day School, we believe that when intellect and imagination are intertwined, students delight in the discovery of connection: in their academic and creative pursuits, in their relationships, and in all that they experience here. Every day we help our students emerge as flexible and resourceful learners. Because when we do, our students light up with the call and capacity to take on the complexities of their day and of a diverse world.

 

SF Day Fast Facts

• Independent, co-educational school

• Founded in 1981

• Serving 415 students

• Located in the heart of SF in the Western Addition neighborhood

• SF Day devotes a significant amount of time and resources to seek and support ongoing professional development opportunities for faculty and staff

Are you...

• A compassionate educator and role model that understands and enjoys teaching young adolescents?
• A curious and creative teacher excited to bridge intellect and imagination in the classroom?
• Passionate about working with variable learners and developing curriculum informed by Universal Design for Learning?
• Excited to learn, teach, and grow in a hands-on, 1:1 iPad learning environment that embraces design thinking?
• An effective communicator and thoughtful listener?
• An engaged and inclusive community member eager to partner with families, students, and colleagues?

Yes? Then read on!

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree
• Minimum of 3 years teaching experience and a strong curricular background
• Proficient technology skills including, but not limited to, Microsoft Office
• Experience with Universal Design for Learning framework a plus
• Strong verbal and written communication skills

Responsibilities

• Teach an upper elementary class of approximately 22 students; cover subject areas including language arts, social studies, and mathematics
• Collaborate with teams to design and implement an interdisciplinary, thematic-based, experiential curriculum
• Participate in all aspects of faculty life, including outdoor education and service learning
• Foster a love of learning in every student

Ready to Join SF Day?

SF Day celebrates and welcomes faculty, staff, and administrators who reflect the broad range of diversity in the Bay Area. We encourage people of color and LGBTQ+ persons to apply. SF Day offers excellent benefits and a competitive salary. 

To Apply

Please apply online with a cover letter and current resume. No phone calls, please. 

Apply Now

Position: Instructional Coach (Literature/Writing, Math, and Science) Summer Session 2021

COVID-19 Update: Due to COVID, we are currently operating virtually. We don’t yet know whether our 2021 summer program will be in-person, virtual, or hybrid. However, the most likely scenario is a hybrid program, with academic classes taught virtually by our Teaching Fellows from wherever they’re based around the country, and the possibility of some in-person extracurricular programming for students in the afternoons and/or on Fridays. In this case, Instructional Coaches would work remotely as well. We will make a decision no later than April 2021 and will make sure all community members are informed.

Breakthrough Overview

Breakthrough San Francisco at SF Day School provides intensive academic enrichment and ongoing support to motivated San Francisco students with limited educational opportunities, ensuring they are academically successful, on the path to college, and celebrated for all pieces of their identity. Our students are extremely hard working but are under-represented in higher education: of the 244 fifth - twelfth graders currently in our program, 100% are of color; 69% speak a language other than English at home; and 92% will be the first in their families to attend a four-year college. Simultaneously, we train outstanding college students from across the country for education careers. For our summer 2019 residency (our last typical year), we selected 32 out of 292 applicants to be Teaching Fellows. 100% were high achievers at their colleges and universities; 71% were of color.

The intensive six-week summer program for rising fifth, sixth, seventh, and eighth graders is a key component of Breakthrough’s effort to ensure students are receiving academically rigorous instruction throughout middle school. Summer programming consists of four core academic classes (math, literature, writing, and science), as well as electives, such as knitting, Spanish, and slam poetry. Because Breakthrough utilizes a “students teaching students” model, all summer classes are planned and taught by our exceptional college-aged fellows. Teaching Fellows bring energy, commitment, and a willingness to learn, and Instructional Coaches bring experience and knowledge. Because of this successful partnership, our college students leave the summer inspired: in summer 2019, 100% of Teaching Fellows said they ended the summer better prepared to be a classroom teacher, and 87% said their Instructional Coach was critical to their development.

General Job Description

Instructional Coaches (ICs) are experienced and successful professional educators who provide content-specific support and mentoring for Breakthrough’s Teaching Fellows (TFs) and engage fully in the Breakthrough San Francisco community. ICs dictate the level of academic rigor during Breakthrough’s summer program through their interactions with TFs. Each IC manages four TFs (in-person) or two TFs (virtual), leading weekly department meetings, visiting classes, evaluating lesson plans, and meeting frequently with individual Teaching Fellows regarding their on-going work. ICs are accountable for the quality of instruction Breakthrough students receive and are responsible for supporting Breakthrough TFs through their first teaching experience. ICs also receive professional development in order to broaden their coaching and leadership skills and set them up for future coaching opportunities in their own schools and districts. 

Specific Instructional Coach Duties

Pre-summer:

• Complete two - three training sessions in May (on weekends or weeknights, depending on availability of the entire IC team)

• Complete pre-summer readings

• Refine existing unit plans in specific content area 

• Create assessments for content-specific units

• Meet with program staff to plan teacher orientation workshops

Teacher Orientation:

• Help facilitate teacher training on topics such as classroom culture, lesson planning, and teaching practices 

• Participate fully in all orientation workshops and rapidly build professional relationships with TFs 

• Guide TFs through lesson planning, sample teaching, and rigorous preparation for the teaching experience

Summer Program:

• Provide two - four TFs with support and regular feedback as they design and revise lesson plans

• Hold TFs accountable for professional deadlines and creating structures to allow them to rapidly grow

• Observe each TF in class at least twice weekly

• Conduct weekly one-on-one debrief sessions with TFs, in which they receive concrete feedback 

• Plan and lead departmental meetings, at least twice per week

• Lead at least one professional development session, either live or self-paced

• Check in and communicate regularly with the Director of Curriculum & Instruction regarding TF progress

• Engage fully in the Breakthrough San Francisco community

Wrap-Up Week (done remotely):

• Submit a final narrative evaluation and letter of recommendation for each assigned TF

• Work with TFs to provide revisions and suggestions on curriculum for next summer’s TFs and coaches

• Evaluate overall summer program

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required, Master’s degree preferred

• Outstanding track record as a professional classroom teacher for at least three years (preferably in grades 5-8)

• Outstanding knowledge of subject matter and broad knowledge of available resources

• Superior presentation, writing, and organizational skills

• Exceptional interpersonal skills: ability to hold others to high standards while also offering support and maintaining positive relationships 

• Ability to deliver positive, constructive, and honest feedback, both written and verbal

• Ability to reflect proactively on and participate in discussions around identity, race, and issues of social justice

• Experience with curriculum development and implementation

• Creativity, energy, and commitment to excellence

• Prior experience with Breakthrough or Summerbridge is highly desirable

• Familiarity with San Francisco schools is highly desirable

Commitment

• Pre-summer trainings and preparation (approximately 25-30 hours)

  • Two - three trainings in May, to be scheduled based on availability of the IC team

  • Curriculum refinement and teacher training preparation, to be done independently

• Teacher orientation, June 14 - 22, 2021 (9 am - 4:00  pm; times vary, and if virtual, we’ll end each day by the early afternoon)

• Six-week program, June 23 - July 30 (30 hours/week); if virtual, we may end the summer a week earlier

  • Mon - Thu 8 am - 2 pm, possibly finishing earlier some days; Fri 8 am - 12 pm

  • End-of-Summer Celebration, Thu, July 29, 6 - 8 pm

  • May require some work off-site via email or phone with TFs as needed

• Wrap-Up Week, August 2 - 4 (completed by ICs remotely); if virtual, we may end the summer a week earlier

Compensation

• Compensation is in the form of a $8,000 stipend.

 

To Apply

The application is available at https://breakthrough.tfaforms.net/306492 and requires a resume and cover letter. Note that Breakthrough Collaborative is a national organization; the application is for sites across the country, so please be sure to indicate your interest in coaching at the SF Day School site. Applications will be evaluated on a rolling basis until April 8, 2021.

For more information, please visit: www.breakthroughsf.org and www.breakthroughcollaborative.org

Questions? Contact Michael, Director of Curriculum & Instruction, at 415-568-3662 or michael@breakthroughsf.org.