Lower School Associate Teacher (2025)

Head-Royce School has openings for Associate Teachers in our Lower School, starting August 2025

Please note - HRS is unable to provide immigration sponsorships such as H1B Visas. Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States and be willing to undergo both Livescan background check and TB screening as part of the hiring process.

Responsibilities

Head-Royce School seeks Associate Teachers to support Lower School classroom teachers. We expect that Associate Teachers are either intending to pursue a career in teaching, and are interested in learning about classroom teaching practices and strategies or are looking to determine if a career in teaching is a good match for them. Associate Teachers are responsible for supporting the lead teachers' curriculum, stated routines and general classroom culture protocols established by the lead teacher. The School seeks applicants who have a strong academic background, experience in multicultural education, an awareness of ecological literacy, an interest in project-based learning, an understanding of children and a genuine fondness for working with students.

Skills, Attitudes, and Mindsets

A desire to support lead teachers and assist specialist teachers, and to teach students collaboratively

Ability to learn and apply classroom and school yard management strategies

Demonstrated desire to support the whole child, including identified school values, social and emotional curriculum and stated systems and protocols.

Qualifications

• Education : Bachelor's Degree
• Demonstrates a desire to seek teaching / education as a career
• Classroom experience (volunteering or teaching) is preferred
• Ability to provide proof of TB, Livescan clearance

Additional Qualifications : a bonus, but not required :

53,000 - $55,000 semi monthly

Hourly position that earns approx $53,000 - $55,000 annual, paid semi monthly for 12 months. Includes benefits.

Location : Oakland, California

Education : Bachelor's degree required

Start Date : Aug 2025

Website : headroyce.org

To Apply

Interested candidates are asked to submit a letter of interest as well as a current resume .

Application materials should be submitted through our website.

Located on a 22-acre campus in Oakland, California, Head-Royce (HRS) is a pre-eminent, co-educational, independent, K-12 day school with a 137-year history. Our mission is to develop students of character, intellect, and creativity. We deliver on our mission by living our values :

Students First : We prioritize student learning, development, and well-being.

Academic Excellence : We pursue knowledge and assess our learning to better ourselves and our community.

Diversity : We embrace our different perspectives, backgrounds, experiences and identities to expand and enrich what we can learn and do together.

Belonging : We create the conditions in which everyone thrives and brings their authentic selves.

Civic Engagement : We connect students to the local community and beyond to enhance their academic experiences and foster genuine engagement.

Head-Royce enrolls approximately 900 students in the three separate divisions-Lower, Middle and Upper-and provides a dynamic, whole-child education to every student.

Please note - HRS is unable to provide immigration sponsorships such as H1B Visas. Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States and be willing to undergo both Livescan background check and TB screening as part of the hiring process.

Head Royce is an equal opportunity employer and makes employment decisions including but not limited to employment, training, promotion, demotion, transfer, leaves of absence and termination based on qualifications and without regard to protected status. We will not discriminate based on age, color, creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding or related medical conditions), gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, national origin or ancestry, race (including traits historically associated with race, such as hair texture and protective hairstyles), religion, registered domestic partner status, physical or mental disability, a medical condition including genetic characteristics, military or veteran status, reproductive health decision making or any other consideration made unlawful by federal, state or local laws Head-Royce School seeks to be a community in which every individual is treated with sensitivity, courtesy and respect.

Salary : $53,000 - $55,000