Math Teacher - Pre-Calc, Algebra 2, Geometry

Description

High School Math 

Reports to: Head of School — Start Date: August 2025

The School...

Vistamar School is an independent college preparatory day school serving grades 9-12. The founders’ vision was to tap into the diversity of Los Angeles to bring together students who could learn from each other the skills and attitudes necessary for global citizenship. The Vistamar experience is guided by its core values and its mission, which rests on three pillars: challenging academics that engage and inspire students; an intimate atmosphere that supports students with caring relationships; and a diverse community that encourages the authentic exchange of perspectives and leads students to be comfortable crossing cultural boundaries. Vistamar believes there’s a better way to do high school.            

Vistamar School serves a highly diverse population of students in grades 9-12, supported by a generous program of Moderated Tuition. Approximately 36% of our students participate in our Moderated Tuition program. Approximately 45% of faculty, staff, and students self-identify as people of color. We seek to attract a faculty and student body who bring a diversity of thought and culture to our school community, and who will be committed to ensuring that we provide an inclusive environment for the respectful exchange of multiple perspectives. Vistamar is located in the easternmost section of El Segundo.  The school is close to major freeway interchanges and is well-served by public transportation, including a commuter rail station.

Vistamar opened in 2005 and attracts and enrolls one of the most diverse student bodies in the greater Los Angeles area, with students from over 60 zip codes and more than 80 schools. Both tuition and salaries are competitive with other Los Angeles-area independent schools. Vistamar is fully accredited by the California Association of Independent Schools (CAIS) and the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) and holds institutional memberships in the National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS) and the Council of International Schools (CIS).

The Opportunity...

You will be joining us as a teacher in the Math Department. You will be teaching our integrated, problem based curriculum which draws from algebra, geometry, algebra 2, and pre-calculus. The Math Department believes that collaborative problem solving is essential for the learning of mathematics and happens most effectively in student centered classrooms with a strong sense of community, flexibility, and cooperation.  The Math Department seeks to build the skills of investigation, making predictions, analyzing, explaining reasoning, and grappling. 

Our integrated math curriculum focuses on quantitative literacy and comfort with adopting a mathematical perspective; fluency and precision in the use of mathematics as a language; facility with a wide range of tools for solving problems and drawing inferences from data; the ability to strategize mathematically and to translate ordinary language into both traditional mathematical formulations and modern technical applications; the necessary foundations for continuing the study of mathematics at the college level; and a framework for interpreting and evaluating quantitative information. 

A typical week would include the preparation and teaching of four regular courses, each meeting four times per week, serving as a student advisor, assisting with student activities, and engaged participation in faculty and team meetings. Additional responsibilities include maintaining active communication with students & families, active participation in admissions/development events, and other important community gatherings.

Qualifications

Ideal candidates are teachers who…

• Are vibrant classroom facilitators who fulfill our Four Attributes of Excellent Teaching. 
• Have a strong practice of cultural responsiveness in and out of the classroom by exercising self-awareness, affirming multiple perspectives, addressing conflict directly and with care, and recognizing the role of power and privilege.
• Will be excited to become part of our vibrant school community by attending events and engaging with students and colleagues outside the classroom.
• Exercise flexibility and direct communication to cultivate strong and collegial relationships with all community members while maintaining appropriate boundaries.
• Demonstrate an ongoing commitment to the reflective, iterative nature of teaching by pursuing professional growth and integrating feedback. 
• Intentionally design meaningful learning experiences and performance-based assessments using a “backward planning” model that fosters a passion for learning in students.
• Have effective coping skills to manage challenge or stress
• Meets deadlines and has effective organizational skills
• Problem solve collaboratively both with students and colleagues
• Are flexible facilitators, able to differentiate with ease, and help students to make sense of their thinking.
• Have a strong background in science or mathematics and can make mathematical connections in an integrated curriculum. 
• A master's degree, teaching credential, and teaching experience at the high school level 
• Must be available to engage fully with our onboarding process.

Salary : $66,950 - $110,353