Science Teacher; Certificated

The Napa Foundation for Options in Education is seeking an experienced, dynamic, and passionate Science Teacher (Certificated) with a single subject credential for our beloved charter school, Mayacamas Countywide Middle School. The teacher reports to the Head of School and is responsible for teaching the Stemscopes California curriculum science courses they instruct, and other ancillary curricular tools. The teacher fosters a collaborative and stimulating classroom environment for a diverse group of students, as well as fosters a strong collaboration between parents, faculty members, board members and community partners.

In its third year, Mayacamas is not just looking for teachers, but for founding educators. We need people who want to work, and can thrive, in a fast‑paced, evolving setting, and who demonstrate flexibility, creativity and persistence. MCMS needs educators who want to play a significant role in evolving our model and curriculum, facilitating meetings, designing school systems, and helping to create a school culture that is focused on social‑emotional health, high achievement and community.

We are searching for educators committed to the love of teaching and building a long‑term legacy for Napa families.

• Foster a safe and nurturing learning environment in accordance with school policies and procedures focused on students’ social‑emotional needs and development of positive character traits.
• Organize classroom systems/procedures and manage student behavior to ensure that all students are fully engaged in learning with consistent practices across the school.
• Establish an environment where students are excited about learning through engaging, dynamic learning activities such as project‑ and problem‑based learning.
• Develop lesson plans according to the CA CCSS and CA State Content Standards, collaboratively planning with fellow teachers to ensure interdisciplinary project‑based learning across the curriculum.
• Lead an Advisory group with collaboratively planned lessons for Social‑Emotional Learning and “life skills,” using the Stanford Design School’s Wayfinder curriculum as well as one‑to‑one monthly planning and review with students in creating and updating their Individual Learning Plans.
• Lead a combination of Learning Lab, Office Hours, and “X Period” to provide for fortification of individualized learning opportunities for students.
• Build strong relationships with students and parents, engaging in two SLCs for each student each year, trimester report cards, online access to real‑time data about student performance and progress, and home‑school communications as needed.
• Be willing to be a flexible and positive contributor in a school where collaborative decision‑making is practiced in developing project and problem‑based activities.
• Maintain positive relationships with students and colleagues.
• Have communication skills that include the ability to employ active listening with depth of understanding and to share authentically for healthy relationships with students, colleagues, and parents.
• Possess an openness and willingness to learn new strategies and mindsets to support the school’s students.
• Identify students’ areas for improvement and short‑ and long‑term learning and behavioral goals in their ILPs and be able to work with students, families, and internal resources to suggest options for improvement.
• Provide continual assessment of student progress and engage in collaborative data review on a weekly basis with peer teachers, Counselor, EL Coordinator and other staff.
• Maintain student records, and complete assigned paperwork in provided time frames.
• Collaborate with Special Education Teacher(s), Counselor, SpEd therapists and consultants, and EL Coordinator (starting Y3, or earlier depending on funding) to meet the needs of all students.
• Attend and implement Professional Development (PD) training throughout and beyond the school year, including two weeks of summer PD and weekly PD and collaboratively planning time with peer teachers, and to understand the school’s mission, philosophy, and goals.
• Demonstrate support and knowledge of school's goals and…