University Child Development School (UCDS) is an independent elementary school serving Pre-Kindergarten through fifth grade in a progressive, child-centered environment. All classes are multi-age.

Resident Teachers work with mentor teachers in classrooms of small class sizes. The Resident Program gives Residents teaching experience with thoughtful mentorship and professional development opportunities. UCDS has an advanced, individualized curriculum, hands-on/manipulative materials and a highly collaborative faculty. Residents have all the responsibilities of faculty members: planning curriculum, assessing students, writing narrative reports, attending/facilitating parent conferences, leading lessons and participating on a teaching team.

This is a full-time position that begins August 16th, 2010 and continues through June 17th, 2011. The salary is approximately $2800/month, plus an additional benefit stipend of $280/month, for ten months. Hiring begins mid-March, 2010 and ends mid-June, 2010.

Although we have no current openings for Classroom Teachers, we are always accepting resumes.

University Child Development School (UCDS) is an independent school teaching children age three through fifth grade in a progressive, child-centered environment.

UCDS has an advanced, individualized curriculum, hands-on/manipulative materials and small, multi-age classrooms. Responsibilities include planning curriculum, leading lessons, assessing students, writing reports and facilitating parent conferences. The successful candidate must honor individual learning styles, be able to work as part of a team, demonstrate excellent communication skills and creatively use the latest educational research. Prefer 3+ years teaching experience.

A UCDS Teacher:

Communicates

• Interacts with others with respect and equality
• Communicates thoughtfully to everyone
• Reflects
• Reads subtleties and acts appropriately
• Speaks honestly with purpose and intent
• Articulates and incorporates personal and school philosophies

Collaborates

• Facilitates discussion
• Models teamwork and decision-making
• Demonstrates flexibility
• Eagerly shares ideas and thoughts on curricula, students, parents and professional issues
• Supports others professionally

Facilitates

• Reflects, assesses, plans and implements a process in order to achieve and extend goals for each student, the class and him/herself
• Challenges individual students by setting high expectations
• Inspires each student to go beyond his/her self-imposed limits
• Promotes complex thinking by asking probing questions
• Supports students with specific and constructive feedback

Innovates

• Integrates ideas across thematic curricula
• Invests in emergent curricula
• Models discovery and inspires others to questions
• Celebrates "the well-built hypothesis"
• Reveals possibilities
• Embraces and continues his/her own learning process

Creates Balance

• Considers the social, emotional, physical and intellectual development of each student
• Supports diverse learning styles
• Enriches and individualizes the learning process
• Creates a safe and supportive environment while promoting exploration, discovery and risk-taking

To apply, submit resume and cover letter (applicants will not be considered without a cover letter) to: