Job Description

Carney, Sandoe & Associates, an educational recruitment firm, is currently seeking an experienced Middle School Teacher to teach 5th grade for the 2025-2026 school year at K-12 independent school in the San Francisco Bay Area.

About CS&A:

Our free job placement service connects educators with independent and private schools that align with their specific needs and qualifications. By getting to know each candidate personally, we match them with the right opportunities—saving time and ensuring the best match. Our mission is to help educators find roles where they can truly thrive. We have positions nationwide and internationally.

The ideal candidate should have experience working with students with learning challenges, including dyslexia, anxiety, attention issues, and students who are gifted, skillfully assessing students’ strengths and areas of need to craft lessons to meet their academic needs. Creativity, flexibility, and strong communication skills are a necessity. We welcome candidates who are committed to student-centered pedagogy, differentiated instruction, and multi-sensory learning. Successful candidates must be willing to collaborate, innovate, and grow as teachers.

Responsibilities of the 5th Grade Teacher:

• Develop and organize a 5th grade curriculum that meets school standards.
• Teach literature, history, English, math and support a homeroom.
• Establish standards of student performance which can be quantitatively and qualitatively evaluated.
• Develop knowledge and skills essential to effectively teach students in the grade assigned.
• Promote students' critical and creative thinking and analysis and develop lesson plans and instructional materials.
• Plan and conduct activities for a balanced program of instruction, demonstration and work time that provides students with opportunities to observe, question and investigate.

Requirements of the 5th Grade Teacher:

• Bachelor’s degree
• Subscribe to the school's Core Values, our Mission, and our Philosophy and will seek passionately to uphold and promote them.
• At least 1-3 years of teaching experience at the K-12 level
• Interest to contribute to school community outside of the classroom as an athletic coach, student advisor, student club leader, or otherwise preferred
• Geographic flexibility is preferred
• Must be authorized to work in the U.S.

Potential Benefits: Compensation and benefit packages are competitive but will differ by school and will typically depend on geographic location, your experience, and your level of degree.

💵 Competitive pay

🧠 Professional Development Opportunities

✏️ Classroom Resources

🏥 Medical, dental and vision insurance

😃 401(k) plan – Employer match

⛱️ Paid holidays, vacation and personal time

🏠 Housing (boarding schools only)

Carney Sandoe does not discriminate on the basis of physical handicap, sex, race, creed, color, sexual orientation, gender identity, or national or ethnic origin in administration of its services, consulting, events, professional development, or other programs.

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