2025 - 2026 Teacher - Chemistry

Camino Nuevo Charter Academy (CNCA) is a community of high-performing public schools that utilizes a comprehensive approach to prepare students from preschool through high school for success in college and in life. We integrate academic rigor, community, family, and wellness to empower students to thrive in a culturally connected and changing world. Founded in 2000, Camino Nuevo Charter Academy students represent the neighborhood of MacArthur Park west of downtown Los Angeles, a community that is one of the most under-resourced and densely populated neighborhoods in Los Angeles. Currently, CNCA has six campuses that serve approximately 3,500 students from TK through 12th grade.

Organizational Mindsets

We believe that every individual who works at Camino Nuevo Charter Academy must embody key mindsets.

• Commitment to and belief in CNCA’s mission and vision
• Belief in and embodiment of the CNCA Anchors in all aspects of the work
• Commitment to the vision of a progressive, socially-just education and is able to inspire others towards that vision
• Solution orientation and belief in supporting others to be the same
• Commitment to an asset-based, capacity-building approach
• Commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion
• Strong self-awareness and ability to reflect
• Ability to take ownership in the day-to-day and overall success of the organization 

CNCA Anchors

• EXCELLENCE: We take responsibility for our students and staff achieving consistently outstanding results.
• EQUITY: We recognize and value the individuality and experiences of all students and respond to their unique academic, emotional, psychological, and social needs.
• COMMUNITY: We are rooted in our community's richness and in the cultural and environmental context where our students and families live.
• INNOVATION: We continuously learn, are curious, and implement new ideas, perspectives, and evidence-based methods in our work.
• JOY: We build and maintain positive relationships that foster happiness and fulfillment among students, staff and families.

The Opportunity

CNCA currently seeks candidates who are committed to serving in under-resourced communities.  We are seeking teachers who embrace research-based, innovative curricular frameworks such as a balanced literacy approach and conceptual based math.  Our approach to teaching and learning involves a deep commitment to ongoing teacher professional development, and collaboration.  Teachers must be visionaries, eager to be in the forefront of educational practices and must embrace the challenge of demonstrating that public education in a low-income, primarily immigrant, multilingual community can succeed.  Teachers will receive a competitive salary, healthcare and retirement benefits.

Responsibilities

Teachers will perform a full range of duties, including but not limited to:

• Working collaboratively in teams, grade-levels, and at times with the whole staff to ensure progress towards whole school goals and continued growth of teaching and learning.
• Creating powerfully engaging curriculum and lessons, aligned to our curricular frameworks, designed to grow students’ academic growth.
• Creating and Implementing integrated curriculum units, differentiating and scaffolding for all students.
• Regularly assessing student progress to refine instruction and meet student needs and make instructional decisions related to this data.
• Participating regularly in professional development opportunities and collaborative meetings as well as ongoing, job-embedded learning.
• Communicating frequently with students, students’ families, colleagues and other stakeholders to encourage student progress.
• Maintaining accurate and detailed documentation of student achievement and progress.
• Creating and maintaining a nurturing and engaging classroom environment.
• Supporting the school’s mission, vision, and policies.
• Taking personal ownership for their own professional growth and partnering with colleagues to encourage the process.
• Working closely with children and their families to promote personal growth and success.
• Maintaining regular, punctual attendance.

NON-DISCRIMINATION STATEMENT

Camino Nuevo Charter Academy (CNCA) prohibits discrimination, harassment, intimidation and bullying in educational programs, activities, or employment on the basis of actual or perceived ancestry, age, color, disability, gender, gender identity, gender expression, nationality, race or ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, parental, pregnancy, family or marital status, military status or association with a person or a group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics. Camino Nuevo Charter Academy requires that school personnel take immediate steps to intervene when safe to do so when he or she witnesses an act of discrimination, harassment, intimidation, or bullying.

 Questions or complaints of alleged discrimination, harassment, intimidation and bullying, equity or Title IX equity and compliance concerns should be directed to Margarita Domingo, Vice President of Human Resources. She can be reached at (213) 417-3410 or by mail at 3435 W Temple St. Los Angeles, CA 90026.

Applicants who possess the following skills will make the strongest candidates:

• Valid California Single Subject Teaching Credential in the appropriate content/subject matter. Candidates who possess equivalent certification and/or license from another state must be in the process of transferring to CTC or have all necessary paperwork to do so within 14 calendar days.
  • Single Subject: Chemistry
• CLAD/English Language Learner Authorization. Candidates who do not possess this must do so within one year.
• Demonstrated track record with English language learners
• Demonstrated ability to implement varied classroom instructional strategies
• Educational vision for and experience with low-income and /or minority students
• Passion for working with children and their families