Career Opportunities

Chicago Jewish Day School offers an exciting and innovative dual curriculum, encompassing the best of General Studies, Hebrew and Jewish Studies. At CJDS, learning is approached in a safe, collaborative, and supportive educational environment. Chicago Jewish Day School (CJDS) has an opening for a lower school part-time math specialist for the 2020-2021 school year. We seek to hire an experienced and knowledgeable math specialist to join our Student Services Team comprised of 3 learning specialists, school psychologist, and social worker. 

Requirements: Professional Educator’s License, four or more years teaching experience with Grades 1 through 5. 

Attributes: Experience teaching Math in Grades 1-5; strong content knowledge in Math across grade levels; ability to work collaboratively as part of a team; ability to create a positive, nurturing environment for students; a love and understanding of children and their developmental stages; knowledge of current best practices in elementary school education; ability to develop positive relationships with parents; strong organizational skills and ability to prioritize; excellent collaboration skills; ability to develop and communicate differentiation strategies with classroom teacher; able to adapt flexibly to changing schedules and routines. 

Experience: Collaborating with a team of teacher; providing individual and small group remediation to individual students in and out of the classroom; cooperation/meetings with parents; teaching grades 1 through 5 in both inclusion and pull-out models; teaching math enrichment and remediation; working collaboratively with parents and outside providers as team partners; adapting classroom work for the purpose of providing students with instructional materials that address individualized learning plans; supporting and encouraging teacher learning regarding accommodations and modifications; writing reports and summaries of student growth; experience teaching reading and writing a plus. 

Salary: Commensurate with experience 

Contact: Please send resume and cover letter to Paulette Herbstman at resumes@chicagojewishdayschool.org 

We are always looking for qualified candidates for substitutes in all grades and disciplines. Please email a current resume to our Substitute Coordinator, Jennifer Katz at sub@chicagojewishdayschool.org if you are interested.