Careers

Welcome!

C5 strives to ensure a high-quality work environment for all of its employees. We understand that employee satisfaction is closely tied to job performance and retention. Therefore, we work diligently to provide exceptional compensation and benefit programs, ongoing professional development, and comprehensive daily support.

Employee Benefits —

A Partial Listing:

  • A professional, resource-rich work environment
  • Annual individual professional development funds
  • Full health, vision, and dental insurance
  • Individual retirement plans
  • Four in-service training days per year
  • Special professional development programs and conferences
  • On-site child development consultants for professional support
  • Regular all-staff and team meetings
  • Some scholarships for children of staff
  • Individual coaching and development
  • Individual planning time
  • Annual dinner celebration
  • C5 picnics, pot-lucks, sing-alongs, and special gatherings
  • Thirteen paid holidays per year
  • Two weeks paid vacation per year
  • Four personal days per year
  • Twelve sick days per year
  • Bridge to Reggio travel program for selected, seasoned staff

Job Application Information —

To apply for a position at C5 Children’s School:

  • Send a cover letter stating in detail why you wish to work at C5.
  • Include a comprehensive statement of your thoughts and feelings about working in a Reggio Emilia inspired, emergent curriculum, in-depth explorations, project-based program.
  • Include a current resume that lists each of your work experiences with date ranges expressed in months and days and details of your education history.
  • Provide a copy of your transcript(s) of your advanced education that includes all of your course work in early childhood education.

PLEASE NOTE:

A minimum educational requirement to apply for any teaching-related position at C5 is the California required 12 units in Early Childhood Education from accredited institutions. Or, comparable study and credits as verified in writing by the California Professional Development Project. Appointments: 415-452-5605.

The desired background is a Bachelors or Masters Degree and two or more years of successful experience in an early childhood learning and development center environment.

If you are applying for a teaching position at either of our centers, you must have also completed 3 college or university units in infant-toddler development. That is because we believe in the benefits of continuity of care and move children with their learning group members and their primary teachers whenever it is possible and feasible and a change in classrooms is desired. So, no matter where a teacher starts working at C5, they will generally move with children through their years at C5, and when the children go on to kindergarten, the teachers cycle back to a younger group to begin again. We have found that tremendously beneficial insights, skills, and knowledge are gained by this process of work with all ages of children and are available to be applied to work with new children, learning groups, parents, and colleagues.

You may send your letter and resume by either:

Email: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)

U.S. Mail:
C5 Children’s School
455 Golden Gate Avenue, Suite 2400
San Francisco CA 94102

Fax: 415-703-1282

Or, deliver them in-person to the C5 main office:

An appointment must be made before you can meet with any staff member.

Deliver to:
C5 Children’s School
455 Golden Gate Avenue, Suite 2400
San Francisco CA 94102

Our main offices are located in the Civic Center of San Francisco in the Hiram Johnson State Office Building. Our building spans the entire block on Golden Gate Avenue between Larkin Street and Polk Street. The entrance is in the middle of the block. There is security screening to enter the building that is comparable to screening for courtrooms and airports.

Off-street paid parking is located across McAllister Avenue in the underground Civic Center Plaza parking garage that is beneath the park in front of City Hall and on Larkin Street between McAllister and Golden Gate Avenue.

Position Openings —

1) Infant-Toddler Teacher
2) Preschool Center Teacher