Position: Grade 1 Teacher

Baldwin School

Maria L. Baldwin School Community:

Baldwin strives to deliver a welcoming, inclusive, and joyful learning environment that supports every student in taking risks, learning, and reaching their full potential; while building community, individual responsibility, and self-confidence.

Every class starts the day with a Responsive Classroom Morning Meeting, which sets the foundation for a positive environment where ownership of learning and personal responsibility are the focus. Student-directed All-School Meetings support the idea that children are responsible for building our school culture. We expect all teachers to come to us with Responsive Classroom training or that applicants are open to attending Responsive Classroom training in their first years at Baldwin.

We expect our teachers to be life-long learners who are committed excellence in academics, and who are committed to partnering with parents and thinking about social-emotional learning just as much as academic learning.

Technology and expanded arts instruction are integrated into teaching and learning at Baldwin, so that students can become experts in using technology and creative expression to learn and explore. 

We work hard to be a community that provides joy, belonging, challenge and growth to every Baldwin student every day. We are also a strong community of adult learners.

The Opportunity:

The Maria L. Baldwin School seeks an experienced 1st grade teacher to join our caring and innovative community. The successful candidate will have experience planning, implementing, and adapting curriculum based on the Massachusetts State Frameworks and/or the Common Core. The candidate will set high expectations for all students and utilize scaffolding and differentiation to support students. The teacher will have an appreciation and awareness for the unique developmental needs of young people in this age band. As a professional, the teacher will display a collegial spirit that supports and enhances continual professional growth consistent with the educational goals and philosophies of the Baldwin School and be fully committed to continuously learning, improving, reflecting and working together as a community to ensure that all students achieve at high levels. Applicants with training in culturally responsive instruction are highly preferred. All candidates must be open to engaging in conversations about the intersection between race and education__critical conversations that ground our improvement efforts.

Key Responsibilities:

• The teacher will teach all elementary subjects.
• The teacher will implement the Responsive Classroom model, including daily class meetings and responsive school discipline.
• The teacher will collaborate with all team members, including but not limited to, the 1st grade team, special educators, instructional coaches, paraprofessionals, interventionists, and other support personnel.
• Incorporate a variety of assessment strategies including district wide exams and formative assessments in order to inform instruction and target intervention and enrichment needs.
• Integrate social-emotional learning into the classroom and will work to foster a safe, caring, and active learning community.
• Partner with families and include them in the students’ learning and development.

Your Skill Set:

As the incoming Grade 1 Teacher, you will possess many, though perhaps not all, of the following characteristics and qualifications:

• Massachusetts State early childhood or elementary teacher certification and SEI Endorsement (required)
• Bachelor’s degree required, Master’s degree preferred
• A strong work ethic, alongside a commitment to doing whatever it takes for students to find joy, belonging, challenge and growth each day
• Experience and practice working with children at this age level
• Knowledge and experience with Responsive Classroom, culturally responsive teaching practices and tiered instructional approaches
• Specific instructional approaches that affirm diverse student identities
• At least two years of full time classroom instruction
• Demonstrated success elevating the achievement levels of a diverse student body

Cambridge Public Schools is committed to slowing and/or stopping the spread of COVID-19. Therefore, as a condition of employment with Cambridge Public Schools, all new hires will be required to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 no later than their first day of work. Written requests for either a religious exemption from this requirement based on sincerely held religious beliefs, or for a medical exemption based upon clear documentation from a medical provider should be submitted to the attention of the Chief Talent Officer.

How to Join Our Team:

Please upload a resume and thoughtful cover letter, outlining how your skills and experience meet the qualifications of the position and stating how you heard about this opportunity. 

At the Cambridge Public Schools, we are committed to cultivating an environment where diverse perspectives and backgrounds are embraced, acknowledging that a team reflecting diversity of race, color, ancestry, national origin, religion, age, gender, marital/domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status, and veteran status allows us to serve our communities better. To that end, we welcome and encourage applicants to bring their authentic selves when considering employment opportunities within our school district.