Grade 5 Leave Replacement/Language Arts

Job Description

Job Description

King School is an independent day school in Stamford, CT, educating students in PreK through Grade 12. Students at King engage in an immersive and innovative curriculum that is anchored in an inquiry-based pedagogy that nurtures curiosity, intellectual growth, and character development.

Diversity is foundational to academic and professional excellence, and therefore is a core value at King. We think, learn, and work more deeply due to the many facets of diversity in our community, including but not limited to gender, race, ethnicity, religion, socio-economic status, sexual orientation, age, ability, and learning style. We leverage cultural differences and intellectual diversity to create an inclusive and vibrant learning community, endeavoring for each person to feel seen, heard, valued, and respected.

Job Title : Grade 5 Maternity Leave Language Arts Teacher

Division : Lower School

Reports to : Head of Lower School

Time Frame : August 20 - November 28, 2025

Summary : King School seeks a Grade 5 Maternity Leave Teacher who will report to the Head of Lower School. This teacher will assume duties and responsibilities, consistent with expectations for Lower School classroom teachers from September to November.

Primary responsibilities include, but are not limited to :

• Serve as a homeroom teacher and collaborate closely with the grade 5 faculty to ensure a cohesive curriculum and share effective teaching strategies within the departmentalized structure.
• Provide academic and emotional support to students.
• Utilize Responsive Classroom methods, including daily Morning Meetings and classroom management strategies to create a positive classroom environmentthat encourages student participation, collaboration, inclusivity, and respect.
• Create opportunities for students to develop self-regulation skills in a learning environment that emphasizes social-emotional learning, positive interdependence and active listening.
• Plan, implement engaging language arts lessons that promote reading comprehension, writing skills, vocabulary development, and critical thinking skills.
• Assess student progress through a variety of formative and summative assessments, providing timely feedback to students and families.
• Differentiate instruction to meet the diverse learning needs of students; teach language arts in small and large group lessons, as well as individual instruction.
• Use the project-based learning approach to develop a culturally responsive integrated curriculum that builds cognitive and social / emotional skills.
• Use appropriate technology to enhance instruction and communication,including the MyKing portal for report writing and sharing information with parents weekly.
• Organize and conduct parent-teacher conferences, providing insights into student performance and writing reports on student progress using the MyKing system.
• Model fairness and proper behavior.
• Demonstrate a commitment to professional growth and development.
• As a member of a teaching team, meet regularly, share resources, and collaborate effectively with other faculty members
• Attend Lower School and all-school faculty meetings, as well as workshops on professional growth and development days held after 3 : 00 p.m.
• Participate in Back to School Night by presenting classroom expectations, curriculum highlights, and ways parents can engage in their child’s learning
• Participate in King’s orientation and mentor programs.
• Perform duties as assigned by the Head of Lower School, including recess, lunch, and dismissal.

Requirements :

Classifications : Full Time, Non-Exempt.

King goes beyond just stating that we are an Equal Opportunity Employer. Our goal is to intentionally hire a diverse pool of world-class staff and faculty to enrich the educational experience of students. King seeks candidates committed to teaching and working in a multicultural environment where varied identities are valued and respected.