Kindergarten Teacher

Description

We are seeking a kindergarten head teacher for the remainder of the 2024-2025 school year in our Hoboken Campus. This is a full-time, interim assignment with the possibility to become permanent starting in January 2025 and ending June 2025. The contract duration is from a mutually agreed upon start date through June 30, 2025. Standard work hours, benefits, and paid time o as per the Faculty / Sta Handbook.

Reports to :

Early Childhood Director

The Candidate

You are an experienced teacher with a successful track record teaching early elementary students. You bring creativity, excellent relationship skills, and a collaborative approach to your craft. You are passionate about fostering a strong culture of student engagement in learning, in close alignment with our mission. You model a spirit of collaboration and inquiry to inspire students to “explore, question and communicate in ways that will shape the future.” You are culturally competent with elective organizational and classroom management skills. You have strong verbal and written communication skills and can develop interpersonal relationships with faculty, parents, and students. You are professional and energetic, you have a positive attitude, and are a self-starter. You work collaboratively with others in a small community and can instill confidence in the program with parents as required.

Primary Responsibilities

• Create developmentally, grade appropriate and engaging lesson plans which utilize given curricula (Foundations, Readers and Writers Workshop, Singapore Math), combined with project based and experiential learning;
• Plan and teach the language arts, math, science, and social studies scope and sequence with a focus on purpose and relevance;
• Provide a secure environment to learn, care for and support the development needs of each child - using differentiation to assist the development of a child’s personal, social and language abilities, speech and communication, literacy, mathematical and creative development;
• Motivate and stimulate children's learning abilities through a range of exploratory and inquiry-based experiences;
• Cultivate and maintain an inclusive classroom culture that values all voices and appreciates various perspectives;
• Consistently differentiate for individual students based on their unique learning needs : through observation, assessment, and investing in relationships with the whole child, determine most elective learning strategies and delivery of instructions
• Teach with a commitment to social justice;
• Provide students with opportunities and support in the development of critical thinking and problem solving skills, the exploration of ideas, and the development of leadership qualities;
• Teach using technology proficiently (Google Suite and use of Smart Panels and Chromebooks) in developmentally appropriate ways;
• Assess and maintain written records of individual student development, which includes competency checklist, narrative comments on reports and leading parent conferences.
• Provide continuous student assessments throughout the year; if and when supports need to be implemented for students who need scalding or students who need a higher level of challenge;
• Work collaboratively and creatively with colleagues of diverse backgrounds on pedagogical approaches, curricular alignment and instructional strategies with flexibility and resourcefulness;
• Interact electively and sensitively with a diverse population of students, faculty and parent / caregiver body;
• Communicate with a focus on timely communications with families, including biweekly Class News;
• Attend and participate in weekly curriculum planning meetings; and
• Participate in committee work, faculty meetings, parent coffees and additional duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Salary & Benefits

Salary is commensurate with experience. we offer a comprehensive benefits package including medical, vision, and dental insurance, a 403(b) retirement savings account match program, life insurance, and long-term disability insurance as well as reimbursements for cell-phone use and for an on-street parking permit in Hoboken.