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The Croft School – Associate Teacher (Providence)
Start Date: August 2025
About The Croft School
The Croft School is a young independent school on the East Side of Providence. Having opened in Fall 2018, our school currently enrolls 191 students in Kindergarten through Grade 6. During the 2025-26 school year, we will expand to include Grade 7. Over time, we will grow into a 300-student Kindergarten - Grade 8 school.
We are considered by many families and teachers to represent an exciting new type of school that is ideal for those concerned about the area’s existing public school (inconsistent quality; driven by standardized test outcomes) and private school (elitism; unaffordable; lack of diversity; limited innovation) options.
The Croft School is built around the following core attributes:
The Croft School has sister schools in the Jamaica Plain (founded 2020) and South End (founded 2022) neighborhoods of Boston.
More information about our school can be found here: www.thecroftschool.org.
About The Role
The Croft School (Providence) is seeking an exceptional Associate Teacher beginning in the 2025-26 school year.
The ideal candidate for the Associate Teacher role is an individual who is excited to learn from experienced teachers and may be preparing to be a full-time lead teacher down the road. Ideally, though, this individual will have experience working with elementary school-aged children.
The ideal candidate will be committed to building deep relationships with their students and use that knowledge to establish and support a classroom that balances high-quality academic instruction, project-based learning, learning throughout the neighborhood and community, social-emotional learning, and play-based learning. All Croft team members dedicate ample time and thoughtfulness to close communication and partnership with their students’ families.
Qualifications And Qualities
The Croft School offers compensation which is competitive with other local independent and public school opportunities. As an equal opportunity employer, The Croft School does not discriminate on the basis of race, gender, ability, age, religion, sexual orientation, or national or ethnic origin. We encourage applicants of all backgrounds to apply.
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Start Date: August 2025
About The Croft School
The Croft School is a young independent school on the East Side of Providence. Having opened in Fall 2018, our school currently enrolls 191 students in Kindergarten through Grade 6. During the 2025-26 school year, we will expand to include Grade 7. Over time, we will grow into a 300-student Kindergarten - Grade 8 school.
We are considered by many families and teachers to represent an exciting new type of school that is ideal for those concerned about the area’s existing public school (inconsistent quality; driven by standardized test outcomes) and private school (elitism; unaffordable; lack of diversity; limited innovation) options.
The Croft School is built around the following core attributes:
- Rigor and Spark
- Student-Centeredness
- Balance
- Strong Relationships
- Outstanding Teachers, Collaborative Improvement
- A Diverse, Inclusive, Anti-Racist Community
The Croft School has sister schools in the Jamaica Plain (founded 2020) and South End (founded 2022) neighborhoods of Boston.
More information about our school can be found here: www.thecroftschool.org.
About The Role
The Croft School (Providence) is seeking an exceptional Associate Teacher beginning in the 2025-26 school year.
The ideal candidate for the Associate Teacher role is an individual who is excited to learn from experienced teachers and may be preparing to be a full-time lead teacher down the road. Ideally, though, this individual will have experience working with elementary school-aged children.
The ideal candidate will be committed to building deep relationships with their students and use that knowledge to establish and support a classroom that balances high-quality academic instruction, project-based learning, learning throughout the neighborhood and community, social-emotional learning, and play-based learning. All Croft team members dedicate ample time and thoughtfulness to close communication and partnership with their students’ families.
Qualifications And Qualities
- Experience working in a childcare or school setting.
- Eagerness and enthusiasm for playing a supporting role in a high-performing classroom as well as eagerness to learn and develop into a Lead Teacher over time
- A contagious love for teaching, children, and nurturing students’ natural curiosity, instilling in them a lifelong passion for learning
- An entrepreneurial spirit coupled with an ambitious work ethic
- Outstanding communication and collaboration skills, inclusive of empathy for others, thoughtful listening, team-orientation, and enthusiasm for working closely with a lead teacher and other colleagues
- Ability to support the development of a joyous learning environment
- Ability to support and/or lead targeted, small-group instruction and activities
- Self-reflectiveness, humility, and an eagerness to continually improve one’s practice
- A Bachelor’s Degree and current authorization to work in the United States is required
The Croft School offers compensation which is competitive with other local independent and public school opportunities. As an equal opportunity employer, The Croft School does not discriminate on the basis of race, gender, ability, age, religion, sexual orientation, or national or ethnic origin. We encourage applicants of all backgrounds to apply.
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