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Type: Full Time
Min. Experience: Entry Level
About GraceGrace Church School’s mission of academic excellence, ethical values and service, and inclusive community anchors our program and informs our pedagogy and curriculum, preparing our students to lead meaningful and productive lives. The school nurtures and educates the whole child, understanding that our humanity comprises mind, body, heart, and spirit.
We celebrate our differences, respect our diversity, and embrace our shared human experience. About the position race, Church School is seeking a nurturing and collaborative individual to join our teaching team for the 2022/2023 school year. Reporting to the Head of Early Childhood, Early Childhood Head Teachers collaborate with grade-level colleagues, specialists, and administrators to deliver instruction that is responsive to the needs of individual students and grounded in best practices.
Qualified candidates will display strong classroom management skills, a proven commitment to professional growth, and a willingness to partner with families in a mutually supportive relationship. In addition, ideal candidates must demonstrate an ability to bring joy and energy to their daily interactions with children as well as the cultural competency needed to work and communicate effectively with individuals from diverse backgrounds. Candidates should also possess a positive attitude and outlook along with flexibility.
Grace Church School is an equal opportunity employer. We are passionate about building and sustaining an inclusive and equitable working and learning environment for all students, staff, and faculty. We welcome applications from candidates with broad and diverse backgrounds.
Our definition of diversity includes the full spectrum of race, ability, age, gender, national origin, religion, and sexuality. Candidates for the position should be willing to engage actively and thoughtfully in the work of building a community in which all adults and students feel that they belong.
Responsibilities & Qualifications:
Cultivate a warm and inviting classroom community that promotes a positive and productive learning environment Training and experience with Responsive Classroom or similar Guide, train, mentor, and support Kindergarten Associate Teachers Develop, plan, and teach all disciplines related to homeroom curriculum.
Experience with strategy based literacy and math instruction preferred including, but not limited to:
Bridges in MathematicsOrton-Gillingham Handwriting without Tears
Differentiate instruction to support group and individual learning, and provide extra support and enrichment as needed implement responsive, equitable, and positive classroom management strategies
Collaborate with grade-level team members to enhance the curriculum commits to addressing social justice, diversity, equity, and anti-bias education in the curriculum and the classroom environment
Possess competence in antiracist pedagogy
Utilize technology where appropriate when teaching and planning lessons
Plan field trips to enhance the curriculumCollaborate with specialty teachers, as well as math and reading specialists, to plan and implement curriculum
Work with grade-level team members and the Head of Early Childhood every week identify and respond to individual student’s academic and social-emotional needs in collaboration with the Head of Early Childhood and the JK-4 School CounselorMonitor student progress to determine the effectiveness of interventions Maintain accurate, detailed records of student progress, parent communication, and lessons communicate effectively with parents on a regular basis through meetings, phone calls, emails and parent teacher conferencesWrite narrative report cards two times a year that communicate the development of the whole child (language, math, and social-emotional development)Perform assigned, ongoing scheduled responsibilities with care (lunch duty, dismissal, etc.)Attend and participate actively in the division and whole school faculty meetings
Requirements:
Bachelor’s degree required;
Master’s degree preferred 3-5 years experience teaching elementary school children (preferred)
Interested candidates should submit a cover letter and résumé through the school's website.