Lower School Classroom Teacher

 Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in elementary education 

• Three years of full-time teaching experience preferred at the Lower School level

 Responsibilities

• Instruct students individually and in groups using various teaching methods
• Establish clear objectives for all lessons and communicate these to all students
• Prepare materials for classroom activities
• Build and sustain an inclusive and equitable classroom learning environment
• Collaborate with grade-level colleagues to enhance instruction and ensure consistent delivery of curriculum

• Integrate technology into the curriculum
• Manage the classroom effectively
• Collaborate closely with other faculty members (departmental, grade-level, and school-wide) to align curriculum across subjects, to improve one’s own and others’ instructional practices, and to share best practices
• Oversee students during non-classroom times including in-between classes, lunch, recess, arrival/dismissal duties, and field trips
• Participate actively in professional development activities
• Serve as a facilitator of an enrichment activity once a week after school
• Perform other related duties as required and assigned
• Engage with the larger school culture and community, particularly with regard to diversity, equity, and inclusivity efforts.

Physical Demands:

• Regularly greets visitors, alternating between sitting and standing
• Be able to occasionally lift up to 30 lbs.
• Work at desk and computer screen for extended periods of time
• Work is in a traditional climate-controlled office environment