Calling all educators! Are you looking for a safer way to teach in person? Are you seeking an environment that allows you to really get to know your students? Are you searching for an opportunity to develop a program that meets student needs?
We are looking for talented educators interested in providing a highly personalized learning experience to a small group of students in-person this upcoming school year.
This position is ideal for someone who has always wanted the time to develop deep relationships with students, tailor instruction to student interests, strengths and development areas, and to be part of an innovative approach to learning.
We have been busy hiring experienced, creative and talented teachers with growth mindsets. Because we offer job stability, competitive salaries, a safer learning environment, and voice and choice. We are attracting top teaching talent to provide a high quality, whole child education for our network.
A Preschool Educator
- Define and structure a well-rounded educational program delivering personalized learning activities to meet each student’s abilities, needs, and learning style
- Manage all aspects of the classroom environment. Cleanup/setup classroom environment at the beginning and end of each class, as well as periodically throughout the year, and general upkeep and maintenance of the classroom.
- Provide nurturing, respectful, and encouraging relationships with each child
- Follow a constructivist approach to early childhood education, facilitating children’s expression of knowledge through representational media
- Observe children closely, document learning, and use these observations as a basis for planning
- Determine students’ developmental and social emotional learning objectives and ensure that they are met
- Regularly communicate learning targets and outcomes to colleagues, parents and students through parent-teacher conferences, parent workshops, phone calls, emails, etc.
- Build and maintain positive, inclusive and transparent relationships with staff through weekly or bi-weekly team meetings as well as individual meetings with the Coach
- Follow health and safety guideline
Ideal candidates will have:
- Undergraduate or graduate degree in early childhood education or related field
- Certification in early childhood education or related field
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Experience teaching applicable age bands
- A passion for innovation in education and an entrepreneurial mindset
- Experience in designing and implementing hands-on, child-centered learning curriculum
- A passion for working in an inquiry setting where projects and problems are used to motivate students to explore solutions and creations
- Experience working with students with diverse needs and from diverse backgrounds
- Understanding of child development and developmental milestones
- An area of passion outside of the classroom
- A passion for working with and engaging children in student-driven learning experiences
- CDA acceptable with experience
Ideal candidates will:
- See themselves as learners and researchers alongside children
- Be careful observers and listeners of children
- Create positive, trusting relationships with children, families, and colleagues
- Have high expectations for all students, and have the ability to recognize excellence
- Believe that collaboration yields better results
- Welcome thoughtful feedback for personal development
Ideal candidates will consistently:
- Address issues proactively
- Take on a variety of tasks flexibly, as necessitated as we redefine education during a pandemic
- Plan lessons intentionally to engage students in learning through conversation and discovery
- Demonstrate authentic enthusiasm for intellectual inquiry
- Model lifelong learning
- Work to create a culture of belonging for students, teachers and colleagues
- Demonstrate resilience, joyfulness and an affinity for children
An Elementary Educator
- Define and structure a well-rounded, project-based educational program delivering personalized learning activities to meet each student’s abilities, needs, and learning style
- Manage all aspects of the classroom environment. Create an exciting, inviting and aesthetically-pleasing environment, often with an emphasis on natural and open-ended materials.
- Cleanup/setup classroom environment at the beginning and end of each class, as well as periodically throughout the year, and general upkeep and maintenance of the classroom
- Provide nurturing, respectful, and encouraging relationships with each child
- Create and implement emergent, academically rigorous curriculum that is rooted in project-based learning in diverse settings for a mixed-age classroom
- Determine students’ academic and social emotional learning objectives and ensure that they are met
- Balance observational documentation with summative and formative assessments to provide in-depth and accurate assessments of student learning throughout the year
- Regularly communicate learning targets and outcomes to colleagues, parents and students
- Support students in their whole-child, personalized learning experience throughout the year
- Regularly communicate learning targets and outcomes to colleagues, parents and students through parent-teacher conferences, parent workshops, phone calls, emails, etc.
- Build and maintain positive, inclusive and transparent relationships with staff through weekly or bi-weekly team meetings as well as individual meetings with the Coach every six weeks
- Follow health and safety guidelines
Ideal candidates will have:
- An undergraduate or graduate degree in education
- Experience leading an Elementary grades classroom
- Classroom experience teaching applicable grade bands with a strength in core skills (math, literacy, science)
- A comfort level with STEM subject matter
- A passion for innovation in education and an entrepreneurial mindset
- Experience in designing and implementing hands-on, child-centered learning curriculum
- A passion for working in an inquiry setting where projects and problems are used to motivate students to research and explore solutions and creations
- Experience working with students with diverse needs and from diverse backgrounds
- Understanding of child development and developmental milestones
- An area of passion outside of the classroom
- A passion for working with and engaging children in student-driven learning experiences
- Teaching certification preferred but not required
Ideal candidates will believe:
- In high expectations for all students, and have the ability to recognize excellence
- That collaboration yields better results
- That the role of the teacher is not to get students to listen, but to get students to think
- That thoughtful feedback is welcome and helpful for personal development
Ideal candidates will consistently:
- Address issues proactively
- Take on a variety of tasks flexibly, as necessitated as we redefine education during a pandemic
- Plan lessons intentionally to engage students in learning through conversation and discovery
- Demonstrate authentic enthusiasm for intellectual inquiry
- Model lifelong learning
- Work to create a culture of belonging for students, teachers and colleagues
- Demonstrate resilience, joyfulness and an affinity for children
Teachers matter. Teachers impact student development and growth more than any other school-related factors. When teachers help students improve not just their test scores, but also their non-cognitive skills—including motivation, the ability to adapt to new situations, and self-regulation—students are more likely to thrive academically, emotionally and socially.
Knowing that teachers are the linchpins to good learning, We have structured our entire process around hiring and retaining the most talented teachers. Not only do we offer teachers competitive salaries, we offer teachers voice and choice in the safety and protocols conversation, job security with year-long contracts, community teacher support, and continuous professional development.
We apply a rigorous recruitment process led by seasoned educators and school administrators followed by a comprehensive matching process to ensure that each student is supported in their learning journey for a wonderful year of joyful growth, development and learning.
Our 5-Step Hiring Process
Review Application
Screen for key experiences, mission alignment, sign of high preformance.
Demo Lesson Work Sample
See how candidate performs on actual work of the role.
Interview
Explore values alignment with behavorial questions and reveal patterns of performance, learning and relationships over time.
References & Background Checks
A minimum of 4 reference checks to confirm (or challenge) our judgement, insight on how to support the hire.
Match Teachers with Students
Align student needs with teaching expertise.
SUMMARY
Preschool teachers introduce young children to education and prepare them for kindergarten. They plan curricula that are age appropriate, and introduce themes and concepts children will expand upon in elementary school. They also look for signs of emotional or developmental issues and bring them to the attention of parents or guardians. The early childhood teacher job description can vary between childcare centers.
Elementary school teachers create lesson plans for math, English, social studies and science, but also to teach students the soft skills they need to be successful in school. They communicate with parents about their child’s progress and prepare students to take standardized tests.