1st Grade Teacher 2026-2027 (Northeast Campus)

About the role

Reporting directly to Highline’s campus principal, our teachers are the heart of our organization - the ones who make the mission come alive for our students. We expect our teachers to be caring about the whole child, great lesson planners, strong and nurturing classroom management, and excellent collaborators with teammates and families. We look for people with good communication skills, dedication to do everything it takes to make a difference for each child, and a growth mindset.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with grade level peers to provide a rigorous and supportive curriculum for every student in their grade level.
• Use data to monitor student learning, make decisions about grouping, and determine next steps in lesson planning.
• Meet in data teams and reflect upon student progress.
• Co-plan lessons and units with grade level team.
• Support students with special education or intervention needs.
• Set up the community expectations for students.
• Build positive relationships with students and hold them to high expectations.
• Manage classes with positive proactive systems and strong rituals and routines.
• Seek out more information and support from other staff members if a student is not doing well.
• Set up a website and/or send home a regular newsletter about the work of the class.
• Engage parents through volunteering or participating in class events.
• Show up for at least three evening or weekend events such as the music performances for their grade level, the Cultural Fair and the Fall festival.
• Plan and lead at least one event for families during the year.
• Attend all professional development as assigned by their principal.
• Participate as a member of at least one network, school, board or parent group committee.

Qualifications

• A valid teaching credential appropriate to their teaching assignment.
• Teaching experience appropriate to the assignment.
• Demonstrated commitment to and understanding of the Highline mission.
• Be able to walk quickly, bend, kneel, crouch, sit, stand, grab or hold with one or both hands.
• To be able to lift up to 40lbs without difficulty.
• The ability to sit for extended periods during group training.

Benefits

• COLORADO PERA/PERA 401K
• Life Insurance
• PTO
• Short Term Disability
• Health Gap Insurance
• Dental
• Aflac
• Vision
• FLEX24

Schedule

Teachers are paid year round on a salary. Their student contact days (177) and their professional development days and parent conference days adds up to a 195 day work year. However, the work teachers do outside those days planning, reflecting and pursuing professional growth is also an important part of being an excellent teacher. Teachers are expected to be on campus ready for students by 7:30 am and to stay until 4:00 each day school is in session, and to 4:30 on Fridays when we have early release days for students followed by teacher P.D. or planning meetings. There are two weeks of professional development every summer before school begins which is part of the accounted professional development days.

Pay

$60,000 - $85,000 Highline uses a salary scale to increase pay equity and transparency. Placement on our scale is based on years of experience and degrees with additional academic credits.