ETS, Kindergarten Teacher, King

About the role

Martin Luther King, Jr. School is an innovative public school where every student learns Mandarin Chinese, offering a Two‑Way Immersion track or balanced daily Chinese lessons. Grades JK‑2 follow two learning strands that merge for English and Chinese instruction in Grades 3‑5. The school provides an expanded 8‑hour learning day, allowing increased enrichment, more time on core subjects, and flexibility for teachers to set pacing based on student needs.

The school is seeking an Extended Term Substitute (ETS) Kindergarten teacher for September 2025 – December 2025. The role involves teaching a small class (≤20 students) with the support of a classroom aide, fostering a welcoming, engaging, and developmentally appropriate environment for young learners.

Responsibilities

• Implement differentiated, innovative instruction for a diverse group of kindergarten learners.
• Foster a welcoming, engaging, and developmentally appropriate classroom that supports students’ social, emotional, and academic growth.
• Demonstrate appreciation and awareness of language acquisition and the unique developmental needs of early elementary children.
• Work closely and cooperatively with grade‑level and whole‑school teams, including special educators, ESL educators, instructional coaches, and paraprofessional aides.
• Incorporate a variety of assessment strategies (district‑wide exams and formative assessment) to inform instruction, target intervention, and provide enrichment.
• Collaborate with the classroom aide to provide additional support and maintain effective classroom management.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree required; Master’s preferred.
• Massachusetts certification in Elementary Education preferred.

Skills

• Awareness of the developmental needs of elementary‑aged learners and strategies to meet those needs through the curriculum.
• Previous successful experience working in a multicultural environment with students from diverse ethnic, cultural, and socio‑economic backgrounds.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills; ability to establish and maintain effective, collaborative relationships with a diverse staff and student body.
• Commitment to equity in education and belief that all students are capable of excelling.