Leave Replacement, Lead Elementary Teacher, Grades K-5

Location: New York, New York | Type: Full Time

About The School at Columbia University

The School at Columbia University is an independent K-8 school founded in 2003 with the goal of providing an excellent education to a diverse student body. Our intentional school culture embraces shared beliefs across disciplines and grades, which underlie important values expressed through everyday behaviors and visible symbols throughout our community:

• Collaboration: Encouraging creative problem-solving in dynamic groups where outcomes are not always predictable, but ultimately greater than any individual perspective could envision.
• Community: Promoting inclusivity, facilitating open communication, and providing clear expectations to all members of the community to ensure a healthy, productive environment, inside and outside the school.
• Diversity: Reveling in an environment of myriad learning experiences that address important aspects of diversity, including identity development, anti-bias skills, and the idea that difference is better.
• Innovation: Taking thoughtful risks grounded in current research, putting new technologies to work in classrooms, and always seeking new approaches to learning to provide a meaningful 21st-century education to all students.

Responsibilities

• Teach a class of about 20 students in the context of an integrated curriculum, possibly with a teaching partner
• Commit to the academic and social mission of the school, which encompasses differentiation to meet the needs of a diverse community
• Collaborate in the design and implementation of an integrated curriculum
• Engage in ongoing communication with parents and caregivers
• Chaperone overnight and/or extended grade-level trips as applicable, in support of the teaching team, student experience, and the academic and advisory program
• Fulfill all duties, responsibilities, and commitments as outlined in the school’s Guidebook and the organization’s code of conduct
• Keep careful anecdotal and assessment records to write accurate, comprehensive student reports that reflect student growth and support their future education
• Perform other responsibilities as assigned

Qualifications

• B.A./B.S. degree or an equivalent degree or educational qualification from an accredited college or university
• At least two years of full-time teaching experience in K-8 public, parochial or independent schools beyond student teaching
• Strong skill sets in literacy, mathematics, social studies, and meeting the social and emotional needs of children
• Strong verbal and written communication skills

Preferred Qualifications

• Advanced degree in a related field
• Familiarity with new technologies
• Knowledge of Spanish

Pay

$80,680.00 - $99,508.72