Preschool Teacher

About the role

Kamehameha Schools is hiring a Preschool Teacher for our West Hawaii Preschool Region. This is a Regular, Full-time Lead Teaching position with competitive teacher salary & benefits.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrate academic competence in subject areas and develop interdisciplinary curriculum.
• Maintain a growth mindset towards student learning, teaching practice, and personal/collective professional development.
• Show self-efficacy: hold oneself accountable for learner outcomes, advocate for students, work efficiently, and believe in their ability, the capability of their students, and themselves to succeed and excel.
• Facilitate problem-solving with curious minds and critical thinkers who show creative application in implementing data-driven curriculum and practice.
• Serve as role-models as innovative and creative learners who have a thirst for knowledge, personal growth, and being on the "cutting edge" of instructional practice and pedagogy.
• Collaborate effectively with a variety of stakeholder groups within the organization and with external partners to increase student performance and advance the teaching and learning craft.
• Look beyond the walls of the classroom and demonstrate Global Competence, striving to expand the impact of students' work to their families and local/global communities.
• Design and facilitate differentiated and personalized learning goals and activities that follow a coherent sequence, are aligned to instructional goals, and engage students in high-level cognitive activity.

Requirements

• Equivalent combination of education and experience may substitute for the requirements listed below.
• Bachelor’s degree (degrees and course credits must be earned from a nationally or internationally accredited college or university).
• Master’s or doctoral degrees in one’s primary area of instructional responsibilities.
• Demonstrated knowledge of, and/or recent experience with using age appropriate instructional strategies (e.g. differentiated instruction, project-based learning, personalized learning).
• Recent teaching experience, coursework, or other activity in primary area(s) of instruction.
• 5 or more years of instruction in primary area(s) of instruction.
• Previous experience teaching the age levels and subject area(s).
• Athletics and performing arts appreciation and/or the ability to coach or support athletic teams, performing arts groups, academic or other student clubs.
• Knowledge of and sensitivity to social justice issues, global issues, sustainability, Hawaiian language, history, culture and Christian values.

Qualifications

• Thorough knowledge of the subject area(s) to be taught and ability to develop interdisciplinary curriculum related to subject matter.
• Knowledge of instructional methods that are age appropriate for assigned grade levels.
• Ability to develop positive relationships with students and families within the context of a supportive learning environment.
• Ability to work with and encourage students in the assigned grade levels toward accomplishing their personalized educational goals.
• Ability to differentiate and personalize instruction to meet varying student needs.
• Manage small and large groups of students in various instructional environments.
• Communicate effectively with students, parents, counselors, and school administrators.
• Build and maintain effective working relationships with students, colleagues and school administrators and to work collaboratively as a team.
• Organize tasks and manage time to meet varied deadlines.

Skills

• Knowledge of current age-appropriate instructional strategies.
• Recent teaching experience, coursework, or other activity in primary area(s) on instruction.
• Physical requirements: frequently moves around the classroom, sits, perform desk-based computer tasks, utilize technology equipment and grasp light or fine manipulation, talk and/or hear.
• Specific vision abilities required include close vision, peripheral vision and ability to adjust focus.
• Frequent standing and/or walking, moving about the work area, writing by hand, lifting and/or carrying, pushing and/or pulling objects that may weigh up to 20 pounds.
• May frequently be in a squatting position, kneeling, crawling, climbing, reaching or working above shoulder, or grasping forcefully.

Benefits

Details on benefits will be provided in the employment offer.

Pay

Annual Compensation Range: $61,111.00 - $160,818.00

Schedule

Work is typically conducted Monday through Friday during normal school/work hours, but evening and weekend hours may be required to meet goals and objectives. Faculty may at times travel to engage in staff or curriculum development.