Description
Pre-K Lead Teacher
Join Our “Relationships-First” Team:
We invite you to be a part of a team whose mission-aligned culture offers sustainable, rewarding career paths in teaching, operations, and leadership, built on collaboration and mutual support. Experience the difference at a workplace that celebrates and cultivates each team member’s passions, skills and multi-disciplinary interests as we build a brighter future together, one student at a time.
Why Educators Choose S2:
- A “Relationships-First” culture where you’re valued, supported, and included
- Collaborative planning time and mutual support
- Opportunities to lead initiatives that strengthen student growth at every stage of their PreK–12 education
- Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits including offering a competitive compensation package, including a strong benefits program and a 401(k) with a 6% organizational match
- A bilingual, community-rooted model serving Washington Heights and Inwood including a pantry partnership, Bachata Nights, multicultural festivals, and a reading initiative.
Our Elementary School:
We believe a culture of care leads to a culture of achievement. Our program is dedicated to providing each student with the tools and support to become lifelong learners. That includes embracing that 89% of S2 families are Hispanic or Latinx. Consequently, we launched Dos Amigos, an immersive Dual Language K-5 learning model in 2020, building students’ confidence in their identity and their ability to navigate and celebrate our richly diverse world. Dos Amigos, located in the heart of Inwood, provides our young learners with the tools that stimulate their minds, helping them outperform students in single language programs.
Our Lead Pre-K Teacher:
We are looking for a dedicated, mission-aligned bilingual Lead Pre-K Teacher who both loves and respects our children. Reporting to our Principal and in collaboration with a diverse and committed School Leadership Team (SLT), you will support our efforts to deliver rigorous and engaging instruction research-based on effective bilingual teaching strategies while also focusing on the social-emotional needs of all students. The Lead Pre-K Teacher along with their Associate Teacher, each providing instruction in Spanish or English on alternate days. If you have a deep belief that all students can thrive in a challenging, high-quality, nurturing and supportive learning environment, we would love to hear from you.
Who You Are:
- Skilled in current teaching methods and educational pedagogy including but not limited to:
- Experience using play to nurture and build social emotional skills (read aloud, shared reading, guided reading, independent reading) and SOR to support a diverse community of students’ Kindergarten readiness skills
- Interactive, hands on, creative learning that promote concept and skill development
- Use of technology to support instruction in all areas
- Use of multiple data sources to drive instruction
- Differentiation of curriculum to meet the needs of diverse learners
- Knowledge of co-teaching strategies
- Experience using play to nurture and build social emotional skills (read aloud, shared reading, guided reading, independent reading) and SOR to support a diverse community of students’ Kindergarten readiness skills
- Nurturing and playful; you provide early-learning experiences that contribute to children’s positive feelings about school, teachers, and their communities while supporting children’s development across social-emotional, physical, cognitive, and academic competencies
- Reflective and use multiple data sources to make day-by-day decisions about instruction with the capacity to accept and implement feedback to improve instruction
- Inclusive in ensuring that a child’s family, culture, and previous experiences are celebrated and incorporated into the classroom community
- Intentional in engaging in ongoing professional learning and have dedicated time for planning, practice, and reflection. You are a strong relationship builder with excellent communication and planning skills
- Diverse; classrooms are rich with materials and print that represent diverse backgrounds and cultures. You are a strong believer in anti racism education, culturally responsive and sustaining pedagogy, trauma informed practices
- A graduate of a Bachelor’s Degree in Education program in relevant content area and possesses a valid New York State Teaching Certification; a bilingual extension is preferred.
- Experienced as a full-time effective, impactful early childhood classroom teacher with a minimum of three years in an elementary school. Experience in an urban charter school setting is preferred
What Can You Expect From Us
At S2, we take as much care of our staff as we do of our students. S2 is committed to supporting our staff by helping them build sustainable, rewarding careers that center on each individual’s passions and multi-disciplinary interests. All of our faculty and staff are valued professionals and we are proud to provide team-building and collaboration, comfortable and friendly working conditions and more, to ensure our team members have the tools they need to succeed.
In addition to meaningful and rewarding work, School in the Square provides competitive salaries. Using two pay scale ranges based on your New York State Certifications, years of experience and education level certified teachers salary ranges from $66,000 - $122,764 and uncertified teachers salary ranges from $63,000 - $119,764.
Additionally, we provide opportunities for supplemental compensation, an excellent benefits package with
- a 401K program with a 6% organizational match
- 93% coverage of healthcare coverage
- longevity bonus
- generous paid time off
- and a supportive work environment.
School in the Square understands specific groups are subject to marginalization. We believe these powerful groups should be centered in our community and are highly encouraged to apply. We are an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer.
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