King School is a PreK-12 independent, college preparatory day school located in Stamford that serves the diverse families of Fairfield and Westchester counties. King School seeks more than achievement for our students. We open minds and spark courageous thinking. Everyday, our students discover and forge their unique paths to excellence as we teach, guide, and cheer them on. Because when we set better standards for both the experience and outcomes of education, students cultivate the insights and heart to own their future. 

At King, we seek to employ staffulty - our staff and faculty - who love working with children, have passion for and expertise in their subject matter, exhibit a growth mindset, embrace the multidimensional roles we each play, and prioritize the learning process for students and staffulty. 

King School teachers understand that true learning is nurtured through authentic and meaningful student-teacher partnerships. When students are known both as learners and as people by their teachers, students become better self-advocates and more responsible for their own emotional and academic well-being.

We expect our teachers to consistently incorporate student-centered best practices. We constantly seek ways to deepen our understanding of the dynamic relationship between the learning and teaching processes. When students have the chance to apply their learning in tangible ways, they are able to experience concepts more fully, synthesize disparate disciplines, and reach deeper understanding. Lower school students at King explore activities like role-play, visualizations, model building, and fun experiments. Hands-on learning for middle and upper school students include fieldwork, collaboration to solve real community challenges, and other projects that bring knowledge to life. 

Diversity is foundational to academic and professional excellence, and therefore is a core value at King. We think, learn, and work more deeply due to the many facets of diversity in our community, including but not limited to gender, race, ethnicity, religion, socio-economic status, sexual orientation, age, ability, and learning style. We leverage cultural differences and intellectual diversity to create an inclusive and vibrant learning community, endeavoring for each person to feel seen, heard, valued, and respected.

Job Title: Lower School Grade 3 Lead Teacher

Division: Lower School

Reports to: Head of Lower School

Job Description: King School seeks a full-time Lower School Grade 3 Lead Teacher who will report to the Head of Lower School. This teacher will assume duties and responsibilities, consistent with expectations for Lower School classroom teachers.

Primary responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Teach all academic areas of a Grade 3 class, including language arts, social studies, and mathematics, in small and large group lessons, as well as individual instruction.
• Effectively teach Readers and Writers Workshop, as well as Investigations mathematics.
• Provide academic and emotional support to students.
• Utilize Responsive Classroom methods, including daily Morning Meetings and classroom management strategies.
• Model fairness and proper behavior.
• Plan programmatic and grade level activities with team members, including coordination with respective Director of Teaching and Learning.
• Collaborate with the STEAM Coordinator to integrate STEAM components into the Grade 3 curriculum.
• As a member of a teaching team, meet regularly, share resources, collaborate effectively.
• Regularly assess students and develop lessons that align with the student assessments.
• Be knowledgeable of the information in each student’s Digital Learning Profile.
• Use appropriate technology to enhance instruction and communication, including the MyKing portal for report writing and sharing information with parents weekly.
• Demonstrate a commitment to professional growth and development.
• Perform duties as assigned by the Head of Lower School, including recess, lunch, and dismissal.
• Attend Lower School and all-school faculty meetings, as well as workshops on professional growth and  development days held after 3:00 P.M.
• Attend Parents’ Night in September/October, Open House etc.
• Work in collaboration with the Admission Office in screening applicants.
• Participate in King’s orientation and mentor programs.

Skills and Requirements:

• Masters Degree, Elementary Education preferred.
• A strong affinity for  young children, flexibility, and a sense of humor. 
• Knowledge of academic and social developmental benchmarks.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to constructively collaborate with colleagues and parents.
• Must embrace use of technology to enhance classroom instruction and communication.
• Demonstrated capacity in cross-cultural competence-- ability to effectively teach, learn, and engage in a multicultural environment with a diverse student body--in pedagogical practice and curriculum content. 
• Capacity to teach using project-based and experiential learning frameworks.
• Demonstrated capacity to thrive in our diverse community, including but not limited to diversity in race, ethnicity, gender identity, socio-economic status, ability/disability, belief, sexual orientation, and national origin.
• Demonstrated practices that align with King’s Mission, Virtues, and Diversity, Equity and Inclusion principles. 

To apply, please email employment@kingschoolct.org with a resume and cover letter. 

King goes beyond just stating that we are Equal Opportunity Employer. Our goal is to intentionally hire a diverse pool of world-class staffulty to enrich the educational experience of students. King seeks candidates committed to teaching and working in a multicultural environment where varied identities are valued and respected.