Greensboro, North Carolina
Posted: 20-Mar-25
Location: Staten Island, New York
Type: Full Time
Salary: range $65,000 to $80,000
Categories:
The Grade 3 classroom teacher will provide instruction for a range of subject areas, such as reading, writing, math and social studies. The candidate is expected to demonstrate an ability to integrate unit studies into the different subject areas to provide students with a robust, well rounded learning experience. Lastly, the candidate should have an innate joy and interest in teaching this age group.
Responsibilities:
- Supporting the mission and philosophy of the school
- Creating a respectful and joyful classroom community through regular class meetings/check-ins, positive interactions with students, and setting clear expectations for community behavior
- Assessing, evaluating and accurately documenting and communicating student progress
- Collaborating with the lower school teaching team, specialist teachers to develop and/or enhance curriculum, plan trips or special projects, and support students
- Working closely and liaising with other professionals and service providers to support and/or discuss individual student needs
- Performing other related duties as assigned by the Head of School and Head of Lower School
Qualifications
- A warm, caring individual who has demonstrated a specific interest and affinity teaching this age group. The candidate must have 3 or more years of relevant teaching experience.
- Must have a degree in education or related field and a relevant master's degree is a plus
- Knowledge of effective instructional strategies, differentiated instruction, and interdisciplinary learning to support critical thinking and problem-solving skills in students
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to build positive relationships with students, families, and colleagues
- Excellent organizational and time management skills
- Flexibility, openness and adaptability to meet the diverse needs of students
Staten Island Academy is committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, sexual orientation and any other characteristic protected by law. Staten Island Academy believes that diversity and inclusion among our faculty and staff is critical to our success as a learning community. We seek to recruit, develop and retain the most talented educators and school personnel from a diverse candidate pool nationwide. We are proud to be Staten Island’s only independent school and the oldest private school in the borough. A co- ed, college prep school for Pre-Kindergarten through Grade 12, the Academy builds upon its 125-year tradition to focus entirely on providing the best future for children.
Our Mission: Students are at the heart of the Staten Island Academy community. Rooted in our history as an independent school since 1884, Staten Island Academy provides an atmosphere that balances intellectual challenge, artistic expression, athletic engagement and service learning. On our campus, we prepare students to be analytical and ethical thinkers, bold advocates, compassionate leaders, and lifelong learners. We embrace the differences of our shared humanity through open and ongoing dialogue, fostering an individual and collective sense of belonging. Ultimately, student growth is the measure of our success.