Position Purpose

The Lower School seeks a warm, thoughtful, and skilled educator to serve as a homeroom teacher. The teacher will create a joyful and structured classroom where students build strong academic foundations, develop confidence as learners, and engage with ideas through inquiry, collaboration, and meaningful relationships. Our Lower School values joyful learning, thoughtful inquiry, and the development of confident, curious students. Teachers in the Lower School work collaboratively with colleagues to continually strengthen teaching through reflection, shared planning, and engagement with research on how children learn. This position starts August 28, 2026.

Essential Functions

I. Student Instruction:

1. Designs and facilitates engaging learning experiences that support students' development in literacy, mathematics, social studies, and social-emotional learning.
2. Implements, adapts, and extends research-informed curriculum and instructional practices to meet the needs of individual learners.
3. Observes students carefully and uses multiple measures of assessment to inform instruction and support student growth.
4. Fosters curiosity, creativity, and confidence through inquiry, collaboration, hands-on learning, and other active classroom structures.
5. Establishes a positive and inclusive classroom environment with clear expectations that support strong behavior and social development.
6. Collaborates with colleagues to reflect on student learning, strengthen curriculum, and support the growth of all students.

II. Family Partnerships:

1. Communicates regularly with families about student growth, classroom experiences, and learning goals.
2. Conducts bi-annual parent conferences.
3. Writes bi-annual narrative reports.

III. Professional Conduct:

1. Builds and maintains collaborative working relationships with colleagues and administrators.
2. Contributes positively to the division's culture.
3. Engages in professional learning and reflective practice to strengthen teaching.

IV. Other Duties Assigned by the Head of Lower School.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree required; Master's Degree in Elementary Education or related field preferred.
• At least three years of experience teaching elementary-aged students preferred.
• Strong knowledge of elementary curriculum, pedagogy, and child development.
• Experience teaching literacy using methodologies aligned with the Science of Reading.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Demonstrated commitment to fostering an inclusive classroom where all students and families feel valued and supported.
• Demonstrated sensitivity, knowledge, and understanding of the diverse backgrounds of community members with a continuous focus on healthy relationship building.
• Demonstrated deep understanding of cultural competency skills and enthusiasm for issues of diversity, inclusivity, and multiculturalism.
• Continued engagement in professional learning experiences.
• Proficiency with Google Workspace.

Physical Requirements and Work Environment

• Be able to occasionally lift up to 30 lbs.
• Able to move around all school environments.
• Regularly use close and distant vision.

Application Procedures

To be considered, candidates must upload a cover letter, resume, statement of educational philosophy, and information for three professional references through our online platform.

Springside Chestnut Hill Academy is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

The School is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities during the application process and in employment as required by law.

About Springside Chestnut Hill Academy

Springside Chestnut Hill Academy’s Pre-K–12 program is informed by what today’s students need to thrive in college and beyond and is supported by nearly 300 combined years of academic leadership in boys’ and girls’ education. Through a rigorous college-preparatory curriculum grounded in project- and passion-based learning, SCH students build resilience and a sense of agency while gaining an unparalleled intellectual foundation for lifelong learning and growth. Students who attend SCH experience a robust, state-of-the-art academic program intently focused on preparing them for their future. The SCH experience is designed for those who are willing to be challenged, work hard, cultivate an independent mind, and exercise their creativity and curiosity will find the curriculum engaging and rewarding. At the same time, they will discover a nurturing and stimulating learning environment led by a dedicated, passionate, and highly educated faculty. At SCH, the community created by students and faculty is authentic and strong. It is a community in which each student’s unique gifts and capabilities are respected and valued and given just the right combination of challenge and support to... ensure that each student thrives. SCH’s educational model is distinguished by single-sex education for the lower grades (Pre-K through 8) followed by a coed Upper School. This unique structure expresses SCH’s belief in the benefits of single-sex academic instruction in the lower and middle grades and recognition of the value of coeducation in a student’s final preparation for college and beyond. Through this unique structure, SCH is able to offer age-appropriate learning environments for every stage of a child’s social and intellectual development. Faculty in the Lower and Middle Schools are experts in the different ways that boys and girls learn and have designed their curriculum to support these different learning styles. Beginning with the merging of gender cultures in Upper School, students are exposed to an ever-widening array of perspectives and opinions as part of their final preparation for becoming citizens of a global community.

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