Posted: 30-May-25
Location: Plymouth Meeting, Pennsylvania
Type: Full Time
Categories:
Full Time, Salaried: The position includes 5 full days per week in the classroom, as well as recess duties, faculty meetings and additional time outside of this schedule for parent teacher conferences and school events. The position includes benefits.
Position Description: Plymouth Meeting Friends School is seeking an experienced teacher for our Third Grade class. The Third Grade teacher works directly with students in all core academic subject areas to deliver a highly interactive, integrated program. Responsibilities include planning and implementing an active, integrated curriculum, and collaborating with PMFS colleagues in a creative, dynamic, values-based learning community.
Third Grade at Plymouth Meeting Friends School offers a rich social and academic atmosphere carefully planned to provide exploration, discovery and skill development. Students learn through direct instruction, as well as through open-ended activities that nurture their sense of wonder and develop their critical thinking skills. The successful candidate will have experience with:
- Establishing a positive classroom community and culture of belonging
- Utilizing social-emotional community-building strategies and techniques
- Implementing strong classroom management skills
- Differentiating instruction for a broad range of learning styles and abilities
- Utilizing collaborative and community-building approaches to learning
- Supporting young children in using tools for effective communication and conflict resolution.
Essential competencies include familiarity with current research, trends, and best practices in progressive education; experience with using workshop and inquiry approaches to learning; solid commitment to diversity, equity, justice and anti-racist education, and experience supporting diverse learning styles.
Interested applicants should submit a letter of interest, resume, a statement of educational philosophy and 3 professional references with contact information to pmfs@pmfs1780.org
Qualifications: The successful candidate has a minimum of a Bachelor’s degree in elementary education and at least 3 years of elementary classroom experience. Facility with usage and integration of technology are required. A strong alignment with Quaker testimonies and progressive education—in philosophy and teaching practice-- is expected. We actively seek candidates who reflect the rich diversity of our school community.