Saddle River Day School, a close community of learners, is looking for a full-time PreK3 Head teacher to join our Lower School team in the fall of 2025 and if possible, the remainder of this school year as well. 

Our mission includes developing caring, ethical contributors to society, and our teachers strive to provide students with opportunities to explore material, content and apply learned skills. Our teachers play a key role in curriculum design and work collaboratively with one another both inside and outside of their department to prepare a course of instruction that meets the social, emotional, and academic needs of each individual learner. We are seeking a team member who possesses a growth mindset and who can form dynamic relationships with students as well as colleagues based on positivity and collegiality.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate to develop a curriculum that meets the social, emotional, and academic needs of students in the program
• Plan and implement creative, hands-on activities that foster the development of academic readiness skills in math and literacy as well as social and emotional skills appropriate to this unique age group
• Clearly and effectively communicate with parents about their child’s growth and development 
• Create a classroom community where each child feels valued as an individual 

About Saddle River Day School

Saddle River Day School, located in the hills of Saddle River, New Jersey, was founded in 1957. Its student body of over 450 boys and girls is drawn from communities across New Jersey and New York. The school includes a Lower School, Middle School and Upper School and offers classes from PreK3-12. Saddle River Day School is a non-profit, non-discriminatory, co-educational, college-preparatory independent day school accredited by the New Jersey Association of Independent Schools and the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools. Over 85% of the faculty hold advanced degrees.

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