POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT: PRESCHOOL ASSOCIATE TEACHER

In preschool, associate teachers work with head teachers in classrooms of approximately twelve to sixteen students. In addition to helping the head teacher run the classroom (leading meetings and introducing projects, assisting with the social and emotional needs of the three to five year-old-set, reading, imagining, and playing, playing, playing!), associate teachers have the opportunity in the spring to design and teach their own curriculum.

We seek the curious, the artistic, and the passionate. We seek those who exhibit the ability to work collaboratively in a dynamic environment with a diverse community of teachers and students. We seek individuals with whom the unique mission of the School resonates. We offer generous grants for educational assistance (up to $10,000/year). While direct teaching experience is not necessary, experience working with children is a plus. We are eager to meet candidates who love engaging with children and are looking to uniquely contribute to our community of creativity and learning.

ABOUT SAINT ANN’S SCHOOL

Since its founding in 1965, Saint Ann’s has embraced a commitment to education for its own sake, oriented to the capacities of each individual student and free of the encumbrances of formal grading, prizes, and rankings. At the same time, we are unabashedly committed to excellence in all that we do. With a faculty and staff numbering close to 400, and nearly 1100 students, Saint Ann’s is among the largest and most selective independent schools in New York City. The lives of our graduates speak powerfully to the potential of an education based on these principles to ignite a love of learning and sustain creative energy in every field of endeavor. We accomplish this by bringing together talented teachers with creative and motivated students. Saint Ann’s is committed to centering anti-racism in the life of the school. Seeking to create a community rooted in trust and equity, we invite each other to take risks, pursue knowledge, and celebrate growth.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Work closely with a head teacher to:
• Establish a safe, positive, and productive classroom community and environment, one in which deep intellectual and artistic work is possible
• Gather thoughtful anecdotal notes for student reports
• Prepare for and participate in parent-teacher conferences
• Participate in ongoing dialogue with colleagues (both faculty and administration) about supporting students
• Understand and help support an ambitious classroom curriculum
• Design and teach an inspiring, engaging, age-appropriate curriculum unit of approximately 3-4 weeks (topic of your choosing)
• Supervise and engage with students during lunch, and indoor and outdoor playtimes
• Fill in for the head teacher when needed
• Attend all grade-level, associate teacher, and school-wide faculty/staff meetings, including opening and closing meetings to book-end the school year
• Other responsibilities as outlined by the division head
  
  

PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL REQUIREMENTS

• A passion for the arts
• Stellar written and oral communication skills
• A collaborative spirit and eagerness to learn by doing
• A commitment to equitable and inclusive practices
• Comfort giving and receiving feedback
• A reflective, compassionate, and curious approach to children and colleagues
• Strong planning and organizational skills
• A playful, positive attitude, and sense of humor
• Bachelor’s degree
  
  
  

COMPENSATION

This is a full time exempt faculty position with a competitive compensation package including benefits and an annual salary of $52,500.

TO APPLY

Interested candidates should submit their cover letter and resume to this link. Candidates who identify as members of historically underrepresented groups are strongly encouraged to apply. Anticipated start date of mid-August, 2026. The position is open until filled.

NOTICE OF NONDISCRIMINATORY POLICY

Saint Ann’s School hires employees of any race, color, religion, creed, gender, disability, national or ethnic origin, sexual orientation or any other category protected by applicable federal, state or local law, to all the rights privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to employees at the School. The School does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, gender (which includes a person’s actual or perceived sex, as well as gender identity and expression), age, marital status, disability, national or ethnic origin, sexual orientation, familial status, predisposing genetic characteristics, actual or perceived domestic violence victim status, unemployment status, caregiver status or any other category protected by applicable federal, state or local law, in carrying on its educational activities or in administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, employment policies, financial aid programs, and athletic and other school administered programs.

About Saint Ann's School

Saint Ann’s School is a leading independent not for profit school located in Brooklyn Heights, New York serving preschool through 12th Grade. Since its founding in 1965, Saint Ann’s has embraced a commitment to education for its own sake, oriented to the capacities of each individual student and free of the encumbrances of formal grading, prizes, and rankings. At the same time, we are unabashedly committed to excellence in all that we do. With a faculty and staff numbering close to 400, and nearly 1100 students, Saint Ann’s is among the largest and most selective independent schools in New York City. The lives of our graduates speak powerfully to the potential of an education based on these principles to ignite a love of learning and sustain creative energy in every field of endeavor. We accomplish this by bringing together talented teachers with creative and motivated students. Saint Ann’s is committed to centering anti-racism in the life of the school. Seeking to create a community rooted in trust and equity, we invite each other to take risks, pursue knowledge, and celebrate growth. Statement of Purpose and Objectives A Saint Ann’s education imparts the best of human trad...itions and discoveries while nurturing intellectual adventure. Our students are given great freedom — certainly to achieve, also to trust themselves and to find deep satisfaction in learning for its own sake. In anecdotal reports, the classroom, at sports events, or on stage, we hold central the celebration of our students. Teachers at Saint Ann’s are chosen for their strong intellectual and artistic interests and their commitment to the education of our children. Faculty are given the opportunity to communicate their enthusiasm, to use whatever they find practical in an effort to draw out the most authentic and exceptional work from their students. Our teachers’ leadership in the classroom and out arises from their intellect, accomplishment, and profound sense of humanity. Our curriculum is a realm of possibilities where we meet our students. It is a substantive and dynamic means to engage every child. It is flexible and responsive, so that whenever feasible, our students undertake accelerated or specialized work in subject areas ranging from music to calculus to Chinese, based upon talents and interests rather than age or grade. We are a genuine community, operating seven days a week, sustained by a commitment to each other and to the ongoing symposium that is our school. The growth and success of Saint Ann’s owe much to the faithfulness with which we adhere to our educational philosophy: that education is, in the last analysis, a celebration of life and that life is wondrous, ephemeral, and for those reasons, sacred. Mission Statement Saint Ann’s exists to nurture the wonder of children. Unfettered by grades, teachers and students embark on journeys of discovery in which the arts are central. Through an ambitious curriculum and a culture of inquiry, we question the world. We invite each other to take risks, pursue knowledge for its own sake, and celebrate growth. We seek to create a community rooted in trust and equity. Here, every subject is an art and every child is an artist.

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