The opportunity: Lower School Lead Teacher

The Pike School is seeking a Lower School Lead Teacher beginning in the 2021-2022 school year.  Lower School (K-2) teaching teams consist of a total of three teachers who collaboratively design the best possible experience for their students.  This teacher will be responsible for a homeroom class of approximately 12 students, and will work closely with the two other teachers on their team. Collaboration and effective communication are essential skills for this position, as are a sense of humor and joy for working with students in this age group and for all of the subject matter included in the curriculum for the primary grades.

Core Responsibilities:

• Designing, planning, and implementing instruction for an anchor classroom of approximately twelve (12) lower school students. Academic subjects in the self-contained classroom include reading, writing, mathematics, social studies, and science. 
• Acting in a homeroom teacher/advisor capacity; focusing on the social-emotional development of students, requiring a deep understanding of child development in the primary grades. 
• Assessing, documenting, and communicating effectively about student growth and development.
• Understanding of and willingness to use multiple approaches to instruction based on student need; differentiating tasks and implementing accommodations and modifications for individual students.
• Partnering with administrators, staff, learning services, counselors, and specialists in support of the student learning experience.
• Writing report cards three times per year to document student progress in regards to Pike’s Essential Outcomes.
• Meeting with families for twice-yearly conferences about academic progress and social-emotional development, and on an as-needed basis throughout the year.