Kindergarten General Studies Teacher

Philadelphia Hebrew Day School is seeking a dynamic, creative and passionate Kindergarten General Studies Teacher for the 2024-2025 school year.

Qualifications and Requirements:

• BA or MA degree in Elementary or Early Childhood Education
• Training in teaching literacy to young learners
• Truly love teaching
• Be flexible and positive
• Be prepared to engage in ongoing professional development, including training over the Summer
• Demonstrate a supportive, student-centered approach to learning and a thorough understanding of early childhood development and pedagogy
• Be fluent in using the technology of a modern kindergarten classroom
• Be highly skilled in communicating with both adults and children

Responsibilities:

• Demonstrate a commitment to developing pedagogical practice. This includes differentiation of instruction, classroom management, and development of curriculum, lessons and activities.
• Create a classroom environment that encourages social emotional learning & builds a community of learners. Build respectful and loving relationships with students. Develop and implement strong classroom management skills and tools rooted in conscious discipline and responsive classroom practices.

• Collection and analysis of student data used to drive instruction. Provide differentiated instruction based on student strengths and needs. Utilize a variety of instructional groupings, including whole group, small group and one-on-one instruction to meet the needs of students.
• Maintain open communication with students, parents and the educational team about students’ progress.

About PHDS:

We are a new school that opened with a Kindergarten in Fall 2023. We provide a quality education while molding sterling character in each of our students. We are producing respectful and empathetic leaders of tomorrow who have a deep and lasting commitment to yiddishkeit. Each student brings to the table their own personal strengths and talents. We seek out those strengths and teach each child accordingly. At PHDS, ‘No child of ours is left behind’ is more than preached. It is practiced.

Quality teachers are the backbone of our quality education. We choose high-quality professionals and surround them with the full support and resources of the school. Each teacher has high personal and professional standards and is committed to educating his or her students with love and devotion to bring out their full potential. As a founding teacher of our academy, the successful applicant will help shape the curriculum and early childhood program at PHDS.

Job Type: Part Time

Salary: Commensurate with experience. We offer a competitive salary and benefits package to attract and retain the highest quality faculty.

To Apply: Send a cover letter and resume to philadelphiahebrewdayschool@gmail.com