Kindergarten Lead Teacher

Kindergarten Lead Teacher

Campbell Hall, founded in 1944 and situated on a 15-acre campus in Studio City, California, is an independent, all-gender, college preparatory, Episcopal day school for students in kindergarten through grade twelve. Campbell Hall is a community of inquiry committed to academic excellence and to the nurturing of decent, loving, and responsible human beings. As an Episcopal school, Campbell Hall thrives as an interfaith community that actively seeks to learn from the many religious traditions represented by faculty, students, and families.

The school is committed to fostering a community dedicated to honoring the diversity of the human experience. Campbell Hall welcomes candidates who demonstrate a commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice in their teaching and learning. Campbell Hall provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

Campbell Hall Faculty Description

Campbell Hall seeks faculty who are dedicated to the developmentally appropriate education of the whole child; who are interested in learning as well as teaching; who connect their responsibilities with the philosophy and purpose of the school; who teach to empower as well as to inform; who are comfortable with questions as well as answers; who can work with direction, focus, humor, and dignity within the complexities of a diverse school environment; and who will be dedicated to promoting and maintaining an inclusive school community.

In addition to academic responsibilities, Campbell Hall faculty are involved in many aspects of school life. Coaching interscholastic athletics, chaperoning experiential education trips, participating in community service activities, helping students to produce school publications, overseeing student council, and leading a special interest club are just a few ways faculty are more deeply involved in the Campbell Hall community.

Campbell Hall faculty embrace the school’s mission and are dedicated to implementing a rigorous college-preparatory academic program. They are equally devoted to the emotional and spiritual development of each student, and they strive to relate to students, parents, and colleagues in ways that promote open and supportive communication. The result is a community where students and adults are confident to learn and grow.

Job Description

The Kindergarten Lead Teacher will be an experienced, dynamic, nurturing member of the kindergarten team who will work collaboratively with the other Kindergarten Lead and both associates to implement a robust kindergarten curriculum that embodies the mission of our school as an inclusive community of inquiry.

Responsibilities include:

• Being a Lead Teacher in a self-contained classroom with 22-25 students and one associate teacher

• Planning and delivering instruction for literacy, math, social studies, science and social-emotional learning (including facilitating council in the classroom with training provided by the school)

• Assessing students regularly, examining assessment data, and refining lesson plans to differentiate instruction for each student

• Support, evaluate and mentor an associate teacher

• Support the academic and social and emotional growth of students

• Attend and participate in scheduled meetings and task force opportunities

• Plan and attend field trips

• Supervise playground, carpool and other duties as assigned

• Proficiency with technology (Google Drive, SmartBoards, PowerSchool, Seesaw, website creation, etc.) and comfort with integrating technology into daily lessons

Requirements and desired skills, knowledge, and abilities:

• Bachelor’s degree or higher

• Minimum of three years K-2 lead teaching experience

• Strong oral and written communication skills

• Patience and creativity when working collaboratively with a range of constituent groups, including students, families, faculty, staff, and administration from diverse backgrounds.

• Experience communicating and meeting with parents and providing detailed, data-based information about student growth in academics and behavior

• Experience following, developing, enhancing and delivering a robust curriculum to K-2 students in whole group, small group, and individually

• Experience with literacy instruction that includes the reading and writing workshop model and teaching phonics and a deep understanding of how young children learn to read and write

• Experience teaching Singapore Math (ideally math in focus)

• Have experience with providing effective, timely, proactive communication with families about the growth of their child

• Flexible, patient, nurturing, collaborative and embrace a sense of wonder and joy for working with our youngest learners

If interested, please upload a cover letter and resume to our online application portal at www.campbellhall.org/employment. Should you have any questions, please email Rebecca Rowland (rowlanr@campbellhall.org) or Robin Frank (frankr@campbellhall.org).

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

Campbell Hall believes in and operates on the premise that it is the right of all persons to seek work and to advance on the basis of their individual merits, ability, and potential. Campbell Hall has been, is, and will continue to be, strongly committed to the principle that equal employment opportunity must be afforded to all persons regardless of race, color, ancestry, national origin, religion, gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, family care status, veteran status, marital status, age, medical condition, and disability.