Kindergarten Co-Teacher
Kindergarten Co-Teacher
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$ 55000 - 80000
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Job Description
(fulltime beginning August 2025)
Atrium School is a progressive inclusive PreK Grade 8 independent school in the vibrant East End of Watertown program encourages deep academic curiosity creativity and exploration fostering each childs intellectual and personal growth. Our students are diverse and original thinkers who develop confidence in themselves and respect for others within a joyful energized community of nurturing and challenging teachers engaged parents and enriching community partnerships.
Teachers in the early childhood grades at Atrium work in coteaching pairs and actively create innovative curriculum. We seek candidates with strong early childhood pedagogy in a classroom where social/emotional learning collaboration and kindness are prized. Atriums program and school culture cultivate inclusion and an active sense of social and environmental justice. Throughout the year coteachers work closely together to develop integrated thematic study that focuses all aspects of childrens education at Atrium into a central idea often in collaboration with the firstgrade team and students. In this role the kindergarten teacher will also have a presence and role in first grade given Atriums commitment to collaborative teaching.
Qualifications:
The spirit and qualities of innovation reflection initiative collaboration and kindness
Bachelors degree required dual licensure or masters degree preferred
Minimum of three years experience teaching early childhoodaged students
Excellent communication skills with students colleagues families and the greater community
Experience and capacity to teach diverse multicultural perspectives
Strong ability to problem solve and work both independently and collaboratively
Knowledge and understanding of early childhood students emotional physical cognitive and intellectual development
Fluency and ease with iPad Google suites and interest in further developing effective instructional technologies
Orientation towards curriculum development and interdisciplinary projects
Responsibilities:
Develop students skills and confidence through meaningful learning experiences that support critical thinking and problemsolving skills across academic areas including projectbased learning
Develop a nurturing classroom environment to support students interpersonal and socialemotional growth
Design refine refresh and implement Kindergarten curriculum following Atrium benchmarks; assess student work using multiple strategies
Coplan and coteach in a variety of modalities to support learning objectives
Write individualized student progress reports twice a year
Conduct parent/guardian conferences and regularly communicate with families about curriculum and student progress
In addition faculty at Atrium:
Are passionate experts in their content areas and instructional skills; write skillfully and frequently
Enjoy and have great capacity to nurture the whole child and value the broad array of learning approaches that every child possesses
Value the varied dimensions of student learning and progress
Collaborate daily with multiple colleagues to plan and carry out complex integrated learning experiences that cross grades and subject areas
Initiate and continually plan their own growth within a supportive atmosphere that prioritizes professional development
At Atrium we believe diversity and inclusion are key drivers of creativity and innovation and that a diversity of thoughts experiences backgrounds personalities and identities helps us think bigger and better enabling us to reach our goals more effectively. We encourage applications from individuals who will add to the racial cultural and gender diversity of the school community and who are committed to building and sustaining a community that is richly diverse and includes a wide range of family structures and racial cultural and socioeconomic backgrounds. We seek candidates with the ability to demonstrate commitment to advancing the schools mission and core values. For more information on these please visit our website.
Please submit a cover letter specific to this position resume and the names of three references to: Nicole Moran Director of Student Learning & Support at . The most suitable applicants will be contacted. No phone calls please.
Salary Range: $55000 to $80000 based on experience.
Employment Type
Full-Time
