The Croft School Hiring for Kindergarten Teacher (Providence, RI) Job at Providence, RI Full Time

The Croft School – Kindergarten Teacher (Providence)

Start Date: August 2022

About The Croft School

The Croft School is a young independent school in Providence, Rhode Island. Having opened in Fall 2018, our school currently serves 90 students in Kindergarten through Grade 3. Over time, the school will grow into a 270-student K-8 school.

The Croft School provides an engaging, innovative, child-centered program to its students and a unique parent-oriented experience to its families, all within a tight-knit, diverse, and joyous environment. Our classrooms balance high-quality math, reading, and writing instruction with innovative project-based learning, age-appropriate opportunities for play, and weekly nature explorations or community trips.

The school has quickly become a highly-popular option among families in and around Providence, with significantly more enrollment interest than available seat capacity.

The Croft School has sister schools in the Jamaica Plain (founded 2020) and South End (opening 2022) neighborhoods of Boston.

More information about our school can be found here: www.thecroftschool.org.

About The Role

The Croft School is seeking an exceptional Kindergarten Teacher to co-lead and co-teach the school’s Kindergarten class (max 11:1 student-to-teacher ratio). All Croft co-teaching teams are empowered to design and deliver an outstanding student program in alignment with the school’s thoughtful approaches to classroom climate, pedagogy, personalization, and assessment. All Croft teachers dedicate ample time and thoughtfulness to close communication and partnership with their students’ families.

The ideal candidate will be committed to building deep relationships with their students and using that knowledge to establish and lead a dynamic, child-centered classroom. Further, given that The Croft School is committed to being a self-reflective, ever-improving anti-racist organization, the right candidate should be excited to contribute the school’s related efforts and practices.

Qualifications and Qualities

• 3+ years of elementary education experience, ideally in a Kindergarten classroom, with a demonstrated record of high student achievement and joyous classroom environments.

• A contagious love for teaching, children, and nurturing students’ natural curiosity, instilling in them a lifelong passion for learning.

• An entrepreneurial spirit coupled with an ambitious work ethic, as well as a natural desire to go above and beyond to serve students and their families in both expected and unexpected ways.

• Outstanding communication and collaboration skills, inclusive of empathy for others, thoughtful listening, team-orientation, and enthusiasm for being part of a co-teaching environment.

• Ability to create a safe, joyous learning environment, inclusive of excellent classroom management strategies and skills

• Ability to design and lead targeted, small-group instruction.

• Self-reflectiveness, humility, and an eagerness to continually improve one’s practice.

• A Bachelor’s Degree and current authorization to work in the United States is required.

Our Beliefs About Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

At The Croft School we deeply value diversity, equity and social justice as we believe in the humanity of all people. We are committed to being an anti-racist and anti-bias school. We explore and affirm identity including race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, religion, socioeconomics, social class and family structures. We, the students, educators, and families of The Croft School, hold ourselves accountable to the daily work of working towards an inclusive and liberated society.

Compensation and Benefits

The Croft School offers compensation which is competitive with other local independent and public school opportunities.

Non-Discrimination

As an equal opportunity employer, The Croft School does not discriminate on the basis of race, gender, ability, age, religion, sexual orientation, or national or ethnic origin. We encourage applicants of all backgrounds to apply.

Next Steps

Interested candidates should send a short email of interest, along with a resume, to The Croft School’s Chief Program Officer, Erin Walsh-Hagan.

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee discount
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Parental leave
• Professional development assistance
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Work Location: One location