Career Center

Work Term: Academic Calendar Year 

Work Schedule: 7:45 AM - 3:45 PM 

FLSA: Full Time Exempt 

Supervisor: Lower School Principal 

Mission: 

Guided by our Quaker principles, Friends Academy educates our students to discover and develop the best of who they are and who they can become. 

Belief Statement: 

We achieve educational excellence by committing to the highest standards of learning and living. Our diverse and welcoming community is strengthened by our Quaker values, which empower our students to inquire, reflect, and engage in their classrooms, in their neighborhoods, and in the world. Because when we inspire students to learn and live with purpose, they achieve greatness without sacrificing goodness. 

Position Summary:

Lower School Head Teachers should be eager to engage in ongoing collaboration with colleagues on the grade level team, specialist area teachers, and administration. An ideal candidate must demonstrate a warm and inviting personality and have excellent interpersonal skills with faculty, students and parents.

The essential functions requirements are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required to perform each essential duty successfully. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions. 

Essential Duties Include: Duties may change and others may be assigned

• a commitment to active and thoughtful engagement in work involving identity, diversity, equity, and inclusion

• the ability to manage the behavior in a classroom consisting of 16-18 students using the Responsive Classroom (or similar) approach 
• a commitment to professional development to grow in current and best educational practices in reading, writing, math, and social studies
• the ability to study curriculum and do the intellectual work needed to deliver instruction at a high level
• knowledge and experience with the Reader’s and Writer’s Workshop model
• knowledge and experience with Singapore math and/or the CPA (concrete, pictorial, abstract) approach to mathematics
• experience with Problem Based Learning
• a strong understanding of how to use formal, informal, summative and formative assessments to plan lessons and units of study, as well as help students reach their potential
• attend teachers’ meetings, after school weekly faculty meetings, teacher trainings, Parent-Teacher Conferences, and other meetings that contribute to the life of the school, which may occur after 3:45 pm
• uphold the Quaker mission and educational philosophy
• other relevant duties as assigned

Education/Qualifications:

A Bachelor's Degree in Elementary Education is required. A Master’s Degree in Early Childhood or Elementary Education is preferred. A minimum of three years of teaching experience is required to apply (preferably in an independent school). Previous head teaching experience is preferred.

Competencies and Skills:

• Organized and able to handle the demands of work in a  high-performing school
• Flexible, and work with colleagues in a professional manner
• Love working with young children
• Support the diversity initiatives of the school
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Attendance/Punctuality - Is consistently at work and on time; ensures work responsibilities are covered when absent; arrives to class, meetings and appointments on time
• Dependability - Follows instructions, responds to management direction; takes responsibility for own actions
• Judgment - Displays willingness to make decisions; exhibits sound and accurate judgment; supports and explains reasoning for decisions; includes appropriate people in decision-making process; makes timely decisions
• Ethics - Treats people with respect; keeps commitments; inspires the trust of others; works with integrity and principles; upholds organizational values
• Organizational Support - Follows policies and procedures; completes administrative tasks correctly and on time; supports organization's goals and values; benefits organization through outside activities

Physical Demands: While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk and talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl and taste or smell. The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds and must be able to move across the campus. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. 

Work Environment: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. 

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly exposed to outside weather conditions. The employee is frequently exposed to wet and/or humid conditions. The employee is occasionally exposed to extreme cold and extreme heat. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. 

Our Commitment to Diversity 

Friends Academy is committed to our guiding principles of diversity, equity, and inclusion. We welcome candidates representing the diversity of the world as we deepen and elevate our educational program. 

Friends Academy is an equal employment opportunity employer committed to hiring and retaining exceptional, dedicated people of diverse backgrounds. We consider qualified individuals for employment with the School regardless of age, color, disability status, gender identity or expression, genetics, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. It is Friends Academy’s policy to comply with all applicable laws pertaining to nondiscrimination and equal opportunity. 

We invite you to read our community welcome letter from our Director of Diversity, Equity, + Inclusion.

About Friends Academy

Belief Statement: We achieve educational excellence by committing to the highest standards of learning and living. Our diverse and welcoming community is strengthened by our Quaker values, which empower our students to inquire, reflect, and engage in their classrooms, in their neighborhoods, and in the world. Because when we inspire students to learn and live with purpose, they achieve greatness without sacrificing goodness.

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