Lower School Lead Teacher

Job Description

About Mirman School

Mirman School is an educational institution committed to personalizing its curriculum through depth and complexity, while celebrating the intellectual, creative, and kinesthetic dimensions of childhood and adolescence. It fosters a culture of inclusivity and connectivity in which students’ academic, co-curricular, and socio-emotional experiences and needs are supported. The school’s goal is to inspire lifelong curiosity and learning, the continuous pursuit of excellence, and ethical leadership among its students and graduates.

Mirman School Values:
• Responsibility: Care for ourselves, our community, and our environment.
• Integrity: Actions are shaped by our beliefs.
• Discovery: Pursue knowledge about ourselves and the world.
• Empathy: Understand and value the experiences and feelings of others.
• Resilience: Challenges are necessary steps in learning and growth.

Job Description: Lower School Lead Teacher

Mirman School seeks a full-time Lower School Lead Teacher starting in August. The Lead Teacher will create a flexible and dynamic elementary classroom environment and program favorable to learning and personal growth for highly gifted children. The teacher will establish effective rapport with students, parents, and colleagues; nurture passions and talents of students; develop each child’s skills, attitudes and knowledge needed in a strong foundation for elementary grade education in accordance with each student’s ability; collaborate and partner with colleagues and administration to build, assess, and integrate curriculum across disciplines; foster student success and well-being beyond their classroom.

Essential Job Functions

• Cultivate and model a respectful, safe, creative, and invigorating classroom.
• Demonstrate a strong understanding of the academic, social, and emotional development of highly gifted children.
• Support the academic, social, and emotional development of all students at Mirman.
• Collaborate with and mentor an Associate Teacher by co-planning, teaching, and providing feedback.
• Communicate effectively with families about all aspects of classroom life and each child’s development.
• Evaluate student work using both formative and summative assessments, benchmarks, and other assessments to guide instructional planning and promote student success.
• Share supervisory duties and general support and care of the school community.
• Perform necessary routine tasks and daily maintenance of the classroom.
• Collaborate and work effectively with the Head of Lower School, Associate Teacher, grade level team, specialists, other faculty, and administration personnel.
• Demonstrate culturally competent skills in educational program design and delivery.
• Demonstrate effective and respectful management of classroom culture using social-emotional learning skills and strategies, such as Responsive Classroom.
• Demonstrate a strong understanding of independent school methodology, effectively integrating best practices from NAIS and CAIS.
• Build immediate and loving rapport with children of all ages, including a passion for teaching and working with students from various communities.
• Exhibit enthusiasm and commitment to Mirman School’s vision, mission, and guiding principles.
• Demonstrate excellent organization, time management, and follow-through skills.
• Other duties as assigned.

Job Qualifications

• A commitment to ongoing learning about diversity, equity and inclusion, and justice initiatives
• Graduate degree in education or a related field preferred.
• 3-5 years of teaching experience as a lead teacher (preferred).
• Experience working with highly gifted children preferred.
• Has relevant experience in a Lower School setting.
• Has strong classroom management skills.
• Is invested in ongoing professional growth and development.
• Eagerness to rethink and develop new curriculum elements in collaboration with colleagues.
• Competent using Google Suite.
• Strong proficiency with technology and ability to use technology effectively in the classroom.
• Independent school experience preferred.