What are the responsibilities and job description for the 1st Grade Teacher position at Charleston Collegiate School?
1st Grade Classroom Job Description
About Charleston Collegiate School
Charleston Collegiate School is an independent day school that strives to recognize, nurture, and challenge each of its students. Organized as a Lower School (PK-5), Middle School (6-8), and Upper School (9-12), CCS prides itself on being an independent, co-educational, non-sectarian, prekindergarten through 12th grade school, located just outside of Charleston’s metropolitan area. Charleston Collegiate School offers a thirty-acre campus of vast playing fields and wooded trails and is located only twenty minutes from Charleston’s historic district on one side and Kiawah Island on the other.
CCS has a challenging, supportive learning community that coaches students to become lifelong learners. A CCS education uses the pillars of project-based learning, entrepreneurship, artistic expression, and leadership through outdoor education to teach a high-quality education to a diverse student body.
Job Description
The First Grade Teacher at Charleston Collegiate School is responsible for designing and delivering a comprehensive, dynamic curriculum that aligns with the school's mission, values, and pillars. The ideal candidate will be a collaborative and skilled educator with expertise in academic planning, a passion for project-based learning (PBL), and a desire to fully utilize the school’s outdoor campus for enriched learning experiences.
Key Responsibilities- Create and implement a rigorous, developmentally appropriate curriculum focused on foundational literacy, numeracy, science, and social studies through PBL. Lessons should integrate cross-curricular elements, critical thinking, and hands-on activities.
- Scaffold instruction to meet individual student needs, using data to inform teaching practices and monitor progress in line with academic standards and outcomes.
- Infuse CCS’s values—empathy, integrity, community, optimism, and advocacy—into daily lessons and interactions to build character and citizenship.
- Incorporate the school’s outdoor campus to engage students in exploration, environmental studies, and experiential learning opportunities.
- Partner with colleagues to align teaching practices and share ideas for interdisciplinary learning.
- Communicate effectively with families about student progress, successes, and challenges.
- Establish an organized, safe, and inclusive classroom that promotes creativity, critical thinking, independence, communication, and problem-solving.
- Participate in professional development opportunities, implement best practices in elementary education, and contribute to the collaborative culture of CCS.
- Incorporate opportunities for students to engage with the local community, fostering connections that support learning and community integration.
Qualifications
- College Degree (minimum Bachelors)
- Good working knowledge of Google Suite
- Efficient typing, email, database, spreadsheet, and internet skills
- Ability to communicate effectively and get along with co-workers and management
- Ability to maintain regular and timely attendance
- Ability to exercise sound judgment, problem-solve, and manage multiple projects
- Ability to present a professional image as a representative of the School
- Current in advanced first-aid training or equivalent
Salary and Benefits
Charleston Collegiate School is committed to attracting and retaining the highest quality faculty and staff through a competitive compensation plan, retirement benefits and full medical/dental coverage.
Individual salary is negotiable depending on years of experience and educational background.
Non-Discrimination: Charleston Collegiate School values diversity and seeks talented students, faculty, and staff from different backgrounds. All employment decisions are made without regard to unlawful considerations of race, color, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding and related medical conditions), gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, religion, national origin, ancestry, age, mental or physical disability, medical condition, genetic information, military or veteran status, or any other basis prohibited by federal, state, or local law.
