Junior Kindergarten Teacher - Cranbrook Early Childhood Center

Junior Kindergarten Teacher - Cranbrook Early Childhood Center

Founded by Detroit philanthropists George and Ellen Booth in 1904, Cranbrook Educational Community is one of the world’s leading centers of education, science, and art. Comprised of a graduate Academy of Art, contemporary Art Museum, Center for Collections and Research, House and Gardens, Institute of Science, and more than 1,600 students attending our Pre-K through 12 independent college preparatory Schools, Cranbrook welcomes thousands of visitors and students to its campus each year. Critics have called Cranbrook “the most enchanted and enchanting setting in America” and in 1989 it was designated a National Historic Landmark. The campus is located in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, about 20 miles north of downtown Detroit. For more, please visit our website: www.cranbrook.edu.

The full-time Junior Kindergarten teacher partners alongside a co-lead teacher and an assistant teacher to lead a group of 4- and 5-year-old children in developmentally appropriate and highly engaging instruction. This position will start in July 2026.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Hold deep knowledge of early childhood development and an embrace of best practices in early childhood teaching and learning.
• Create and design, review and revise curriculum/program as needed to provide appropriate, meaningful, and engaging activities which stimulate children’s learning in alignment with the school’s philosophy.
• Facilitate children’s learning and play in a non-directive, positive, and flexible manner, knowing when and how to step in, shift gears, and adapt activities to promote all areas of development.
• Share in the responsibility for the ordered arrangement of the learning environment and daily preparation of inviting classroom space.
• Collaborate with fellow classroom teachers and specialists in the planning and implementation of inter-disciplinary, place-based, outdoor, and experiential learning.
• Collaborate with museum educators at Cranbrook Institute of Science, Cranbrook Art Museum, and other community members.
• Write progress reports for students.
• Confer with parents during scheduled conferences and as needed.
• Build positive relationships with children and their families, treating all with dignity and respect, maintaining positive classroom culture using nonjudgmental language and tone of voice.
• Document and communicate student learning through meaningful photos and writing for colleagues and families.
• Attend after-school faculty meetings and other scheduled events such as Open House, etc.
• Serve as a member of school committees as needed.

Requirements:

• A Bachelor’s degree is required.
• Commitment to fostering a supportive and inclusive learning environment.

Cranbrook offers competitive compensation and benefits that include medical, dental, life insurance, long-term and short-term disability, and retirement programs with employer contribution.

For consideration, interested candidates should submit a curriculum vitae or résumé, copies of undergraduate and graduate transcripts and any certifications, a statement of educational philosophy relative to this position, and two or three letters of recommendation with contact information. Please be sure all documents are uploaded at the time you submit your application.