Grade 1 Teacher

Nashoba Brooks School is an independent school for all genders, age 3-Grade 3; girls, Grades 4-8. The School is committed to personal excellence in academics, athletics and the arts within its mission of preparing students for “...a life of continuous learning, accomplishment, and leadership in a diverse and changing world.” We believe that diversity enriches and strengthens community and challenges individuals to become agents of change in creating a more fair and equitable world. 

Mission

Nashoba Brooks School educates children for a life of continuous learning, accomplishment, and leadership in a diverse and changing world. The School nurtures students’ growth and character, while fostering the development of each child’s personal excellence in academics, athletics, and the arts.

Summary

Nashoba Brooks School seeks a full-time Grade 1 teacher for the 2026-2027 academic year.  The teacher is responsible for a homeroom of approximately 16 students. Candidates for this position will demonstrate a passion for teaching young children, as well as a deep understanding of the social, emotional, intellectual and physical development of Grade 1 students. The successful candidate will possess the desire to work in a dynamic, student-centered school committed to continuous learning and excellence in 21st century education. A teacher at Nashoba Brooks models the mission of the School and creates student-centered, mission-driven learning environments for students. 

Responsibilities

As a lower school homeroom teacher, this role is responsible for:

• Creating lesson plans and developing activities that support core academic skill development.
• Demonstrating facility with creating integrated curriculum units reflecting multicultural perspectives.
• Meeting and communicating with parents proactively and regularly through letters, updates, Curriculum Nights, Stepping Up Meetings, email, conferences, individualized student reports and phone conversations.
• Maintaining observational records of each child.
• Participating as an active member of teaching teams to support curriculum development and integration.
• Working closely with teaching team members and the student support team to support the educational, social and emotional development of students.
• Supporting student safety through a demonstrated commitment to emergency response training.
• Modeling excellent problem-solving and project management skills with a commitment to viewing challenges as problems that can be solved rather than obstacles that cannot be overcome.
• Supporting effective communication and collaboration within the Lower School team.
• Actively pursuing and integrating relevant professional development opportunities.
• Supporting the School community and culture through additional duties such as student supervision, attending community events, etc.
• Engaging effectively in a dynamic learning community by demonstrating flexibility and the willingness to contribute to the broader community.

Skills

Strong candidates will demonstrate:

• Excellent knowledge in the teaching of early elementary school-aged children.
• Excellence in integrated curriculum development, lesson planning, technology integration, and formative use of student assessments for Grade 1 students.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills, which include: an ability to write detailed comments on students’ progress reports, including the ability to communicate directly, effectively, respectfully and constructively with people of diverse backgrounds and experiences.
• An ability to effectively differentiate curriculum to teach students with diverse learning styles.
• Proactive teacher-parent interaction and communication.
• A proven track record of efficient project management and problem-solving skills with the ability to initiate and complete multiple tasks, independently or collaboratively, as required.
• Proficiency with technology and technology integration to support learning.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree with significant coursework in elementary education required; master’s degree preferred.
• Minimum of three years of experience in elementary teaching.
• Commitment to ongoing professional development.

The successful candidate will model integrity, professionalism, curiosity, responsibility, creative problem solving, and respect for all persons, as well as a demonstrated commitment to advancing the School’s core values of integrity, collaboration, inclusivity, empathy, and resilience.

Salary Range: $61,000 - $64,000/year based on 3-5 years of experience on our employee pay scale.

Application

All interested applicants should submit a cover letter and résumé and apply here.

Salary : $61,000 - $64,000