Full Time Head Teacher

Full-Time K-8 Teacher (focus is ages 10-13) Southshire Community School, a Vermont Independent School based in North Bennington, VT, seeks a full-time Teacher for the 10-13-year-old age group. There are additional benefits, including a monthly healthcare stipend, professional development opportunities, and a 403 (b) plan. Southshire Community School is a Vermont-approved, independent, progressive, family-oriented elementary school (K-8) that focuses on the individual as a learner in a multi-age classroom setting that leverages emergent curriculum, observation narrative, and other progressive educational approaches. With an emphasis on teaching the importance of leadership, personal responsibility, and good citizenship, Southshire strives to help children develop academic and critical-thinking skills, a love of learning, and a strong interest in becoming creative, contributing members of our community. We are a small community, and our teaching team thrives on collaboration and support. Our focus is on the individual child while creating a supportive and respectful community of learners. A relevant college degree or equivalent is required. Equal opportunity employer. Applications from diverse candidates are encouraged. Instructions to Apply Current Posting - Full-Time K-8 Teacher (focus is ages 10-13) Southshire Community School, a Vermont Independent School based in North Bennington, VT, seeks a full-time older group teacher for the 2026/2027 school year for the 10-13 age group starting on or about August 25, 2026. About The Position The individual in this full-time, permanent position understands and promotes the Southshire Community School’s mission, vision, objectives, and policies within and outside the immediate school community. Southshire has a strong philosophical commitment to the classroom community. Working together, teachers are expected to develop, implement, and evaluate emergent, thematic curricula for a specific group of children while interacting with all students and teaching workshops designed to support the skill development or interests of the larger classroom community. This position is responsible for upholding the child-centered approach that supports the student's individual needs in accordance with the school’s mission and vision. Key job requirements include curriculum development and teaching, collaboration and communication, and other duties necessary for the education of the school’s students. The successful candidate will be: confident and comfortable working with children of varied ages, skills, and developmental levels, skilled in empowering students’ independent voices, interests, and strengths using progressive educational techniques such as observation and narrative, and emergent curricula, able to think and act independently to create learning experiences that support the needs of individual students and the school’s overall mission, flexible with an open approach to education that embraces creativity and an ability to think out of the box, a lifelong learner who values the development of new knowledge and skills, a team player who gains energy from multiple perspectives on individual student needs and from feedback through discussion with peers, confident working with a small group of learners in a small school environment able to demonstrate a commitment to creating diverse and inclusive learning environments. A relevant college degree or equivalent is required. The ability to pass a criminal background check and have a valid driver’s license is also required. Applying To apply, please send: a cover letter sharing your teaching philosophy (1 page), resume or curriculum vitae, curricular samples (optional at time of application, required of finalists), and contact information for three (3) professional references (optional at time of application, required of finalists) to col@southshire.org as a PDF attachment. Southshire Community School does not discriminate based on race, sex, gender expression, religion, age, sexual orientation, disability, veteran status, nationality, or ethnic origin in the administration of its educational, admissions, or employment policies or practices. Applications from diverse candidates are encouraged. About Southshire Southshire Community School is a Vermont-approved, independent, progressive, family-oriented elementary school (K-8) that focuses on the individual as a learner. The school is a family-oriented elementary and middle school, approved by the Vermont State Board of Education, serving grades K-8. The school seeks to help children become individuals with critical thinking skills who value themselves and others as creative, contributing members of a community, see themselves as problem solvers, love learning for its own sake, and view learning as a lifelong process.

Salary : $50 - $55