Early Childhood Co-Teacher

St. Philip’s Episcopal School provides an excellent educational experience in a safe, caring, faith-based community committed to educating the whole child-intellectually, physically, and spiritually-in an atmosphere of inquiry, acceptance, and academic excellence.

St. Philip’s is seeking an experienced, passionate, and collaborative Early Childhood Co-Teacher to join our teaching team. Co-teachers play an important role in delivering engaging instruction, differentiating learning, and supporting the academic and social-emotional growth of students. The ideal candidate is positive, collaborative, and knowledgeable about child development and best teaching practices.

• Mission-driven, faith-based educational community
• Supportive and collaborative environment
• Opportunities for professional growth

• Work in support of the mission of St. Philip’s to create an excellent educational experience in a safe, caring community
• Attend to the intellectual, spiritual and physical needs of students as outlined in our mission
• Provide a warm, inviting classroom community and a positive and productive learning environment
• Identify and respond to individual students’ learning differences and create varied enrichment opportunities
• In collaboration with fellow teachers, identify and respond to individual student’s academic and social-emotional needs
• Establish classroom routines and expectations with a positive and effective behavior management system
• Use a variety of teaching techniques and strategies to engage students in learning, including varied instructional methods that engage the students with different modalities – auditory, visual, kinesthetic
• Monitor student progress and develop effective support and/or intervention as needed
• Foster strong family partnerships through consistent, effective communication, modeling a spirit of hospitality and responsiveness in all interactions
• Collaborate with special area teachers to plan and integrate units of study
• Utilize technology in the classroom in an authentic and effective way
• Maintain accurate, detailed records of student progress, parent communication and lessons
• Perform assigned, ongoing scheduled responsibilities with care (recess, lunch duty, dismissal, etc.)
• Participate in all team, grade level, and faculty meetings

• Have a deep respect for children
• Bachelor’s degree in Education
• 3 years of classroom teaching experience (early childhood experience required)
• CPR certification (preferred)
• Child Development Associate Certification (preferred)
• Strong pedagogical skills
• Experience developing meaningful instruction and differentiated learning experiences
• Deep understanding of child development theories and best practices in early childhood education
• Patience, flexibility, and a genuine passion for working with young children
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to collaborate effectively within a teaching team
• Demonstrated ability to build trusting, professional relationships with parents and caregivers
• Computer skills and extensive experience in online learning and virtual learning platforms, Google Classroom, Google Hangouts Meet, and Apple products preferred

• Health insurance
• Retirement contribution plan
• Short-term disability insurance
• Paid time off
• Professional development opportunities
• Length-of-service recognition program

Salary range: $50,000 – $70,000 based on experience and qualifications

Full-time position

U.S. work authorization required

Employment contingent upon background check and fingerprinting