PK4 Teacher

The Galloway School is seeking a passionate, nurturing, and highly effective educator to join our Early Childhood team as a PK4 Teacher beginning in August 2026.

Building on the strong foundation established in our preschool program, our PK4 classrooms are designed to cultivate wonder, foster growth, and inspire a lifelong love of learning. We are committed to developing the whole child—academically, socially, emotionally, physically, and spiritually—within a Christ-centered learning environment.

In PK4, students explore their world as emerging readers, writers, scientists, mathematicians, and problem solvers.  Through purposeful play, hands-on exploration, early literacy and numeracy instruction, and meaningful relationships, students develop foundational skills while growing in confidence, creativity, and independence.

The PK4 Teacher creates a joyful, structured classroom where children are challenged to grow while feeling known, loved, and supported. This educator models Christian character, partners closely with families, and helps students become compassionate members of their community.

A qualified candidate has a deep understanding of early childhood development and creates engaging learning experiences that promote curiosity, independence, creativity, and academic readiness.  They design meaningful learning opportunities that integrate literacy, mathematics, science, STEM, social studies, fine motor development, and social-emotional learning. Through intentional differentiated instruction, inquiry, play-based learning, and hands-on experiences, they foster critical thinking, communication, collaboration, and problem-solving skills.

This educator is an effective communicator and demonstrates strong classroom management, builds meaningful relationships with students and families, collaborates with colleagues, and actively participates in the life and mission of the school. They engage in ongoing professional growth, and model a Christ-centered lifestyle in all they do.

The Galloway School values educators who are dedicated to academic excellence, professional collaboration, and the holistic development of each child within a Christian educational environment.

Responsibilities

• Teach and manage one classroom of approximately 12–14 PK4 students.
• Create a warm, engaging, and Christ-centered classroom environment where each child feels known, valued, safe, and loved.
• Design and implement developmentally appropriate lessons that meet the needs of diverse learners.
• Foster growth in early literacy, phonological awareness, language development, handwriting readiness, and foundational math skills.
• Encourage curiosity, creativity, and exploration through hands-on, play-based, inquiry-driven and STEM-integrated learning experiences.
• Support students' social, emotional, physical, and spiritual development through intentional instruction and daily interactions.
• Establish classroom routines and expectations that promote independence, responsibility, self-regulation, and positive behavior.
• Assess student progress through observation, formative assessments, portfolios, and developmentally appropriate evaluation methods.
• Differentiate instruction to meet the diverse developmental and learning needs of students.
• Maintain a safe, organized, and stimulating learning environment.
• Collaborate closely with grade-level and divisional teams to ensure a cohesive, mission-aligned program.
• Build strong relationships with families through clear, consistent communication.
• Participate fully in the life of the school, including service learning, enrichment activities, and community events.
• Engage in ongoing reflection and professional growth to strengthen instructional practices.
• Uphold and support the mission, vision, and values of the school.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher in Early Childhood Education, Elementary Education, or a related field.
• Valid teaching certification appropriate for early childhood or elementary education preferred.
• Experience teaching preschool, PK4, kindergarten, or early childhood students preferred.
• Strong understanding of child development and developmentally appropriate instructional practices differentiated to meet student needs.
• Knowledge of early literacy and numeracy development.
• Experience implementing hands-on, play-based, inquiry-based, or project-based learning approaches.
• Strong classroom management and organizational skills.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
• Ability to build positive relationships with students, families, and colleagues.
• A joyful, flexible, patient, and student-centered approach to teaching.
• A commitment to lifelong learning and professional growth.
• A personal commitment to the Christian faith and a desire to contribute to a Christ-centered school community.
• Ability to successfully complete and maintain all required background checks.