LS First Grade Teacher

The Kinkaid School is seeking a First Grade Teacher to join its Lower School starting in August 2026. This teacher must embrace and help advance the principles set out in Kinkaid’s mission and core values, Lower School Educational Philosophy, and Portrait of a Teacher. The Kinkaid School is a co-educational non-sectarian day school enrolling 1,500 students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade. Located on a sixty-five-acre campus in the heart of Houston, Texas, the school offers a thriving intellectual community in the midst of a vibrant, urban, diverse culture.

With an enrollment just above 400 students, the Lower School fosters a learning environment centered on innovation, creativity, and personal attention. Teachers in each grade work as a close-knit team to support each other and collaborate on curriculum development. Teachers are assisted by learning specialists in arts, sciences, reading, music and physical education and have access to generous resources including material and supplies, state of the art technology and regular professional development seminars, which occur both on and off campus.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES 

• Provide daily instruction to a classroom of up to 16 students
• Create daily, differentiated instructional plans aligned with grade-level standards 
• Assess student progress towards objectives, expectations, and/or goals for the purpose of providing feedback to students, parents and administration
• Prepare a variety of written materials (e.g. grades, attendance, anecdotal records, etc.) for the purpose of documenting student progress 
• Collaborate with fellow teachers on curriculum development
• Collaborate with teaching specialists to foster a learning environment congruent with the specific educational objectives set by the administration and the grade team
• Communicate with parents, counselors and specialists regarding students’ educational objectives
• Organize parent-teacher conferences and attend school events as needed
• Use technology i.e. computer, iPad, Promethean Boards, audiovisual aids and other equipment and materials to instruct and support students
• Attend faculty/staff meetings, and serve on committees as required
• Plan and supervise assignments for teacher assistants and volunteers
• Fulfill weekly/monthly before and after school duties as assigned

​​​​​​COMPETENCIES

• Experience with the workshop model of teaching
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills 
• Core knowledge of the development of primary-age school children
• Lauded experience working with students, parents, and colleagues
• A demonstrated eagerness to grow professionally 
• A commitment to collaboration and high ethical professional standards
• A collegial, energetic, and engaging demeanor
• An interest in and commitment to being a full member of the community 
• Exemplifies Kinkaid’s four core values of honesty, responsibility, respect, and kindness

• Bachelor’s degree in education. Master’s degree preferred
• A minimum of three years of experience teaching first grade, preferably at an independent school

The Kinkaid School provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics. In addition to federal law, The Kinkaid School complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment.

Submit all correspondence including your cover letter, resume, and application through The Kinkaid School application portal. Please no emails or phone calls to submit your candidacy or show interest.