What are the responsibilities and job description for the 3rd/4th Grade Classroom Teacher position at Warwick Community School?
The Warwick Community School, nestled in the scenic woodlands of western Massachusetts, seeks an elementary classroom school teacher committed to using evidence-based practices, providing joyful learning opportunities, and learning in nature. Our beautiful and innovative elementary school sits on a 25-acre outdoor campus with a vernal pool, a cranberry bog, and Mount Grace for hiking!
We are seeking an elementary school teacher who will provide high-quality reading and math instruction and place and project-based learning that is nature-inspired. Teachers who are a great fit for our school will be committed to teaching in multi-age classrooms and using standards-aligned, evidence-based, engaging curricula for deeper learning. We are also looking for teachers excited to take our foundational curriculum, based on EL Education units, and build upon it, centering the environment and student inquiry. Other curricula we use are Illustrative Mathematics (IM) in kindergarten through sixth grades and the University of Florida Literacy Institute (UFLI) in grades kindergarten through third based on the science of reading. We also work to make our curriculum both culturally responsive and personalized. We have a commitment as a community to social justice.
Ideal candidates will be eager to join a team of educators committed to collaboration, creative problem-solving, and learning together.
Why Warwick?
- Beautiful, woodland campus, ideal for exploring the natural world
- Robust professional development, learning opportunities, and coaching
- Highly collaborative team with a focus on joy in learning for children and adults
- Strong administrative and community support
- Competitive salary and benefits
If this opportunity sounds like a good fit for you, please send a resume, cover letter, and 2-3 letters of recommendation to Principal Stephen Stroud at sstroud@warwick-k12.us. In your cover letter, please indicate your experience with any of our curricula or pedagogical approaches to instruction. Thank you!
Requirements:
Love of children and learning!
MA initial or professional license
Masters preferred
3 or more years of teaching is preferred, but new teachers with strong recommendations will be considered.
The Warwick School Committee is committed to nondiscrimination in recruitment, selection, hiring, pay, promotion, retention, or other personnel actions affecting employees or candidates for employment. Therefore, the Warwick Public Schools is an Equal Opportunity Employer that provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to (and prohibits discrimination and harassment based on) any characteristic protected by Federal, State, or Local law, including but not limited to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy or pregnancy-related condition. Personnel decisions are based on merit and the ability to effectively perform the job's essential functions, with or without reasonable accommodation.
Pay: From $43,000.00 per year
Work Location: In person
Salary : $43,000