Job description

Kindergarten Teacher

The Meadows School is seeking a dynamic, creative, experienced kindergarten teacher for the 2023-24 school year. The Meadows School educates approximately 950 students per year in grades preK-12. The 40-acre campus houses over 240,000 square feet of state-of-the-art facilities. Since the first graduating class in 1991, 100% of Meadows graduates have been accepted into four-year colleges and universities.

The Meadows School has a welcoming and diverse community of students, faculty, staff, administration, parents and alumni. In its pursuit of excellence, The Meadows School inspires ambitious students to love and respect higher learning, to passionately serve their communities, and to lead meaningful lives as citizens of a global society.

Located in the beautiful Summerlin community in northwest Las Vegas, The Meadows School lies at the edge of the Spring Mountains and Red Rock Canyon. The rapidly growing community encompasses more than 200 parks, nine golf courses, three resort hotels, and dozens of retail and recreational centers, in addition to top notch medical and business facilities.

Job Requirements

• Must possess a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in education or a related field.
• At least two years’ experience teaching lower school.
• Experience integrating technology into the curriculum.
• Valid teaching credential—Elementary School.
• Master’s degree in education or related field preferred.
• Must pass a background check.

Qualifications

• A sound knowledge of childhood development and pedagogy.
• Ability to teach creatively and engage a diverse group of learners.
• Familiarity with growth mindset, deeper learning, and design thinking.
• Experience with project based learning, service learning, and collaborative learning.
• Experience with Seesaw, Google classroom, and online remote learning.
• Proficient with Google/Gmail, SmartBoards, and related software.
• Strong communication, interpersonal, technology, and presentation skills.
• Ability to establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with others.
• Sense of humor and love of this age group.
• Supportive, nurturing, warm personality.
• Recent training in issues related to diversity, equity, and inclusion.
• Experience in independent schools a plus.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Serve as a homeroom teacher and teach and assess core academic subjects—language arts, math, social studies, art, SEL.
• Differentiate the curriculum and meet the needs of diverse learners, helping every child reach his/her potential.
• Integrate technology throughout the curriculum.
• Collaborate and work as a team with two other grade level teachers.
• Communicate student progress with parents at parent teacher conferences, in student progress reports and report cards, and as needed.
• Collaborate with the student support team for students who need academic or emotional support
• Produce a yearly student citizenship program/performance.
• Attend faculty meetings.
• Attractively display student work.
• Attend school professional development and seek out opportunities to remain current with pedagogy and best practices.
• Actively perform assigned supervisory duties before, during or after the school day.
• Perform all other duties and tasks as assigned.

The Meadows School offers a robust benefits package that includes:

• Medical – Choice of either PPO or HMO coverage for employee at no cost. Spouse and family coverage available at TMS group rates
• Dental – Coverage for employee at no cost. Spouse and family coverage available at TMS group rates
• Vision--Employee, spouse, and family coverage at TMS group rates
• Life - $45,000 policy for each employee at no cost
• Retirement – In our non-contributory plan, TMS contributes 8% of employee base salary amount monthly. Employee is fully vested and has 100% ownership of all contributions. Additional employee contributions are allowed but not required. (Percentage of base salary increases to 9% after 7 yrs of service and 10% after 12 years of service)
• Tuition Remission -- children of faculty receive a 50% tuition waiver

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday

Work Location: In person

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