26-27 Lower School Academic Services Teacher

St. Catherine's School • Richmond, VA

12h • Onsite

About The Position

St. Catherine's School is an Episcopal day school in Richmond, Virginia, founded in 1890 enrolling roughly 950 girls age 3 through grade 12. Located on a 16-acre campus in the western part of the city, St. Catherine's core values include pursuing academic excellence, developing character, nurturing spiritual growth, celebrating individuals, and building community. St. Catherine's School provides a rigorous education that prepares girls with diverse perspectives for a lifetime of learning, leadership, and service in a global community.

An Academic Services teacher must be able to create a flexible program and a class environment designed to cultivate each student’s learning and personal growth. This teacher needs to establish effective rapport with students and motivate and guide students to develop skills, attitudes and knowledge needed for a foundation for lifelong learning and responsible global citizenship. Establishing and maintaining positive relationships with parents and other faculty/staff members is essential. Lower School Academic Services teachers are expected to collaborate effectively with other faculty/staff members, as well as support the school’s mission and core values.

Supervisor : Head of Lower School and Early Childhood
Position Status : Salaried, exempt, full-time, 9-month schedule
Hours of Work : Standard work week; evening and weekend work may be required.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in related field from accredited university
• Adaptability to new and evolving technology, and the ability to show innovation and vision related to the efficient processing of information related to this role
• Proficiency with oral and written communication
• Knowledge of learning differences and disabilities
• Training in a multi-sensory literacy, phonics and word study curriculum
• Familiarity with interpreting Educational Evaluation Tests
• Experience with administering and interpreting standardized reading assessments such as, phonemic and phonological assessments, Fountas and Pinnell and DSA

Nice To Haves

• Experience working with school age children in a school is preferred but not necessary for hiring

Responsibilities

• Developing and teaching a curriculum whose objectives are based on current national standards in elementary education, research and knowledge of developmental skills
• Collaborating in the organization of reading groups in kindergarten through grade 4
• Providing individualized and small group reading and math instruction for students in kindergarten though grade 4 in order to adapt the curriculum to the needs of each student
• Assisting with organizing ERB Milestones testing for grade 3 and grade 4
• Working collaboratively with other faculty/staff members/support personnel (e.g., homeroom teachers, therapists, counselors, etc.) in assessing and helping students in kindergarten through grade 4 with regard to learning and social/emotional/physical health throughout the year
• Evaluating students’ academic and social/emotional growth, keeping appropriate records and preparing report cards
• Communicating with reading group parents through bi-weekly updates
• Communicating with parents through conferences, narrative report card comments, emails, and/or phone calls as needed to discuss students’ progress
• Selecting and ordering books, instructional aids and materials in coordination with grade level and academic services team members
• Maintaining an inventory of instructional materials, aids, and equipment

Benefits

• St. Catherine’s School offers a highly competitive compensation package for this full-time position with benefits to include excellent health plan options, retirement benefits, exhaustive professional development and networking opportunities as well as state-of-the art facilities.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level