Pre-K Teacher

Perea Elementary School•Memphis, TN

About The Position

The Pre-K Teacher serves as a classroom instructor, working alongside a co-teacher to provide children with a fully integrated learning day. The teacher delivers fundamental subjects—including social studies, science, language arts (phonics, reading, writing, listening, and speaking), and math—and integrates a research-based Social Emotional Learning curriculum throughout the day. The position is for the 2026–2027 school year. The teacher supports students’ academic, social, and emotional development through active engagement, inquiry-based learning, and developmentally appropriate positive discipline. The role includes assessing student achievement against grade-level expectations based on TDOE standards, communicating regularly with families and students, and helping families identify strengths, growth areas, and resources for wrap-around services. The teacher also participates in professional learning and supports Perea’s core values of community, empathy, innovation, safety, and excellence.

Requirements

CDA credential or associate degree required.
Affinity for the compelling mission of Perea Preschool.
Personal and professional integrity.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree preferred.

Responsibilities

Provide children with a fully integrated learning day alongside a co-teacher.
Teach fundamental subjects, including social studies, science, language arts, and math.
Integrate a research-based Social Emotional Learning curriculum throughout the day.
Teach self-regulation, communication, emotional intelligence, and appropriate behavior in the school setting.
Teach through active engagement and engage students in lines of inquiry to enhance learning.
Evaluate students’ achievement of overall grade-level expectations based on TDOE standards.
Communicate regularly with parents and students.
Model emotional regulation, understanding, and appropriate responses to behavior.
Create and model clear classroom rules and consistent expectations.
Use developmentally appropriate positive discipline aligned with Perea’s Student Support Model.
Help students develop positive relationships with each other and other people in their lives.
Teach and model the behaviors of strong readers and listeners.
Teach students to use words to express increasingly sophisticated feelings.
Teach students the foundations of literacy and numeracy.
Help families identify each student’s potential strengths and areas for growth and access resources and wrap-around services.
Participate in professional learning and share professional resources.
Acknowledge students’ development and achievements through appropriate praise, words, and body language.
Conduct work activities in a timely and professional manner, reflecting best educational practices.
Support and reinforce Perea’s core values with students, parents, community members, and colleagues.