Preschool Teacher

Kamehameha Schools • Kailua, HI

9d • Onsite

About The Position

Kamehameha Schools is hiring a Preschool Teacher for our West Hawaii Preschool Region. This is a Regular, Full-time Lead Teaching position with competitive teacher salary & benefits. We look for Kumu that can be leaders in the classroom as they build the foundation of our earliest learners through a Hawaiian Culture-based education. At Kamehameha Schools, the mission to educate Native Hawaiian children was established by founder Ke Ali`i Pauahi. The mission is central to all daily functions and the drive behind the Schools’ work. The Strategic Plan outlines the path forward, and emphasizes that the same values instilled in students are the values teachers should live and teach by. Thus, students as well as teachers, administrators, and staff are held to a common set of learner outcomes (E Ola! elements highlighted below) and beliefs that will lead us to fulfilling Pauahi's mission. Through this commitment is the belief that all Kamehameha Schools Employees and Students will become local and global servant leaders who are culturally engaged and play significant roles in creating strong `ohana (family) and communities throughout ka pae `aina o Hawai`i (the islands of Hawai`i) and beyond. Faculty positions at Kamehameha Schools require a high level of cutting-edge teaching skills, the ability to teach to the whole child, and the ability to foster E Ola! Learner Outcomes; values in daily practice and kulana (department) on campus. A match with school culture is crucial in any position; Kamehameha Schools places a premium on a culture of excellence, customer service and positive relationships (pilina) as well as a commitment to the mission of Ke Ali`i Pauahi.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree (degrees and course credits must be earned from a nationally or internationally accredited college or university).
• Thorough knowledge of the subject area(s) to be taught and ability to develop interdisciplinary curriculum related to subject matter.
• Knowledge of instructional methods that are age appropriate for assigned grade levels.
• Ability to develop positive relationships with students and families within the context of a supportive learning environment.
• Ability to work with and encourage students in the assigned grade levels toward accomplishing their personalized educational goals.
• Ability to differentiate and personalize instruction to meet varying student needs.
• Manage small and large groups of students in various instructional environments.
• Communicate effectively with students, parents, counselors, and school administrators.
• Build and maintain effective working relationships with students, colleagues and school administrators and to work collaboratively as a team.
• Organize tasks and manage time to meet varied deadlines.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s degree in area related to one’s primary instructional responsibilities.
• Master’s or doctoral degrees in one’s primary area of instructional responsibilities.
• Demonstrated knowledge of, and/or recent experience with using age appropriate instructional strategies (e.g. differentiated instruction, project-based learning, personalized learning).
• Ability to utilize, create or develop current technology applications for adaption to classroom and/or instructional use.
• Recent teaching experience, coursework, or other activity in primary area(s) of instruction.
• 5 or more years of instruction in primary area(s) of instruction.
• Previous experience teaching the age levels and subject area(s).
• Athletics and performing arts appreciation and/or the ability to coach or support athletic teams, performing arts groups, academic or other student clubs.
• Music and fine arts appreciation and/or the ability to sing, and/or play a musical instrument.
• Knowledge of and sensitivity to social justice issues, global issues, sustainability, Hawaiian language, history, culture and Christian values.
• Teaching credentials appropriate for the level of students being taught.
• Demonstrated knowledge of current age-appropriate instructional strategies.
• Recent teaching experience, coursework, or other activity in primary area(s) on instruction.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrating Academic Competence in their subject area(s), and displaying an inclination for developing integrated and interdisciplinary work across the curriculum
• Maintaining a Growth Mindset toward student learning, teaching practice, and personal/collective professional development
• Demonstrating a high degree of Self-Efficacy (agency): teachers hold themselves accountable for learner outcomes, advocate for their students, work efficiently, and most importantly believe in their ability, the capability of their students and themselves to succeed and excel
• Facilitating Problem-Solving, with curious minds, and critical thinkers who show a high degree of creative application in the implementation of data-driven curriculum and practice
• Serving as Role-Models as innovative and creative learners who have an insatiable thirst for knowledge, personal growth, and being on the “cutting edge” of instructional practice and pedagogy
• Collaborating effectively with a variety of stakeholder groups within the organization and with external partners to increase student performance and contribute to advancing the teaching and learning craft
• Looking beyond the walls of their classroom and strive for/demonstrate Global Competence and how their work will expand the impact of students’ work to their families, and local and global communities
• Deeply investing in the Learners’ Well-Being and health, safety, physical, socially, and emotionally. Teachers must recognize the relationship between social-emotional learning and academic performance and aspire toward developing and teaching the “whole child,” and
• Designing and facilitating differentiated and personalized learning goals and activities that follow a coherent sequence, are aligned to instructional goals, and engage students in high-level cognitive activity.
• Contributing to the development of the Learners’ Strong Foundation based in knowledge of world and Hawaiian history and genealogy (`Ike Kupuna), care for the land (Aloha `aina), and Kupono --honorable character based in Hawaiian and Christian values.
• Developing (and develop in themselves) a sense of Learners’ Native Hawaiian Identity.

Benefits

• competitive teacher salary & benefits
• Total Rewards Program embodies KS's dedication to the physical, mental, and financial well-being of our employee ʻohana.

What This Job Offers

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