Immediate Opening: 2nd Grade Lead Teacher

Compass Collegiate Academy•North Charleston, SC

18d•$50,000 - $84,999•Onsite

About The Position

Compass Collegiate Academy is hiring a Second Grade Teacher for the 2026–2027 school year. The Lead Teacher will help advance the school’s mission by leading a joyful, academically rigorous classroom focused on literacy development and scholars’ social and emotional growth. The role contributes to the school’s achievement-oriented culture and reports to a member of the academic leadership team. The teacher plans and delivers instruction informed by data, adapts learning materials to meet scholar needs, collaborates with co-teachers and staff, and communicates with families about progress. The teacher supports classroom behavior, administers and evaluates assessments, maintains records, participates in professional development and instructional coaching, and supervises scholars during scheduled out-of-classroom activities and school events.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree.
South Carolina teaching certification in a relevant elementary teaching field.
Proven track record of achievement as a teacher.
Mastery of and enthusiasm for teaching academic subjects.
Self-motivation and willingness to be a team player.
Ability to work hard to achieve the school’s mission and improve scholars’ minds and lives in and out of the classroom.
Ability to communicate clearly and effectively in oral and written language.
Ability to establish and maintain positive relationships with a variety of people.
Ability to engage families and the larger community in the life of the school.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree.
Experience working with a culturally diverse student body.

Responsibilities

Develop weekly, data-informed lesson plans and instructional materials, adapting them as needed to provide a high-quality curriculum for every scholar.
Deliver whole-class, individualized, and small-group instruction using effective teaching strategies.
Lead a daily classroom-based social and emotional learning program and connect SEL lessons to academic instruction.
Collaborate regularly with classroom co-teachers and school staff to provide effective instruction and behavior interventions and supports.
Identify, record, and reflect on scholar needs; participate in professional development to assess, plan, monitor, and address learning challenges.
Communicate regularly with parents about scholar learning needs and progress.
Be accountable for scholars’ mastery of academic standards and develop expertise in the school’s literacy program, including the STEP Assessment.
Establish and maintain high standards of scholar behavior and use the schoolwide data system to track behavior.
Maintain a functional and attractive classroom with teaching aids and materials aligned to the curriculum.
Participate in the school’s assessment system and data platforms, develop formative assessments as needed, and administer formative, summative, standardized, and other assessments in accordance with testing programs.
Evaluate scholars’ academic and SEL growth, maintain appropriate records, and prepare scholar reports.
Participate in the school’s professional development program, including annual summer professional development before school opens.
Actively participate in instructional coaching, both as a coach and as a person being coached.
Supervise scholars in out-of-classroom activities on rotating schedules, such as lunch duty, bus monitoring, and recess duty.
Communicate in a timely and consistent manner with parents, school leadership, and colleagues.
Attend schoolwide functions and community events as requested, and perform other duties as required to achieve the school’s mission.