Lower School Head Teacher Job Brooklyn area,New York USA,Education / Teaching

Mary McDowell Friends School (MMFS) invites applications for a full-time Lower School Head Teacher beginning August 2026.

Position Overview

The Head Teacher job is a full-time position. The goals are;

Oversee the safety and wellbeing of the students in advisory, content area classes, core classrooms and homeroom classes.
Monitor and stimulate the educational and social emotional growth within the framework of the school's mission
Design a challenging, creative and developmentally appropriate curriculum and teach students with learning disabilities
Integrate the Quaker beliefs, testimonies and practice in all your work with students, colleagues, families and professionals.
Coaching and working closely with associate teachers to develop class curriculum, manage students and working with families. Head teachers are ultimately responsible for the curriculum and academic program, conferences etc.
Bring your best self to work so that you may bring out the best in others.

Responsibilities and Duties

Students

Teaching responsibilities may vary depending on the needs of specific students or a division.

Work in collaboration with division director or academic dean to create content specific curriculum that meets the needs of the MMFS students.
Differentiate teaching methods, instructional materials and assessment tools to meet students' varying needs and interests.
Implement individualized and differentiated student plans for homework, organization and behavior.
Assign and provide prompt feedback to class work and homework.
Communicate the daily routine, rules and procedures to your students as well as informing students of any changes within the daily schedule.
Share expectations and school policies and help to enforce rules with homeroom students.
Supervise students when participating in division wide and school wide activities such as silence, assembly and meeting special guests.
Plan and supervise homeroom projects including but not limited to community service, buddy class activities, and field trips.
Create a classroom environment that provides for the organizational needs of the students.
Supervise:
These responsibilities will vary from year to year and division to division depending on the teaching load of the specific teacher.
Study hall/Homeroom
Snack/Community Break
Lunch duty
Clubs
Overnight trips
Dismissal supervision
Class or Advisory
Act as the advocate for students supporting each student in his/her relationships with other teachers and acting as the primary point person with families.
Order supplies for the content subjects within the budget provided.
Notify facilities of any repairs or furniture needs for the classroom.
Structure the room so that others using the space can locate materials and feel comfortable sharing the space.
Straighten up the classroom at the end of the teaching day in such a way that enables the custodians to clean the room.
Participate in some CSE reviews and meetings.
Testify at any Impartial Hearings.
Collaborate with division directors/academic dean, speech and language professionals, OT's and counseling team members to address students' needs.
Work with other teachers and administrators in the development, evaluation, and revision of school programs.
Support, evaluate, and plan assignments with teaching partners.

Faculty

Meet regularly with supervisor to discuss curriculum and reflect on students' progress.
Schedule regular meetings with associate teacher
Attend weekly division meetings.
Attend full faculty meetings.
Participate on a school wide or division based committees and ad hoc committees where necessary.
Participate in team meetings about students and student needs.

Diversity and Equity Commitments

Understand and participate in all school wide diversity and equity initiatives
Examine leadership practice through the lens of race, identity, equity and privilege.
Provide an equitable framework for leadership decisions
Support a school culture that allows for social identities to feel welcome

Communication

Communicate with all members of our community in a polite, thoughtful and honest manner.
Write, edit and submit semester and quarterly trimester reports and grades according to stated guidelines.
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