Grade 1 Teacher

Nashoba Brooks School is an independent school for all genders, age 3-Grade 3; girls, Grades 4-8. The School is committed to personal excellence in academics, athletics and the arts within its mission of preparing students for — a life of continuous learning, accomplishment, and leadership in a diverse and changing world. We believe that diversity enriches and strengthens community and challenges individuals to become agents of change in creating a more fair and equitable world.

Nashoba Brooks School educates children for a life of continuous learning, accomplishment, and leadership in a diverse and changing world. The School nurtures students’ growth and character, while fostering the development of each child’s personal excellence in academics, athletics, and the arts.

Nashoba Brooks School seeks a full-time Grade 1 teacher for the  academic year. The teacher is responsible for a homeroom of approximately 16 students. Candidates for this position will demonstrate a passion for teaching young children, as well as a deep understanding of the social, emotional, intellectual and physical development of Grade 1 students. The successful candidate will possess the desire to work in a dynamic, student-centered school committed to continuous learning and excellence in 21st century education.

A teacher at Nashoba Brooks models the mission of the School and creates student-centered, mission-driven learning environments for students.

• Creating lesson plans and developing activities that support core academic skill development.
• Demonstrating facility with creating integrated curriculum units reflecting multicultural perspectives.
• Meeting and communicating with parents proactively and regularly through letters, updates, Curriculum Nights, Stepping Up Meetings, email, conferences, individualized student reports and phone conversations.
• Maintaining observational records of each child.
• Participating as an active member of teaching teams to support curriculum development and integration.
• Working closely with teaching team members and the student support team to support the educational, social and emotional development of students.
• Supporting student safety through a demonstrated commitment to emergency response training.
• Modeling excellent problem-solving and project management skills with a commitment to viewing challenges as problems that can be solved rather than obstacles that cannot be overcome.
• Supporting effective communication and collaboration within the Lower School team.
• Actively pursuing and integrating relevant professional development opportunities.
• Supporting the School community and culture through additional duties such as student supervision, attending community events, etc.
• Engaging effectively in a dynamic learning community by demonstrating flexibility and the willingness to contribute to the broader community.

Strong candidates will demonstrate:

• Excellent knowledge in the teaching of early elementary school-aged children.
• Excellence in integrated curriculum development, lesson planning, technology integration, and formative use of student assessments for Grade 1 students.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills, which include: an ability to write detailed comments on students’ progress reports, including the ability to communicate directly, effectively, respectfully and constructively with people of diverse backgrounds and experiences.
• An ability to effectively differentiate curriculum to teach students with diverse learning styles.
• Proactive teacher-parent interaction and communication.
• A proven track record of efficient project management and problem-solving skills with the ability to initiate and complete multiple tasks, independently or collaboratively, as required.
• Proficiency with technology and technology integration to support learning.

• Bachelor’s degree with significant coursework in elementary education required; master’s degree preferred.
• Minimum of three years of experience in elementary teaching.
• Commitment to ongoing professional development.

The successful candidate will model integrity, professionalism, curiosity, responsibility, creative problem solving, and respect for all persons, as well as a demonstrated commitment to advancing the School’s core values of integrity, collaboration, inclusivity, empathy, and resilience.

$61,000 - $64,000/year based on 3-5 years of experience on our employee pay scale.

All interested applicants should submit a cover letter and résumé and apply here.