Kindergarten Teacher- Los Niños Kindergarten Center

Job Description

Title: Kindergarten Teacher

Location: Los Niños Kindergarten Center, Española, New Mexico

Reports to: Site Principal

Starting Date: Aug 3, 2026

Contract Length: 163 days per year, 4-day week

Hours: 7:21 a.m. – 3:45 p.m.

Union Status: Union

Licensure: NMPED Teaching Licensure

Position Type: Full-Time

Salary Range: $52,500 to $77,450 per year

Pay

Schedule:

Per approved salary schedule

Overtime Status: Must be approved

Job : 4365291

Final date to receive applications: Posted until filled

Re-Posted: Jun 24, 2026 6:00 AM (UTC)

• Must hold a valid New Mexico Public Education Department (NMPED)
  PreK–3 or K–8 teaching license appropriate for assignment.
• Properly certified in all assigned content areas and grade levels.
• Bilingual Endorsement preferred.
• Demonstrated knowledge of early childhood development, foundational literacy and numeracy instruction, and developmentally appropriate instructional practices.
• Demonstrated ability to implement differentiated instruction and support diverse student learning needs.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with students, staff, parents, and community members.
• Knowledge of instructional technology and student data systems preferred.
• Demonstrates professionalism, flexibility, and willingness to carry out assigned duties and responsibilities.
• Citizenship, residency or work visa required.

To provide developmentally appropriate instruction and create a safe, engaging, and supportive classroom environment that promotes social-emotional growth, foundational academic development, school readiness, and positive student relationships. To develop each student’s literacy, language, numeracy, communication, and social skills while building the foundation for future educational success.

• Plan and deliver engaging, standards-based instruction aligned to New Mexico Early Learning Guidelines, Content Standards, district curriculum, and instructional expectations.
• Teach foundational literacy, language development, mathematics, science, social studies, health, and other assigned kindergarten content areas utilizing district-approved curriculum and instructional practices.
• Develop lesson plans and instructional materials that incorporate hands‑on learning, exploration, play‑based learning, and active student engagement.
• Provide differentiated instruction to meet the developmental, academic, behavioral, and language needs of all students.
• Utilize small‑group instruction, intervention, and targeted supports to maximize student growth.
• Incorporate bilingual instructional practices and language supports where appropriate and applicable.
• Create meaningful learning experiences that promote student independence, curiosity, communication, and collaboration.
• Maintain lesson plans and instructional documentation as required by district expectations.

• Establish and maintain expectations for student behavior that support a safe, respectful, and productive learning environment.
• Support students in developing social-emotional skills, self‑regulation, communication, and positive peer interactions.
• Implement the district’s Multi‑Layered System of Supports (MLSS) framework through universal instruction, targeted interventions, progress monitoring, and data‑based decision making.
• Identify student academic, behavioral, attendance, and developmental concerns and collaborate with intervention teams and support staff.
• Provide classroom structures and routines that support school readiness and successful transitions.

• Assess and monitor student growth using formal and informal assessment measures aligned to district and state expectations.
• Maintain accurate records of attendance, grades where applicable, assessment results, intervention documentation, and student performance data.
• Analyze student achievement and progress‑monitoring data to inform instruction and improve outcomes.
• Prepare and communicate student progress reports in accordance with district procedures.
• Administer district, state, language proficiency, and kindergarten readiness assessments as…