Elementary School Teacher; Defined Term

Elementary School Teacher (Defined Term)

Position Type:
Defined Term (Fixed Term)

Recruiting

Start Date:

07-07-2025

Recruiting End Date:
Open Until Filled

Job Exempt:
Yes

Aloha mai! Mahalo for your interest in Kamehameha Schools. If you are looking for an opportunity to utilize your skills and talents and grow in your profession, while serving and strengthening our Native Hawaiian community, we would love to have you join our ʻohana!

Kamehameha Schools, Hawai'i Campus is seeking a kumu who thrives in collaboration, believes deeply in the power of personalized learning for mastery, and is called to uplift ʻōiwi-serving education. This unique co‑teaching position spans multiple grade levels and is designed to strengthen the impact of our kauhale teams through a focus on learner data and just‑in‑time instructional responses.

Our ideal candidate will partner with teachers to facilitate meaningful, data‑driven conversations that lead to clear instructional priorities; support the design of personalized interventions that honor each learner’s needs while upholding academic rigor; and provide guidance to build teacher confidence and capacity in using data to inform practice.

This role also holds kuleana for ensuring instructional shifts align with Hawaiian identity, and values, and for fostering a culture of shared accountability where collective growth and learner success are at the center.

If you are passionate about empowering educators, grounded in Hawaiian culture‑based education, and excited to co‑lead innovative, data‑informed instruction, we invite you to apply!

This is a Defined term position that has the ability to convert to Regular.

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.

• student‑centered learning
• `āina‑based (place‑based) learning environments
• multicultural education
• global education
• service learning
• indigenous education
• data literacy and how data informs practice
• integrated and interdisciplinary curriculum
• project/inquiry‑based learning
• professional learning communities
• design thinking
• subject area expertise
• integration of technology
• meeting the individual needs of each student (personalized learning)
• assessing each student authentically
• valuing skills over content
• deep knowledge of a variety of assessment techniques
• valuing mastery over traditional grading methods
• constructivist learning techniques
• engagement of families in learning outcomes

• Demonstrating Academic Competence in your 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 your classroom and strive for/demonstrate Global Competence and how your work will expand the impact of students’ work to their families, and local and…