Elementary School Teacher

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!
*** As active members of a vibrant learning community at Kula Ha******ʻaha******ʻa ma Kap******ālama, teachers collaborate closely with colleagues, engage in continuous professional learning, and contribute to a culture of growth, reflection, and excellence. Grounded in E Ola! Learner Outcomes and guided by Christian and Hawaiian Culture-Based educational practices and beliefs, faculty play a vital role in advancing Pauahi******’s mission and fostering Native Hawaiian identity, servant leadership, and kuleana in students.

Teachers design engaging, developmentally appropriate instruction that is student-centered, culturally responsive, and aligned to individualized learner needs, while building strong pilina with students and families.
****** Experience with*** ***ʻ******Ōlelo Hawai******ʻi is highly beneficial, and a willingness to learn and grow in Hawaiian culture-based practice is essential. This full-time position follows a Monday******–Friday schedule (7:30 a.m.******–3:30 p.m.) with intentional structures for weekly team collaboration and professional development. If you are a reflective, collaborative educator committed to whole-child learning and inspired to make a lasting impact in a world-class Hawaiian culture-based educational environment, we encourage you to apply!
**** 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, and
* engagement of families in learning outcomes.
* Demonstrating
*** Academic Competence
*** in their 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 their classroom and strive for/demonstrate
*** Global Competence
*** and how their work will expand the impact of students’ work to their families, and local and global communities;
* Deeply investing in the
** Learners’ Well-Being
** and health, safety, physical, socially, and emotionally.
Teachers must recognize the relationship between social-emotional learning and academic performance and aspire toward developing and teaching the “whole child,” and
* Designing and facilitating differentiated and personalized learning goals and activities that follow a coherent sequence, are aligned to instructional goals, and engage students in…