Elementary School Teacher

Job Posting Title

Elementary School Teacher

Employee Type

Various

Recruiting Start Date

01-09-2026

Job Exempt?

Yes

Recruiting End Date

Open Until Filled

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' Kapālama Elementary School is seeking accomplished, passionate, and inspiring Elementary Teachers (K-6) who are dedicated to educating the whole child through meaningful, enriching learning experiences that nurture mind, body, spirit, and social consciousness. This role is ideal for educators who excel at creating safe, joyful, and nurturing learning environments where young learners thrive academically, socially, and emotionally.

As active members of a vibrant learning community at Kula Haʻahaʻa ma Kapālama, 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 ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi 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!

BACKGROUND

About Kamehameha Schools

At Kamehameha Schools, the mission to educate Native Hawaiian children was established by founder Ke Ali`i Pauahi. The mission is central to all daily functions and the drive behind the Schools' work. The Strategic Plan outlines the path forward, and emphasizes that the same values instilled in students are the values teachers should live and teach by. Thus, students as well as teachers, administrators, and staff are held to a common set of learner outcomes (E Ola!

elements highlighted below) and beliefs that will lead us to fulfilling Pauahi's mission.

Through this commitment is the belief that all Kamehameha Schools Employees and Students will become local and global servant leaders who are culturally engaged and play significant roles in creating strong `ohana (family) and communities throughout ka pae `aina o Hawai`i (the islands of Hawai`i) and beyond.

EXPECTATIONS

To maintain a World-Class, Hawaiian Culture-Based (WCHCBE) institution, Faculty are expected to be masters of their disciplines and craft; place a great deal of emphasis on (but are not limited to) these educational practices/approaches/philosophies:

* 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.

Job Summary

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…