Preschool Teacher

Preschool Teacher

Employee Type:
Regular

Recruiting

Start Date:

05-29-2026

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!

Our Preschools are licensed through the Department of Human Services. Please see the minimum requirements below as this position requires college credits in Early Childhood Education or Child Development.

Kamehameha Schools is hiring a Preschool Teacher for our Kapalama Preschool Region. This is a Regular, Full-time Lead Teaching position with competitive teacher salary & benefits. We look for Kumu that can be leaders in the classroom as they build the foundation of our earliest learners through a Hawaiian Culture-based education.

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 ʻohana (family) and communities throughout ka pae `aina o Hawai`i (the islands of Hawai`i) and beyond.

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
• engagement of families in learning outcomes

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.

Nā kumu (Teachers) at Kamehameha Schools are responsible to contribute to student learning by:

• 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…