Primary Lead Teacher

Position:
Primary Lead Teacher

Reports to:

Primary Coordinator;
Director of Lower School

Location:

The Discovery School, 102 15th St., Jacksonville Beach, FL, 32250

The Discovery School is a private, non-profit school that offers a unique educational experience through a gradual evolution from pure Montessori to a blended curriculum, to pure International Baccalaureate (IB) over the course of the child's academic career, serving children ages 18 months through eighth grade. Through a progressive and internationally-minded framework, students receive a firm foundation in academic skills and participate in a wide variety of enrichment opportunities from a dedicated and caring faculty.

Students in our toddler and primary program engage in learning in a Montessori-prepared environment with Montessori-trained teachers. Students in our elementary school are a part of the International Baccalaureate Primary Years Programme (PYP). Our middle school seeks to challenge students with academic rigor in a low-pressure environment.

The Discovery School Lead Primary Teacher understands and promotes the school’s mission, vision, core values, and policies both within and outside the immediate school community. The teacher is responsible for providing a Montessori/IB classroom/instructional program that supports the individual needs of the children in accordance with the school’s mission and vision. The Lead Teacher works collaboratively and is responsible for participating in and facilitating meetings with colleagues and families.

This position communicates effectively with the Primary Program Coordinator on all aspects of the program to maintain congruence between their program level and the Board-approved mission. The Lead Teacher is also accountable for regularly evaluating the program to ensure the social, emotional, and academic needs of children are met according to FCIS, AMS, IB, and state licensing (DCF) standards. The Primary Lead Teacher is professionally responsible for implementing best practices based on current research in the field of education.

The Lead Teacher is responsible for working 1 week of Summer Camp to support admissions/enrollment management in the creation of a robust Primary cohort of families and students. This job requires the employee to spend working hours working directly with children, as well as sitting at a desk and interfacing with a computer, performing tasks necessary for the upkeep of the campus, and working with adult team members and vendors/contractors.

In addition, this job may require the employee to stand, bend, kneel, or lift in their regular job duties.

• Monday thru Friday that school is in session, 8:00 am – 4:00 pm
• Other hours as required and deemed necessary by the Head of School

The Discovery School Primary Lead Teacher creates instruction that supports the development of the cognitive, emotional, social, and physical growth of the child using the School Curriculum, Montessori Albums, IB-PYP units of inquiry, and current research-based best instructional practices.

• Designs instruction that supports the development of the cognitive, emotional, social, and physical growth of the child.
• Uses the School Curriculum, Montessori Albums, IB-PYP standards, and current research-based best instructional practices to develop integrated units of instruction that meet both the group and individual needs of students.
• Is responsible for maintaining an ongoing dialogue with enrichment teachers and coordinating curriculum integration and implementation with these teachers.
• Works with students of various abilities assigned to the classroom, including those with learning differences as diagnosed. The teacher may be required to meet with families and specialists to fully meet each child’s needs. Uses various assessment tools/strategies such as observations, children’s work samples, continuums of development, Acadience (DIBELS), portfolios, etc., to help make instructional decisions for individual students.

• Prepares a peaceful environment in which the furnishings and materials are complete and…