Kindergarten Teacher

The Shefa School is a Jewish community day school in Manhattan, serving students in grades K-8. Since opening in September 2014, Shefa has enrolled children who benefit from a specialized educational environment in order to develop their strengths while addressing their learning challenges. We specifically serve students with language-based learning disabilities who have not yet reached their potential levels of success in traditional classroom settings.

Shefa is a pluralistic community school, serving families across the range of Jewish involvement and observance.

The Shefa School is seeking a Kindergarten Teacher for September 2026.

The Kindergarten Teacher will teach students to explore, share, learn, and think creatively. The teacher will provide developmentally appropriate, multisensory instruction across core subject areas, including early literacy, foundational writing and language skills, mathematics, social studies, and Judaic studies. Using structured, explicit teaching methods tailored to diverse language and learning needs, the teacher will design and adapt curriculum to support each child’s academic, social, and emotional growth.

Responsibilities include ongoing assessment of student progress, implementing individualized supports and accommodations, and creating a nurturing, structured classroom community with clear routines and positive behavior supports, that fosters students’ curiosity, creativity, and love of learning. The teacher should excel in building strong partnerships with families through consistent communication and collaborate closely with specialists and colleagues to ensure a coordinated, student-centered approach to learning.

The ideal candidate will have a depth of training and expertise in teaching kindergarten-aged students and as well as experience using multisensory instruction working with students with language-based learning disabilities. Candidates should have a passion for working with kindergarten students and an eagerness and ability to collaborate with others. In addition, candidates must demonstrate a clear understanding of child development and demonstrate flexibility and comfort with risk-taking and ambiguity.

$60,000.00 - $90,000.00 commensurate with experience

The Shefa School admits students of any race, color, national and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national and ethnic origin in administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship and loan programs, and athletic and other school-administered programs