Prekindergarten Long Term Substitute Teacher

Profound learning for the continuously curious

The Evergreen School, an independent school serving highly capable students in preschool through 8th grade, is currently accepting applications for a Prekindergarten Long Term Substitute Teacher.

Our Mission

We inspire highly capable, creative learners to lead with curiosity, compassion, and courage in a diverse and dynamic world.

About the Organization

Located just north of Seattle in Shoreline, Washington, The Evergreen School has been educating highly capable, creative learners for over 60 years. Our students love to ask questions, and our teachers use that natural curiosity to craft engaging lessons and spark thought-provoking conversations. Evergreen’s program infuses challenging academics with foundational support for social skills, emotional well-being, a multicultural perspective, and empathy for others.

Our students think deeply, take intellectual risks, and tackle complex problems. They learn how to self-advocate, collaborate with others, and understand and respect differences. Evergreen graduates move on to high school and beyond with confidence, ready to contribute to a diverse and dynamic world.

Community

Our community members at Evergreen value and embrace the dignity and diversity of all people. We actively seek and support students, families, faculty, staff, and trustees who bring a diversity of identity into our community. Our mission makes it essential that we skillfully deliver an inclusive educational program that teaches respect for others, empowers students of all backgrounds equitably, encourages social responsibility, and prepares students to be leaders in an interdependent global community.

At Evergreen, our goal is to curate a culture where every family feels fully welcomed and encouraged to participate in every aspect of the community. The school community is committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion work; it is a place where all faculty and staff are required to complete training through the National SEED Project within the first three years of their employment.

The Opportunity:

Evergreen is seeking a prekindergarten teacher who is responsible for teaching a culturally responsive, Reggio-inspired curriculum. The successful candidate will have a collaborative approach to curriculum planning and teach an engaging early learning program to highly capable students with individual learning styles and needs. The prekindergarten teacher will utilize a wide range of instructional strategies and resources, including project-based and experiential learning opportunities specific to young learners.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Collaborate with the Early Learning team to develop and implement a cohesive culturally responsive, Reggio-inspired curriculum and lesson plans for highly capable PK students. This includes identifying and selecting instructional resources and methods to meet the needs of a diverse group of learners.
Communicate and collaborate regularly with the Early Learning team as well as the counselor, learning specialists, division head, and parents about students’ progress.
Create a positive classroom culture that centers on our community values of respect and inclusivity.
Regularly assess students’ progress by observing and evaluating performance and development, and providing appropriate feedback to students, their parents, and colleagues.
Consistently communicate and document clear objectives for all learning activities to maintain accurate and complete records of students’ progress and development.
Attend school, department, team, and parent meetings.
Participate in certain events outside the school day, such as back-to-school orientation and curriculum night.
Maintain knowledge of and competency in relevant classroom technology and have a passion for recent developments in teaching resources and methods, with the flexibility to incorporate changes into instructional plans and activities.
Be strictly vigilant about confidentiality, student health and safety, and follow state health, safety, and licensing requirements.
Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

At Evergreen, we are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive…