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Posted: 20-Nov-24
Location: Kansas City, Missouri
Type: Full Time
Required Education:
Lead Teacher, Early Childhood
Begins August 2025
Job Summary: Pembroke Hill School seeks a caring, growth-minded educator to join its early childhood team as a lead teacher. In partnership with a faculty assistant, the lead teacher builds community and encourages children to play, investigate, problem-solve, and construct new understandings in a welcoming, joyful environment. Lead teachers plan for and support children’s growth and development by observing, evaluating, and knowing children well and leading learning experiences and project work that build on student interests, motivations, and wonderings.
Inspired by the Reggio Emilia approach to early childhood education, our faculty and staff believe in an image of the child as capable, curious, and eager to learn and make sense of the world. Lead Teachers serve as positive role models and guides for children, facilitate healthy and productive relationships, and implement student-centered curriculum and classroom routines. They make the process of learning visible through a variety of documentation techniques. Lead teachers engage families in meaningful ways, such as project work, guest experts, readers, and partners in children’s learning journey.
Schedule: Teaching positions are based on the school year (August through May). During the school year, there are three school vacations – one week at Thanksgiving, two weeks in December, and two weeks in March – plus holidays, personal and sick days.
Compensation:
Compensation will be based on a competitive norm influenced by area and peer schools, using years of teaching experience and highest completed degree. Transcripts and verification of employment will be required. Benefits include health, dental, retirement match (up to 8%), professional development opportunities, PHS tuition remission, free lunch, and more!
About Pembroke Hill School:
Pembroke Hill School is an independent school in Kansas City, Missouri. Pembroke Hill seeks to fulfill our mission by recognizing that diversity, belonging, equity, and inclusion are integral elements of school and community life. Our mission-inspired goal is together, cultivating each to be a global thinker and valuable member of the PHS community poised to acquire the academic and life skills that make a significant difference for all. We have newer and updated facilities, excellent classroom resources, small class sizes, and a competitive and comprehensive compensation and benefits package.
If you would like to join a highly qualified team who enjoys teaching talented and dedicated students and would like to be considered for this opportunity, complete the online application.
Qualifications and Requirements:
- Bachelor's Degree in Early Childhood Education or related field required.
- Minimum of 3 years teaching experience of children aged two through five is preferred.
- Embrace the philosophy of the Reggio Emilia Approach and Project Approach and a commitment to constructivism or progressive/experiential education. Previous experience is a strong plus.
- Strong oral, written, and digital communication skills.
- Digital skills include G-Suite, Microsoft, and iPadOS platforms
- Experience leading and directing a teaching assistant in the classroom and collaborating with a team is preferred
- Must model the Mission, Values and Promise of Pembroke Hill School (see below)