Innovation and STEM+C Lower School Teacher

We're seeking a passionate and experienced educator to join our team. We are a startup, where it’s vital that every member of our team shares a “roll-up-your-sleeves-do-whatever-is-needed” attitude.
 

Qualifications:

• 5+ years of recent classroom teaching experience

• Undergraduate or graduate degree in education

• Experience in K-2 with a strength in STEM subject areas + Computational thinking

• Facility with making and FAB Lab technologies and software (programing, robotics, lasercutting, 3D printing, Adobe, Corel Draw, etc)

• Experience designing and implementing hands-on, child-centered learning

• Must thrive in a collaborative environment especially when it comes to teaching and planning

• Belief in technology as a medium to learn and create

• Passion for working with and engaging children in student-driven learning experiences

• Passion for innovation in education and an entrepreneurial mindset

• A growth mindset and a drive to foster children’s social emotional capabilities

Pluses:

• Experience in Design thinking or co-designing with students

• Experience in Reggio, Montessori approaches

Job Responsibilities:

• Design experiential, project-based learning activities for a mixed-age class (with support and input of the other core Portfolio team members)

• Curate individual learning activities based on each student’s abilities, needs, and learning style

• Determine students’ academic and social emotional learning objectives and ensure that they’re met

• Create and/or implement emergent and academically rigorous curriculum in diverse settings for a mixed age classroom

• Communicate learning targets and outcomes to colleagues, parents, and students on a regular basis

Compensation:

• Competitive compensation commensurate with experience

• Health, dental, and vision benefits

• Reduced tuition benefit

Interested candidates should please email the following to the director of lower school, Dr. Shira Leibowitz:
shira@portfolio-school.com

• Cover Letter

• Resume

• Statement of educational philosophy/personal statement

• List of five references