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Location

State College, PA | United States

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Job description

Responsibilities 

In addition to creating and implementing an experiential and integrated curriculum, the Lead Teacher: 

• establishes a positive classroom community and culture of belonging;
• creates and maintains an inviting, stimulating, and neat classroom environment;
• collaborates with the Assistant Teacher and SCFS colleagues in a creative, dynamic, values-based learning community;
• attends all in-service meetings, faculty meetings, and committee meetings;
• documents students’ learning and writes progress reports; 
• participates in other school-wide programs and events, including Open House, Back to School Night, and the overnight all-school camping trip; 
• engages families in the school-home partnership through individual communications as needed, writing and sharing the weekly classroom newsletter, and directing family-teacher conferences; 
• pursues professional development opportunities in consultation with the Head of School.

Process

Interested applicants should submit a letter of interest addressed to the Hiring Committee, resume, a statement of educational philosophy, and three professional references with contact information to [email protected] . Qualified candidates will be contacted after materials have been reviewed.

The ideal candidate is joyful about teaching and working with kindergarten- and first-grade-aged children and demonstrates eagerness and passion for the developmental stages of early childhood. Essential competencies include familiarity with current research, trends, and best practices in progressive early childhood education.

Qualifications of the Ideal Lead Teacher 

• 3 years of lead classroom teaching experience at the early elementary level, preferably including curriculum development
• experience working in or attending an independent school 
• demonstrated knowledge of cultural competency and a commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice
• excellent communication skills (writing, speaking, listening) to a range of constituencies, including, students, families, colleagues, and the wider community 
• professionalism in conduct 
• high interest in collaboration with colleagues 
• leadership and interest in extracurricular activities 
• Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree 

Physical Requirements

Including, but not limited to:

• Moving 
• Bending 
• Walking, including at a fast pace, both indoors and outdoors
• Lifting up to 50 pounds 
• Kneeling 
• Squatting 
• Sitting on the floor 
• Standing for long periods of time 
• Climbing stairs

About State College Friends School

State College Friends School is an independent Quaker school serving approximately 120 students in Pre-K through 8th grade. Since 1980, SCFS has offered a vigorous educational program grounded in the Quaker testimonies of equity, integrity, and stewardship. Our community includes families in the State College, Bellefonte, Bald Eagle, Penns Valley, Tyrone, and parts of Huntingdon area school districts. At SCFS, academic success is supported by small class sizes and individualized teacher attention for each child’s strengths and growing edges. In addition to developing skills in investigation, analysis, and quantitative reasoning, our social-emotional curriculum invites each student to practice conflict resolution, creative problem solving, collaboration, and empathy. Our building was designed for students to feel at home while at school, offering plenty of space for interactive, hands-on learning and a comfortable environment in which to learn and grow. SCFS has grouped children in intentional, multi-age classrooms since its founding. While grade level designation is used, the organization of children into classroom groupings is intentionally driven by academic, social, emot ... ional, and developmental indicators. This practice is rooted in the belief that children are individuals and progress through the stages of development at their own pace. SCFS has found that multi-age grouping encourages children of many ages to teach and learn from one another and enables teachers to strengthen relationships with the students with whom they work for multiple years.

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