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Co-Lead Teacher at Brooklyn Schoolhouse
Location:
Brooklyn Schoolhouse | 156 Gates Avenue | Brooklyn, NY
Start Date: August 18, 2025
Description, Responsibilities, & Duties
Brooklyn Schoolhouse is seeking a Co-Lead Teacher to join our Multiage Pre-K Class!
The Co-Lead Teacher is responsible for planning, organizing, and implementing an appropriate instructional and experiential learning program consistent with a play-based approach to education. The Co-Lead Teacher is responsible for creating a warm and nurturing relationship with each child and family, designing a safe environment that stimulates curiosity, weaving age-appropriate academic concepts into children’s play and projects, and documenting each child’s growth and learning. Essential duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
Pedagogical Responsibilities:
- Teaching all assigned classes
- Designing a physical environment that promotes learning and curiosity
- Maintaining a safe and clean environment that promotes health and hygiene
- Collaborating with Co-Lead Teachers to develop and implement emergent curriculum based on children’s interests
- Creating, sharing, and working towards developmentally appropriate and relevant learning goals and experiences for each age group of children
- Modifying activities or experiences to meet the needs of all children, including those in EI or with IEPs
- Monitoring the safety and well-being of all children
- Coordinating field trips and opportunities outside of the school for continued learning
- Recording observations of each child’s interests, experiences, and social-emotional growth
- Creating documentation for the classroom that depicts ongoing learning and exploration
Administrative Responsibilities:
- Scheduling an individualized phase-in/separation process based on each child’s needs
- Tracking attendance daily by recording who is present, absent, and any health concerns
- Communicating with staff and families via phone and email within a 24-hour timeframe
- Collaborating with teaching team to cultivate the school’s garden, tend to all indoor and outdoor plants, and care for the school’s pets
- Writing and publishing a weekly class blog
- Leading weekly team meetings with teaching team
- Organizing school-wide materials and maintaining a neat workplace in partnership with fellow co-workers.
- Designing and co-leading curriculum nights
- Preparing and leading family-teacher conferences
- Completing academic reports for families, by request
- Writing recommendation letters for families, by request
Professional Responsibilities:
- Maintaining a friendly and cooperative relationship with all children, families, and staff
- Collaborating with fellow Co-Teachers, Associate Teachers and administrative team throughout the academic day
- Embracing feedback, coaching, and mentorship by committing to self-growth and improvement
- Participating actively in all staff meetings and professional development
Minimum Qualifications/Requirements
- The ideal candidate will have experience teaching young children in a progressive setting
- New York State Teaching certification required
- MA preferred
Salary & Benefits
This is a full-time position with a total estimated hours of 30–40 hours per week.
Salary Range: $45,000 – $81,000
Benefits: Health Insurance & 401K
Application Procedures
Interested candidates should send a resume and cover letter to info@brooklynschoolhouse.nyc
Program Description
Brooklyn Schoolhouse is a small independent preschool founded on the conviction that children have an innate desire to explore and are naturally competent learners. We believe children learn best in a diverse community where their ideas and questions are respected and where children are guided through the process of building meaningful understandings.
Contact Info
Brian Billings & Jasmin Rodriguez-Schroeder
info@brooklynschoolhouse.nyc