Brooklyn Schoolhouse
156 Gates Avenue
Brooklyn, NY
Start Date: August 31, 2015
Brooklyn Schoolhouse is seeking to hire a Lead Teacher for the 2’s group. The ideal candidate will have an exceptionally warm, nurturing, patient demeanor, will be familiar with the Reggio Emilia approach to education, and will have experience teaching 2-year-olds.
In addition to teaching class, lead teachers will also be responsible for:
−developing the curriculum and producing documentation
−corresponding with parents
−writing and supervising the class’s online journal
−preparing and running parent – teacher conferences
−presenting to parents on curriculum nights
−working with Director and Learning Specialists to assist children with special needs
−classroom setup and cleanup each day
−supporting student teachers, completing forms and reports for them
Experience teaching 2-year-olds
Salary: $15,000-17,000 depending on experience
Schedule
• 2:15-5:15, Monday, Wednesday, Friday; nine hours per week.
• In addition, all teachers will be required to attend a one-hour staff meeting on the first Friday of each month, throughout the school year (September through mid-June)
• Teachers will return to work the first week of September (classes will resume the following week) to help prepare the classrooms, and stay one day after classes finish in the end of July for the summer to help clean the classroom.
Please submit a resume and cover letter to Kim Turnbull at kim@brooklynschoolhouse.nyc
An example of documentation that you have created, or a curriculum that you have lead, is strongly encouraged.
Brooklyn Schoolhouse is a new independent preschool in Brooklyn, New York.
Brooklyn Schoolhouse is founded on the conviction that children have an innate desire to explore, play, and learn, and are naturally competent and capable 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.
At Brooklyn Schoolhouse children engage in inquiry-based learning. Curriculum pieces emerge from the children’s interests and questions. As curriculum evolves, we encourage children to think creatively, investigate their questions, and build new understandings. This kind of education builds collaboration skills and social responsibility, and fosters creativity and ingenuity. These are the skills that will help young people to be happy and successful in the world today.
The Reggio Emilia Approach is integral to our philosophy and practice. Our connection with the Art of Teaching graduate program at Sarah Lawrence College strengthens and informs our teaching and our pedagogy.
KIM TURNBULL
KIM@BROOKLYNSCHOOLHOUSE.NYC
Together, we are empowering exceptional education.