Fourth Grade Language Arts Teacher

St. Mark’s seeks a passionate and dedicated 4th Grade Language Arts Teacher to join our Lower School team. This role is ideal for an educator who is excited about fostering a love of reading and writing through a structured literacy approach and who is committed to creating a supportive and engaging learning environment. The 4th Grade Language Arts Teacher will report to the Head of Lower School.

Duties:
– Plan, prepare and implement lessons and activities to meet the cognitive, social, emotional, and physical needs of children who are nine to ten years old.
– Teach a structured literacy English Language Arts program through differentiated instruction.
– Create a positive, inclusive, and structured classroom environment where students feel safe, respected, and encouraged to take risks in their learning.
– Promote student independence by providing opportunities for self-directed learning, problem-solving, and collaboration with peers.
– Utilize relationship-centered approaches to classroom management that value clear expectations, consistency, and restorative practices when misbehavior occurs.
– Develop and maintain positive and proactive parent relationships that foster a supportive home-school connection including updates about student progress. This includes in person conversations, email correspondence and phone calls as needed as well as school scheduled Fall and Spring parent-teacher conference days.
– Create an effective learning environment through functional and attractive displays inside and outside of the classroom.
– Work closely with the other lead 4th grade teacher on grade level programming.
– Guide the work of a shared Teaching Assistant with the other 4th grade lead teacher.
– Effectively supervise students through scheduled duties such as recess, lunch, arrival, and dismissal.
– Participate and contribute in weekly team meetings.
– Assume other responsibilities as assigned by the Head of Lower School.

Required Skills and Experience:
– A Bachelor’s degree in Elementary Education.
– A deep understanding of educating the whole child.
– A passion for teaching and learning with a collaborative spirit .
– A minimum of three years of teaching experience.
– Genuine affinity for working with children and families in a highly engaged community.
– Knowledge and experience of working in an independent school.

Physical Requirements and Work Environment:
– Works in a sometimes highly stressful environment dealing with a wide variety of challenges.
– Ability to sit and stand for extended periods of time.
– Physical agility to lift up to 50 pounds; to bend, stoop, and reach overhead.
– Work primarily in a traditional climate-controlled classroom environment.
– Work intermittently in outside weather conditions, including extreme heat and cold.

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