Lower School Teacher - PreK4

The Episcopal School of Baton Rouge seeks a caring and innovative PreK4 teacher for the 2024-2025 academic year to work with PreK4 students. The PreK4 teacher is an integral part of the Early Childhood and Lower School academic team, working with students, teachers, and administrators to support students’ creativity, academic growth, and development of physical, social, and emotional skills. This position is a ten-month, full-time position with annual renewal to begin August 2024.

Description of School

Episcopal School of Baton Rouge, a college preparatory educational community of approximately 950 students and approximately 170 professionals, includes grades PreK-3 through 12 that embraces the whole-child educational philosophy. As an Episcopal school, Episcopal School of Baton Rouge was created to be a diverse institution of educational and human development for all persons, regardless of origin, background, ability, or religion. Episcopal is known for its academic performance, for its attention to the spiritual lives of its students, and for offering a wide range of opportunities for student education and development. Opportunities to excel in academics, arts, athletics, service, and community leadership characterize the school’s program.

General Duties

• Teach a PreK-4 class; develop and lead effective, creative, and developmentally appropriate lessons that emphasize the importance of play and active exploration in developing their cognitive, social, emotional, and physical skills.
• Work collaboratively with other early childhood teachers to plan and implement lessons and with administrators and Early Childhood and Lower School faculty to ensure proper vertical alignment of content and skills.
• Evaluate student learning through a variety of assessments and communicate student progress to administrators, students, and families.
• Attend scheduled faculty/division/department meetings
• Participate in professional development
• Perform additional faculty duties assigned including, but not limited to supervising students during carpool, lunch, advisory, recess, and so forth.

Personal and Professional Characteristics and Experiences

• A bachelor’s degree in Elementary Education or Early Childhood Education, or certification in Elementary or Early Childhood Education is required with at least four years of teaching experience.
• Appreciation for and understanding of the developmental characteristics of this age group. Understands the importance of nurturing social-emotional development in young children.
• Dedication to creating a welcoming and inclusive Episcopal school community.
• Creativity in lesson design that emphasizes the importance of play and active exploration in their learning. Develops a classroom environment where purposeful play and outdoor exploration are nurtured.
• Ability to collaborate and share teaching spaces with colleagues effectively.
• Excellent classroom management skills that promote a positive classroom environment. Familiarity with Responsive Classroom is a plus.
• Ability to communicate effectively with different constituents, including families, colleagues, and administration.
• Strong organizational skills, ability to juggle many responsibilities, and adaptability to change.
• Embraces the whole-child educational philosophy and puts students first.

Our School Mission

As a ministry of the Episcopal Diocese of Louisiana, Episcopal School of Baton Rouge nurtures and develops the whole child -- spiritually, intellectually, morally, physically, and artistically -- through challenging academic and co-curricular programs that prepare our graduates for college and for purposeful lives.

Our Episcopal Identity

Episcopal schools are Christian communities whose missions integrate spiritual formation into all aspects of the educational experience in a graceful and inclusive way. Even the most diverse of Episcopal schools are created to be communities that honor, celebrate, and worship God as the center of life. We are created to be models of God’s love and grace. We are created to serve God in Christ in all persons, regardless of origin, background, ability, or religion. We are created to “strive for justice and peace among all people and [to] respect the dignity of every human being.”

Episcopal schools have been established, however, not solely as communities for Christians, like a parish church, but as diverse institutions of educational and human development for people of all faiths and backgrounds. Episcopal schools are populated by a rich variety of human beings, from increasingly diverse religious, cultural, and economic backgrounds. By weaving the principles of meaningful school worship, rich community life, foundational religious education, and striving for social justice into the very fabric of the school’s overall life, Episcopal schools ensure that we challenge all who attend our schools to build lives of genuine meaning, purpose, and service in the world they will inherit.

Submission Information

Episcopal will offer a competitive salary and good benefits for this position. Digital applications are preferred and welcomed at www.episcopalbr.org/discover-episcopal/careers or can be emailed to forets@ehsbr.org. Please include an employment application, cover letter, resume, and copy of transcripts. Application materials can also be sent to Attn: Employment, Episcopal School of Baton Rouge, 3200 Woodland Ridge Blvd., Baton Rouge, LA 70816.

Episcopal School of Baton Rouge is an equal opportunity employer dedicated to a policy of nondiscrimination in employment upon any basis, including race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, pregnancy, status as a parent, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, political affiliation or military service.

Job Type: Full-time

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Work Location: In person