Kindergarten Teacher

Faculty / Full-Time

Crossroads Academy, Lyme, NH

Kindergarten  Teacher

2025 – 2026

100%FTE

Exempt under FLSA

General Teacher Responsibilities:

  • Create, deliver, and record a cohesive, well planned and articulated two year program to a mixed aged class – four and five year olds – that is rooted in the Core Knowledge and Core Virtue Curricula
  • Differentiate instruction to meet the needs of each student
  • Collaborate with grades above to ensure the continuity and flow of the Core Knowledge sequence
  • Track course curriculum and prepare lessons for substitute teachers
  • Respond in a timely way to voicemail, email, and mail
  • Collaborate with and direct assistant teacher, if applicable
  • Plan weekly schedule with assistant teacher, if applicable, including recess & lunch duties, arrival & dismissal duties
  • Set and achieve annual professional development goals with Assistant Head of School for Academic Affairs
  • Send weekly emails to parents, reviewing and previewing curriculum, homework, and expectations
  • Provide conferences with parents as needed, including required quarter one and quarter three conferences
  • Keep classroom orderly and safe
  • Ready your room for summer admissions season within one week of the close of the current school year
  • Other duties as may be assigned

Kindergarten Teacher Responsibilities:

  • Teach the Core Knowledge sequence in language arts, math, history and geography, and science to a multi-level classroom with a differentiated math and reading curriculum
  • Teach Core Virtues
  • Prepare curriculum and lead Introduction to Kindergarten program. This program will run at a minimum of two times per school year

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

  • Develop and maintain proficiency in computer skills including PowerSchool, Google, Word documents
  • Effectively communicate orally and in writing
  • Establish and maintain cooperative and effective working relationships with others
  • Be creative and energetic
  • Maintain healthy and appropriate boundaries with all students and school community members
  • Maintain appropriate confidentiality
  • Ability to frequently sit, stand, stoop, bend, and move throughout the room and campus
  • Pass a state and federal background check

Crossroads Academy

Lyme, NH
Elementary, Middle School
Day
All Gender