Temporary Kindergarten Teacher

Job Details

Job Location: St. Andrew's Episcopal School - SC - Jackson, MS 39216Education Level: 4 Year DegreeTravel Percentage: NegligibleJob Category: Elementary Education

Objective:      
To foster a dynamic, hands-on, experiential, and creative learning environment that engages students in kindergarten-level appropriate curriculum and concepts through student-centered, differentiated instruction.        

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Prepare engaging, age appropriate lessons that reflect extensive knowledge of the curriculum and student development and abilities.
• Utilize a variety of teaching methods to meet the needs of students with diverse backgrounds and learning styles.
• Integrate meaningful and effective technology in the classroom.
• Participate in the continuing development of an inquiry-based curriculum that prepares students to be critical, independent thinkers.
• Demonstrate strong classroom management.
• Meet deadlines for reporting grades.
• Monitor students’ progress, strengths, and weaknesses, and communicate these when necessary to parents/guardians and administrators.
• Prepare substantive parent-teacher conference reports and written documentation on student progress.
• Collaborate with colleagues across the lower school.
• Attend and contribute in full, divisional, departmental, and team faculty meetings.
• Take an active role in professional activities and attend relevant professional meetings and conferences.
• Stay abreast of the latest advances in math education.

Work Environment:
This job operates in a professional school environment.  

Position Type:
This is a full-time, temporary position with teaching responsibilities from March 2026 – May 2026.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in early childhood education, elementary education, or related field required.
• Three to five years teaching experience required.  Experience in an independent school preferred.
• Demonstrate extensive knowledge of kindergarten-level pedagogy.
• Knowledge of and experience with project-based learning preferred.
• Represent the school in the larger community in a positive manner that reflects that values of the school.
• Ability to interface and maintain effective relationships with students, faculty, administrators, and parents/guardians.
• Professional written and verbal communication, organizational, and interpersonal skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office required.  Experience with G Suite preferred.