Indian Mountain School (IMS) is seeking a full time elementary school teacher. A full-time teacher at IMS is responsible for maintaining a positive and appropriate educational environment in their classroom and executing a program that meets the intellectual and emotional needs of each child. They should have experience teaching elementary-aged children. Responsive Classroom training will be advantageous as is experience using Project-Based Learning (PBL).

It is expected that the teacher will collaborate with other teachers, specialists, and Lower School Administrators to teach an engaging curriculum and to fulfill IMS’s mission of developing, in every child, their sense of compassion, honesty, and respect. It is expected that the teacher will engage with and contribute to an equity, inclusion, and belonging framework for instruction and assessment.

Elementary Teacher Role Responsibilities:

• Provide classroom education to the students of the Lower School
• Report on progress and development of each student at designated reported periods

Other duties include but are not limited to:

• Attending all professional development days and completing assigned trainings by deadlines as designated
• Regularly attending weekly faculty meetings
• Completing student progress reports by the designated deadline
• Holding student progress conferences with parents as designated
• Fulfilling supervision duty as assigned by the Head of LS
• Completing classroom newsletter by designated deadline
• Transporting students to and from school and after school activities (PSL license)

About Indian Mountain School

IMS inspires in each member of our community the courage to climb, the joy to create, the passion to learn, and the spirit to contribute in kind and meaningful ways. IMS provides a traditional education for boys and girls from pre-kindergarten through grade nine in a boarding and day environment. We promote moral growth and personal academic excellence in a setting that fosters a respect for learning, the environment, and each other. We celebrate our international and culturally diverse community. We guide and challenge students through balanced elementary and middle school scholastic, athletic, and arts curricula, combining instruction and coaching with a system of personal support. We involve students in our Adventure Education and community service programs, which tie into the spirit of IMS. We help our students gain confidence in their own innate abilities and develop the necessary academic and personal skills to be successful in secondary education. A well-defined and articulated set of values--honesty, compassion, respect, and service--is at the heart of IMS.

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