Kindergarten Teacher
Houston, US
The Village School is a private college preparatory school for grades Early Childhood through High School. Our High School offers the International Baccalaureate Diploma program and boarding opportunities through the Nord Anglia Boarding program.
The Village School is an international community in Houston, Texas, providing a world-class education to our private day and boarding school students. We adhere to the highest academic standards, developing lifelong learners and global citizens who think critically, collaborate genuinely, and give of themselves generously. Ranked nationally for STEAM education and for the diversity of our international student body. Proud member of the Nord Anglia Education global network of schools.
We are actively hiring a Kindergarten Teacher for the 2025-2026 school year!
Job Purpose
- You’ll help us bring in innovative ideas that will keep students engaged during classroom instruction.
- You’ll deliver lessons, assignments and assessments and oversee the emotional and social development of children.
- You’ll identify varying teaching methods that work best for all students.
- As a genuine team player, you’ll work across the Elementary School division to ensure students are learning and growing.
- Everything we do is connected to our vision to create a generation of resilient and creative global citizens who will change our world for the better.
- Your role will impact the organization by ensuring students understand concepts and maintain accurate records of students’ progress in class and on examinations.
Job Description
- Support positive school culture by engaging with colleagues to think, create, and reflect.
- Use standards to deliver hands-on, engaging instruction within each subject while also differentiating for student interests and needs.
- Maintain a learning focused classroom culture based on high expectations, routines, and mutual respect so that all students feel safe to move out of their comfort zone to achieve more.
- Be knowledgeable about what they teach and the children they teach so that they can plan for the challenges students face when learning their subject.
- Provide appropriate scaffolding and support such as guided practice and lots of feedback to ensure all ranges of ability gain confidence and progress to independent proficiency.
- Include opportunities for students to explain, discuss, explore, reflect and solve problems so that students are highly engaged and encouraged to think critically and creatively.
Job Description Continued
- Be flexible and responsive to student needs by regularly using formative assessment strategies to check for understanding and make adjustments to instruction if necessary.
- Accurately measure and report student attainment using collaboratively developed assessments so that students can reliably demonstrate the extent of their mastery of content and skills.
- Act as a professional teammate, working productively with and respectfully towards their colleagues so that all feel valued, supported, and part of the team
- Utilize parents as a partner in their child’s education by keeping them regularly informed, particularly when there is a success to celebrate or an issue to address.
- Administer MAP testing within the classroom.
- Implement current best practices in each of the subject areas.
Job Description Continued
- Plan sequences of lessons that introduce knowledge and skills to students in a coherent way so that they deepen understanding, make connections, and master increasingly complex skills.
- Support the writing and implementation of curriculum across subject areas.
- Act as a professional teammate, working productively with and respectfully towards their colleagues so that all feel valued, supported, and part of the team
- Utilize parents as a partner in their child’s education by keeping them regularly informed, particularly when there is a success to celebrate or an issue to address.
Required Skills/Abilities
- Bachelor’s degree in education preferred.
- Valid teaching certificate.
- Completion of a student teaching through a degree at a university or teacher training/certification program.
- At least one year of teaching experience preferred
- Training in effective instructional methods
- Good cross-cultural, interpersonal and communication skills to interact with diverse nationalities and cultures.
- Excellent analytical skills – with the passion and drive to demonstrate and quantify success.
- Results orientated with the ability to consistently map efforts against identified KPIs.
- Excellent time management skills and flexibility in dealing with multi-functional tasks.
- You’d like to work in a purpose-led sector.
TO APPLY:
Online applications need to be submitted directly through the Nord Anglia Education careers page and should include a CV.
At Nord Anglia Education we are committed to providing a world class, safe, happy environment in which children and young people can thrive and learn. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all our pupils irrespective of race, ability, religion, gender, or culture.
All post holders in regulated activity (having regular unsupervised contact with children) are subject to appropriate national and international vetting procedures including satisfactory criminal record checks from both your country of residence/birth and any country of residence within the last 10 years.
We are an equal opportunity employer, and we welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons.
Please note, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
Please note: we reserve the right to close any of our vacancies early.
Nearest Major Market: Houston