Pre-Kindergarten Lead Teacher

Full-Time, 10 months, Faculty Exempt

Key School is seeking a full-time Pre-Kindergarten teacher beginning in the 2026-2027 school year. The successful candidate will have previous experience in early childhood education, understand the developmental needs of Pre-Kindergarteners, demonstrate warmth and concern for young children and employ creative instructional practices to engage learners.

Reporting to the First School Division Head, a Pre-Kindergarten teacher works collaboratively with the other members of the Pre-Kindergarten team to provide an age-appropriate, culturally responsive program for four and five-year-old students.

Job Responsibilities:

• Designs a rich learning environment that supports the optimal growth and development of each child
• Understands the age-appropriate milestones as well as the range of development for children aged 4 to 5 years old
• Works collaboratively with Pre-Kindergarten teammates to plan, prepare, implement, and evaluate developmentally appropriate, culturally responsive curriculum for a class of 14 children
• Promotes principles of diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging in both classroom programs and practices
• Assesses students’ knowledge for the purposes of refining classroom activities and providing feedback to students, parents and administration regarding students’ progress, expectations and goals
• Creates a caring community for learning through thoughtful, individual relationships with all students and their families
• Supervises safe and educational indoor and outdoor play that promotes learning in all domains, including physical, social/emotional and cognitive growth
• Communicates regularly with families through the Seesaw learning management system

• Promotes and exemplifies a commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion
• Has previous experience in early childhood education, preferably in a Pre-Kindergarten setting
• Understands the developmental needs of Pre-Kindergarteners and has experience designing and implementing developmentally appropriate curriculum
• Is able to work collaboratively with colleagues to plan and implement curriculum
• Has excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Is able to assess student knowledge and provide feedback to students, parents, and administration