Faculty, Lower School
Begins August 2026
Elementary, Grade 2
Job Summary: Pembroke Hill School seeks a joyful, dedicated educator to join its lower school team for the 2026-27 school year. In partnership with a full-time assistant, the teacher leads a homeroom of up to 22 students, making the student:teacher ratio an average of 1:11. In addition to teaching language arts, math, and social studies, they support each student's social-emotional and executive function development and maintain clear, positive, and ongoing communication with each student's family.
The ideal candidate will model the school's core values of respect, compassion, scholarship and integrity in all aspects of their professional lives and demonstrate a commitment to Pembroke Hill's mission statement - Together, cultivating the best in each, for the benefit of all. The individual will display a passion for working with intermediate grade students and an understanding of their developmental needs, as well as a growth mindset.
Schedule: Teaching positions are based on the school year (August through May). During the school year, there are three school vacations - one week at Thanksgiving, two weeks in December, and two weeks in March - plus holidays, personal and sick days.
Compensation: Compensation will be based on a competitive norm influenced by area and peer schools, using years of teaching experience and the highest completed degree. Transcripts and verification of employment will be required. Benefits include health, dental, retirement match (up to 8%), professional development opportunities, PHS tuition remission, free lunch, and more!
About Pembroke Hill School:
Pembroke Hill School is an independent school in Kansas City, Missouri. Pembroke Hill seeks to fulfill our
