Saddle River Day School, a close community of learners, is looking for a full-time Second Grade Head Teacher to join our Lower School team in the fall of 2026.
Our mission includes developing caring, ethical contributors to society. Our teachers strive to provide students with opportunities to explore material, engage deeply with content, and apply learned skills in meaningful ways. Our teachers play a key role in curriculum design and work collaboratively with one another across departments to prepare a course of instruction that meets the social, emotional, and academic needs of each individual learner.
We are seeking a team member who possesses a growth mindset and who can form strong relationships with students, colleagues, and families based on positivity and collegiality.
Responsibilities include:
- Collaborating to develop a curriculum that meets the social, emotional, and academic needs of students in the Second Grade
- Planning and implementing creative, hands-on learning experiences in literacy, mathematics, and other core subject areas
- Clearly and effectively communicating with families about their child’s academic, social and emotional growth and development
- Creating a warm and inviting classroom environment where each child feels valued as an individual
- Coordinating with the other Lower School teachers, learning specialists, and administrators to maintain consistency in the curriculum and support the needs of all learners
- Effectively managing student behavior to ensure an engaged classroom environment
- Effectively accommodating different learning styles in instruction
- Maintaining accurate attendance and records of student progress
- Monitoring student activities on school premises to ensure safety of every student in the classroom and school grounds
- Attending educational training and workshops for professional growth
- Thoughtfully integrating technology and current educational trends into the classroom
