Grade 4 Homeroom Teacher

THE SPENCE SCHOOL

Grade 4 Homeroom Teacher

Full-time to begin August 2026

Overview

The Spence School seeks a dynamic, passionate, growth-oriented teacher to join our innovative and highly collaborative Lower School. This position represents an exciting opportunity to join a school engaged in the ongoing refinement of a nurturing and rigorous approach to teaching and learning whose foundation is the abiding belief that all children are curious and able learners.

Responsibilities

• Teach all disciplines related to the homeroom curriculum: literacy, mathematics, social studies, and health.
• Collaborate on teaching teams to design curriculum, assessments, and teaching methods
• Participate in department and division-wide initiatives about issues of equity, pedagogy, curriculum and citizenship
• Engage with parents about individual children and grade wide curriculum
• Write twice yearly student reports

Qualifications

• Finds joy in working with children and in school life
• Approaches work with optimism, energy, kindness and a sense of humor
• Demonstrates cultural competency and skills engaging with and learning from people with diverse backgrounds and experiences
• Supports Spence's commitment to equity
• Demonstrates pedagogical skill and an appreciation for the science and the craft of teaching
• Regards collaboration as an essential component of professional growth and values working on a team
• Enjoys a commitment that extends beyond the classroom, including contributions to the larger school community
• Possesses Masters degree in Elementary Education
• Has sustained teaching experience at the upper elementary level

Spence is committed to an equitable program and a diverse faculty and student body. We therefore actively seek candidates from diverse backgrounds.