The Carmel School is seeking a skilled teacher to join our incredible, compassionate, enthusiastic, and knowledgeable faculty and staff for the current school year. Candidates with content mastery in elementary education are encouraged to apply!
Would you like to be part of a school family where shared mission and student experience determine programming? Where the school family works together to build a vibrant and safe place for learning? Where each student is known and valued? At The Carmel School, student success is achieved because these are the elements of our everyday environment.
We are a pre-K-12 college preparatory Christian school, and we seek the best to join us. Our teaching faculty helps each student develop academic competence while growing in the soft skills necessary for success after high school.
Summary of Essential Qualifications
Respects, supports, and promotes the Christian elements of the school
Is passionate about Lower School and elementary-aged children
Values inquiry-based learning approaches during instruction
Teaches core subject material, utilizing the appropriate curriculum
Supports the school administration and abides by the employee handbook
Develops lesson plans and instructional aids to effectively teach
Demonstrates using models, manipulatives, technology, and other instructional aids
Enables individualized and small-group instruction to meet the needs of students
Connects classroom content to student schema and real life when possible
Manages the classroom to provide an orderly, productive environment
Utilizes formative and summative assessments to evaluate student progress
Communicate effectively with school stakeholders about students' progress
Selects and acquires school-approved texts, instructional aids, and supplies, and maintains inventory records
Reports to the Head of Lower School
Supports and contributes to the Lower School culture and teaching teams
Possesses effective oral and written communication skills
Proficient and always growing in learning new technology
Demonstrates confidentiality and professionalism with all stakeholders
Successful candidates will possess a bachelor's degree in content or a related field, and advanced degrees and/or certifications are preferred. All employees must complete a criminal background check upon their official start date. Interested and qualified candidates must submit a brief cover letter, resume, and an Application for Employment (found on our website) to careers@thecarmelschool.org. Please note that copies of relevant licenses, certifications, and undergraduate/graduate transcripts will be required.
The Carmel School is an accredited independent, college preparatory, Christian school where students in grades Pre-K through 12th THRIVE.
Located between Fredericksburg and Richmond in Ruther Glen, Virginia, The Carmel School's mission is to prepare students for success in our ever-changing world by creating a community supportive of academic, physical, and spiritual growth to instill honor and integrity rooted in Christian values.
Through a coordinated effort with our incredible faculty and staff, our students experience a safe, challenging school community that requires active student participation and provides numerous opportunities for scholarship, service, leadership, and spiritual growth. As a learning community, we value the pursuit of personal honor and integrity, the active embrace of diversity, and the meaningful engagement of being responsible citizens to those around us.