Primary School Kindergarten Teacher

Job DetailsLevel: ExperiencedJob Location: Nashville, TN 37205Position Type: Full Time - 10 Month - ExemptEducation Level: Bachelors Degree (4 Year Degree)Harding Academy is a warm and caring school environment where respect is the key ingredient. Every child, parent, and colleague is a unique individual worthy of our understanding and greatest effort. Harding Academy employs outstanding faculty, staff, and administrators, provides technologically enhanced facilities, and offers a broad and challenging curriculum designed to develop the whole person.    The mission of our school is to educate and inspire young people to become thoughtful, creative, lifelong learners and self-disciplined, responsible, caring citizens. Members of the faculty are an important part of this effort. We strive and serve so that the students may become young men and women who are able to make choices that will benefit themselves, our society, and our world.       ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES   The primary teaching responsibilities of the Kindergarten teacher include delivery of the Harding Academy Kindergarten academic and social-emotional curriculum. In order to achieve this, Harding Academy faculty work with their students, families, and colleagues across the following four domains.   Instructional Demonstrates a desire to meaningfully integrate technology into the classroom Employs a variety of teaching methods to engage different learning styles and ability levels in the classroom Prepares motivating and stimulating lessons that reflect knowledge of the curriculum, child development, and student abilities Encourages an inclusive classroom that accepts the different perspectives and backgrounds of the students and elicits a greater understanding of the world around them with a global perspective Utilizes a variety of assessments and uses data in the classroom to develop lessons and instructional activities needed Updates curriculum and materials as needed   Teaching and Learning Environment Creates a learning environment that is motivating and supportive Creates an age appropriate setting with clear expectations for classwork and homework while maintaining current books and instructional resources that supplement the classroom Seeks to actively know students’ strengths and weaknesses and responds promptly and with care to parent concerns Communicates effectively with parents, colleagues, and administrators Maintains an accurate and organized system for monitoring student grades and records Meets reporting deadlines and requirements and follows school-wide procedures for reporting grades Prepares well-thought out and thorough conference reports and written documentation on student progress Maintains substitute plans and engages substitutes in advance when needed and when possible Demonstrates classroom management skills   Professional Development Demonstrates a willingness to learn, grow, and improve as a teacher Continues to update knowledge of content area(s) taught Engages in goal setting and review process with assigned administrator Attends and participates appropriately in full, divisional, and departmental/team faculty meetings   School Community Maintains a positive attitude and approach Supports colleagues Represents the school in the larger community in a positive manner Assists with projects and school-wide initiatives Other work-related duties as assigned by supervisor or management   COMPETENCIES   To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The competencies listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.   Professional maturity and the ability to respond calmly and effectively in stressful and dangerous situations Professional and effective written, oral, and listening communication skills Respectful attitude toward school faculty, students, and parents  Ability to maintain integrity and confidentiality of personal information Ability to demonstrate a high level of work, personal, and professional ethics Enthusiasm for working collaboratively as part of the Harding Academy team Active involvement in school functions, goals, activities, etc. Ability to demonstrate critical thinking skills Working knowledge of technology including email, spreadsheets, written and electronic correspondence, internet, school’s online portal, and smartboards. Must have reliable transportation     PHYSICAL DEMANDS   While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to: speak, hear, stand, walk, sit; use his/her hands or fingers to: handle, grasp or feel; to: reach with hands and arms; and to: smell. The employee is occasionally required to kneel or crouch and lift up to 100 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus. Reasonable accommodations may be available to allow the employee to perform the essential functions of the job.       This is a full-time position beginning no earlier than August 6, 2026.  The position offers applicable full-time benefits which may include Medical, Dental, Vision, Life and Disability insurance.   This application form is intended for use in evaluating your qualifications for employment.  This application is not an employment contract.  Please answer all questions completely and accurately.  False or misleading statements made during the interview or on this form are grounds for terminating the application process or, if discovered after employment, for terminating employment.   Qualifications/ExperienceRequirements:  Bachelor’s degree in subject area   Preference:       Master’s and minimum two years’ experience in an elementary instructional role; current teacher certification in the State of Tennessee, or transferable     Harding Academy is a warm and caring school environment where respect is the key ingredient. Every child, parent, and colleague is a unique individual worthy of our understanding and greatest effort. Harding Academy employs outstanding faculty, staff, and administrators, provides technologically enhanced facilities, and offers a broad and challenging curriculum designed to develop the whole person.  It is Harding Academy’s policy to provide equal employment opportunity to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, sex, religion, national origin, age, sexual orientation, handicap, or disability in accordance with applicable federal and state laws. It is the intent and resolve of Harding Academy to comply with the letter and the spirit of the law in the implementation of all facets of equal opportunity. This equal opportunity policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment including, but not limited to, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, compensation, and training.  Equal employment opportunity will be extended to all qualified individuals with a disability in accordance with the requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act. Subject to the provisions of federal law, Harding Academy will provide reasonable accommodation to the known physical or mental disabilities of a qualified individual with a disability who is able to perform the essential functions of a job with such reasonable accommodation. Harding Academy will also provide reasonable accommodation for the sincerely held religious beliefs of an employee or applicant in accordance with federal law. Any questions about reasonable accommodation should be directed to the head of school.   Harding Academy does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex (including sexual orientation and gender identity), disability, or age in its programs and activities. The following person has been designated to handle inquiries regarding the non-discrimination policies:     Venicellon Rice, Title IX and ADA Coordinator 170 Windsor Dr. Nashville, TN 37205 (615) 356-8198