St. James’ Episcopal School is looking for a full-time 1st Grade  teacher for the 2026-2027 school year. The successful candidate will take a student-centered approach to all school work and will use the School’s mission to support the academic, extracurricular, social, and emotional success of students.

We are looking for a 1st Grade teacher who is confident in their ability to:

• Design rigorous, innovative, and equity-framed Writing, Reading, Social Studies, and Mathematics instruction with differentiated student learning and assessment.
• Implement socio-emotional learning in the classroom.
• Purposefully use technology, and monitor students’ use of technology, in the classroom.

• Design and deliver comprehensive individual and group projects with in-depth and rubric-based feedback to students and families.
• Partner closely with co-curriculars and other grade level team members to foster an interdisciplinary approach to instruction which includes substantial writing, project-based learning, and service-learning.

• Communicate and use clear assessment practices and provide regular feedback to students and families.
• Regularly maintain the digital student gradebook of each student.
• Write comprehensive narratives for each child three times a year.
• Fulfill assigned pick-up, drop-off, lunch, and recess coverage duties.
• Participate enthusiastically in the greater life of the school.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the Head of School.

Candidates must have a bachelor’s degree with a masters preferred. Experience in the field is advantageous. This opportunity requires excellent strategies and skills in communication, collaboration, and organization with an appreciation for confidentiality, equity, belonging, and professional growth.

About St. James’ Episcopal School
St. James’ Episcopal School is a community that values academic rigor, compassion, curiosity, kindness, critical inquiry, and joy through excellence. We adhere to a strong belief that an elementary school’s primary purpose is to inculcate in children a lifelong love of learning, a commitment to community, a profound curiosity about people and the world, and gratitude for the opportunity to make our complex world more compassionate, empathetic, and nurturing to all of God’s children. While an Episcopal School, St. James’ celebrates all faith traditions. Established in 1968, and encompassing most of a block on St. Andrews Place and a preschool on Gramercy Place, St. James’ is a Preschool - Grade 6th school comprised of 380 students and 76 employees. 

St. James’ offers a robust and competitive salary and benefits package including 50% tuition remission for accepted children of full-time staff. St. James’ Episcopal School believes that each individual is entitled to equal employment opportunity without regard to race, color, gender, ancestry, national origin, disability, marital status, age, sexual orientation, medical condition, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected under federal, state, or local discrimination laws.

Candidates interested in this position should email a cover letter and resume to careers@sjsla.org with the subject line “1st Grade”.

About St. James' Episcopal School

About St. James’ Episcopal School St. James’ Episcopal School is a community that values academic rigor, compassion, curiosity, kindness, critical inquiry, and joy through excellence. We adhere to a strong belief that an elementary school’s primary purpose is to inculcate in children a lifelong love of learning, a commitment to community, a profound curiosity about people and the world, and gratitude for the opportunity to make our complex world more compassionate, empathetic, and nurturing to all of God’s children. While an Episcopal School, St. James’ celebrates all faith traditions. Established in 1968, and encompassing most of a block on St. Andrews Place and a preschool on Gramercy Place, St. James’ is a Preschool - Grade 6th school comprised of 380 students and 76 employees.  St. James’ offers a robust and competitive salary and benefits package including 50% tuition remission for accepted children of full-time staff. St. James’ Episcopal School believes that each individual is entitled to equal employment opportunity without regard to race, color, gender, ancestry, national origin, disability, marital status, age, sexual orientation, medical condition, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected under federal, state, or local discrimination laws.

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