Schechter Boston is hiring an experienced Kindergarten Teacher to join our early childhood team for the 2026–2027 school year. This is an opportunity for an educator who brings both deep pedagogical skills and fresh thinking, someone excited to shape classroom practice, be a part of an incredible collaborative team, and help set a high bar for early elementary learning.

This role is ideal for an educator who understands early childhood development, designs joyful and intellectually meaningful learning experiences, and is committed to knowing each child deeply.

Position Responsibilities

• Design, plan, and implement developmentally appropriate lessons that foster curiosity, play, inquiry, and foundational academic skills.

• Create active learning experiences that support early literacy, numeracy, social-emotional learning, and Jewish life.

• Differentiate instruction, activities, and assessments to meet the needs of a diverse range of learners.

• Build strong, trusting relationships with students so they feel safe, known, and engaged.

• Establish and maintain a warm, organized, and well-structured classroom environment.

• Collaborate closely with grade-level colleagues, specialists, and instructional coaches.

• Communicate effectively and proactively with families.

Qualifications

• Masters Degree in Teaching (required).

• Massachusetts Teaching Certification (preferred).

• Minimum of two years of classroom teaching experience, preferably in early childhood or elementary settings.

• Strong understanding of social-emotional learning and child development.

• Excellent instructional skills, classroom management, and reflective practice.

• Comfort working in a Jewish school environment (Jewish background welcome but not required).

Compensation & Benefits

• Competitive salary, commensurate with experience up to $104,000.

• Comprehensive benefits package including:

  • Health, prescription, and vision insurance

  • Healthcare and dependent care FSA

  • Long-term disability and life insurance

  • 403(b) retirement plan with employer matching

  • Paid holidays, sick time, and personal time

  • Early dismissal on Fridays

About Schechter Boston

Schechter Boston provides a rich Jewish educational experience for children from 15 months through eighth grade. Every child is known, belongs, and is inspired. Our faculty and staff work in a highly collaborative environment where individual strengths are recognized and cultivated in service of the whole community.

We live our work through the following core values:

• Believing there is no limit to better

• Providing honest and kind feedback

• Failing forward

• Leaning into complexity

• Being kinder than necessary