Job Title: Lower School Teacher
Department: Lower School
Reports To: Head of Lower School
Classification: Exempt; 10-Month
The Rumson Country Day School Lower School teachers have an important role as creators of a
strong foundation for a child’s formalized educational journey. Warmth, energy, enthusiasm,
perseverance, and a love of learning are important qualities of an RCDS teacher.
Lower School teachers work closely with colleagues to create, plan, enact, and assess
meaningful, rich, and active instruction utilizing innovative learning resources that foster child
development and love of exploration. They have an in-depth knowledge of pedagogical
education with a focus on cultivating a safe and welcoming learning environment. Teachers
know all students well enough to implement differentiated curriculum to ensure every one
continuously learns and grows. They establish positive relationships with parents and maintain
regular communication regarding curriculum and student progress.
Core Duties and Responsibilities:
• Maintain current knowledge of educational content and pedagogy.
• Establish and maintain a safe, healthy, and nurturing learning environment.
• Support each child’s social and emotional development and provide positive guidance.
• Plan, conduct, assess, diagnose, evaluate, and refine lessons based on school mission,
grade level and subject area learning goals.
• Differentiate instruction through content, concepts and skills, readiness, ability, interest
and/or learner profile.
• Cultivate strong student and parent relationships characterized by open communication,
frequent feedback, and responsiveness.
• Develop and maintain collaborative and collegial relationships with other teachers to
ensure ongoing development of curriculum and positive student growth.
• Actively participate in a faculty culture that is committed to being on the leading edge of
education.
• Model and encourage a growth mindset in all learning.
• Engage in ongoing professional development and participate productively in community
wide professional learning days, teacher discussion groups, implementation groups, and
or school task forces.
• Maintain consistent dialogue with Division Head to ensure reception of feedback
opportunities for self-reflection, and ongoing professional growth.
• Develop goals that ensure momentum along the continuum in the Faculty Growth Plan.
• Perform assigned duties with respect shown to individual members and the school
community as a whole.
• Participate actively in the assessment of prospective students, admissions, and marketing
work.
• Embody the RCDS pillars and mission.
Please submit a resume and cover letter to Head of Lower School Lea Prendergast at
lprendergast@rcds.org.
