Kindergarten/1st Grade Teacher

AmeriSchools Academy; Phoenix (AZ); On-site; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full-year pay

Arizona state retirement system

Educational assistance

Job summary

A charter school in Phoenix seeks a dedicated Kindergarten/1st grade Teacher for the 2026/2027 academic year. The successful candidate will contribute to student learning by maintaining a growth mindset and facilitating personalized learning. Responsibilities include collaborating with stakeholders and designing engaging activities focused on student wellbeing. Candidates need a relevant degree and demonstrate knowledge of instructional methods and effective communication skills. Excellent opportunity with full-year pay and educational assistance.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of instructional methods appropriate for students.
• Desire and ability to work with diverse students.
• Ability to organize tasks and communicate effectively.
• Working knowledge of various office and video equipment.
• Recent teaching experience or coursework in primary instruction.

Responsibilities

• Contributes to student learning and growth.
• Maintains a growth mindset toward student learning.
• Designs personalized learning goals and activities.
• Collaborates with stakeholders to increase student performance.

Skills

Knowledge of instructional methods

Ability to manage diverse student backgrounds

Effective communication

Familiarity with assistive technologies

Knowledge of current instructional strategies

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in education or related field

Tools

Educational software

Word processing software

Presentation software

Spreadsheet software

Job description

We are seeking a Kindergarten/1st grade Teacher to join AmeriSchools at our Phoenix campus for the 20026/2027 academic year. If you're a dedicated, results-driven teacher who wants to work for a growing charter school, receive full-year pay, participate in the Arizona state retirement system, and receive educational assistance, then join our team!

Job Duties & Responsibilities

• Contributes to student learning, growth, and advancement.
• Demonstrates academic competence in subject area(s) and displays an inclination for developing integrated and interdisciplinary work across the curriculum.
• Maintains a growth mindset toward student learning, teaching practice, and personal/collective professional development.
• Demonstrates a high degree of accountability for learner outcomes and advocates for their students; works efficiently and believes in their ability, the capability of their students, and themselves to succeed and excel.
• Facilitates problem-solving, with a curious mind and critical thinking skills, showing a high degree of creative application in the implementation of data-driven curriculum and practice.
• Serves as a role model and an innovative and creative learner with an insatiable thirst for knowledge, personal growth, and being on the cutting edge of instructional practice and pedagogy.
• Collaborates effectively with a variety of stakeholder groups within the organization and with external partners to increase student performance and contribute to advancing the teaching and learning craft.
• Looks beyond the walls of the classroom and demonstrates global competence and how their work will expand the impact of students’ work to their families and local and global communities.
• Invests in the learners’ well-being, health, and safety, physically, socially, and emotionally.
• Recognizes the relationship between social-emotional learning and academic performance, and aspires toward developing and teaching the whole child.
• Designs and facilitates differentiated and personalized learning goals and activities that follow a coherent sequence, are aligned to instructional goals, and engage students in high-level cognitive activity.
• Share and upload classwork to appropriate shared school drive to be used for publication and media.
• Other tasks and duties as assigned.

Qualifications & Mandatory Requirements

• Knowledge of instructional methods appropriate for students at the respective grade level.
• Desire and ability to work with students at the specified age level with diverse backgrounds and levels of ability toward accomplishing their educational goals.
• Ability to organize tasks and manage time to meet many and varied deadlines; manage small and large groups of students in a classroom environment; and communicate effectively with students, parents, school administrators, and other staff, including the ability to discuss topics which may be sensitive.
• Working familiarity with assistive technologies; internet and email systems, word processing, presentation, and spreadsheet software.
• Familiarity with computers (PC and Apple) and their use in instruction to enhance student learning.
• Working knowledge of various office and video equipment.
• Knowledge of educational software.
• Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in education or related field.
• Recent teaching experience, coursework, or other activity in the area of primary instruction.
• Demonstrated knowledge of current instructional strategies appropriate for students at the specified grade level.
• Previous experience teaching the age levels and subject areas of the specific teaching position.
• Must be able to lift up to 20 lbs at times.
• Current Arizona IVP Fingerprint Clearance Card.

AmeriSchools provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.