Maternity Leave Teacher: General Studies (Lower School)

@ SAR Academy & SAR High School
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Maternity Leave Teacher: General Studies (Lower School)

Posted 58 months ago

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About the job

SAR Academy, a Modern Orthodox school in Riverdale, NY, educates students from nursery to grade 8. The role involves curricular planning, teaching language arts, math, social studies, and fostering a respectful, creative learning environment. Requires prior teaching experience.

Requirements

  • Previous teaching experience
  • Ability to teach multiple subjects
  • Collaborative skills
  • Social-emotional understanding
  • Problem-solving skills

Qualifications

  • Strong connection-building ability
  • Open-minded and flexible
  • Knowledge of educational technology
  • Creative teaching approach

Full job description

SAR Academy, a Modern Orthodox, co-educational day school in Riverdale, NY, is looking to fill a maternity leave position for a General Studies Teacher (Grade 2 or Grade 3) from February 2026 through May 2026.

Responsibilities:

-Collaborate with grade-level and class team in curricular planning and teaching

- Lead small group learning

- Take part in responsibilities outside of the classroom, such as lunch, dismissal, and recess duty

Qualifications:

- Strong ability to build connections with children and to develop an atmosphere of mutual respect

- Problem-solving and collaborative skills

- Understanding of social, emotional and cognitive development

- Creative, flexible and open-minded approach to education

- Ability to teach language arts, math and thematic social studies units

- Working knowledge of educational technology tools to maximize student engagement and to differentiate instruction

- Prior teaching experience required

About SAR:

SAR Academy is a Modern Orthodox co-educational nursery through grade 8 day school located in Riverdale, NY.  We are dedicated to the belief that every child possesses a divine spark, has unique worth as an individual and should be encouraged to achieve according to his or her ability. Our warm environment promotes confidence, creativity and enthusiasm for learning. In our approach to academics, we nurture students to develop intellectual curiosity, critical thinking skills and a lifelong love of both Torah and Secular studies.

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