Employment

St. Anne’s values great teachers who have a heart for working with children and a commitment to bringing hope and promise to the world. Candidates who seek a dynamic, collaborative, and enriching learning environment are encouraged to apply.

St. Anne's seeks candidates from diverse backgrounds who will add to the racial, cultural, and gender identity of the school community. We seek candidates who have a passion for education and a growth mindset. St. Anne’s employees share a commitment to academic excellence, responsibility for ourselves and our community, respect for one another, and compassion for others. The school embraces diversity in all facets of our life together; we work to teach good stewardship of our campus and our environment; and the spiritual and personal growth of members of our community is nurtured through daily devotions, weekly chapels, religion classes, and our community service program.

It is the policy of St. Anne’s to provide an equal employment opportunity to all applicants for employment and not to discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, sex (including reproductive health decisions, pregnancy and related conditions), age, religion, sexual orientation, gender expression and identity, national origin, disability, marital status, genetic information, status as a veteran, family responsibilities, or victims of domestic violence, sexual offenses, or stalking, or any other status protected by law.

Listed below, please find current employment opportunities for positions on the St. Anne’s faculty. Interested candidates should send a letter of introduction, current resume, educational philosophy, and list of references to employment@stannesde.org. Candidates applying to serve as substitute teachers should follow the same procedure.

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Lower School Associate Teacher

Type: Part-time position (10 Months)

Supervisor: Assistant Head of Faculty Development and Student Growth

FLSA: Exempt (Salaried)

General Job Description: St. Anne’s Episcopal School, an independent Episcopal day school for students in preschool through grade 8, seeks an experienced and talented educator to serve in the role of associate teacher to the two lead second grade teachers. St. Anne’s provides a fun, nurturing, safe, and educationally appropriate environment for all our children. Flexibility and collaboration are key components of a successful teaching team. This position would begin immediately.

Job Responsibilities:

Maintain a positive, enthusiastic, flexible, and warm personality with a passion for creating a love of learning in all students
Understand the social, emotional, spiritual, and cognitive development of early childhood students
Assist and support the lead teachers who employ a rich and varied curriculum based on best practices and current research
Commit to innovation and working collaboratively with colleagues as well as to fostering an inclusive and diverse learning environment
Embrace our Episcopal Identity as well as diversity, equity, and inclusion
Commitment to teaching outdoors and to outdoor education
Reflect on one’s own teaching to help adapt lessons to meet different abilities and interests
Employ effective verbal and written communication skills
Communicate respectfully, clearly, and honestly in verbal, electronic, and written form with parents, administrators, and colleagues.
Develop professionally through further education, reading, workshops, and/or conferences.
Attend specific school events/activities outside of the school day, including professional development and in-service sessions, and supervise as needed
Participate in curriculum development and serve on faculty committees
Engage regularly in opportunities for professional growth and model a growth mindset

Candidates should submit a resume, cover letter, philosophy statement, employment application, background check, and at least five (5) professional references to employment@stannesde.org. Please use the following format for naming your electronic files: Lastname_Firstname_Resume. References will not be contacted without applicant approval.

Minimum Education: Bachelor’s degree required

Other:

Candidates will:

Embrace the school’s mission as well as educational and discipline philosophies; candidates must be willing to work in a team environment and be positive, inspirational, and family-centered.
Have strong interpersonal and communication skills and the ability to work effectively with a wide range of people in a diverse community.
Have strong organizational and effective time-management skills.
Be proficient with technology; experience with G-Suite is a plus.

Physical Requirements: Regularly sit, turn, bend, reach, stand, walk, talk, hear, and interact with campus visitors as well as with others. Must have the ability to understand and present materials and communicate with constituents and co-workers in a harmonious manner. Must be able to lift 25lbs.

Lower School Lead Teacher

Type: Full Time Position - 10 Months

Supervisor: Assistant Head of Faculty Development and Student Growth

FLSA: Exempt (Salaried)

General Job Description:

St. Anne’s Episcopal School, a preschool through 8th-grade co-educational day school situated on a beautiful, 125 acre, rural campus in Middletown, Delaware seeks a spirited, creative, and experienced educator who has a strong background in elementary education and a passion for encouraging creativity, fostering academic, social-emotional and spiritual growth. St Anne’s seeks a candidate whose philosophy aligns with our mission of creating an environment where children are known, loved, challenged, and inspired for the future. This position would begin immediately.

Ideal candidates should possess the following credentials and qualities:

A Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in Education from an accredited college
A minimum of three years of experience as a lead teacher
Fundamental understanding of the social, emotional, spiritual and cognitive development of lower school students
Ability to effectively differentiate a rich and varied curriculum based on best practices and current research
Commitment to teaching outdoors and to outdoor education
Embrace our Episcopal Identity as well as diversity, equity, and inclusion
Commitment to innovation and working collaboratively with colleagues
Strong background in teaching critical literacy skills such as phonemic awareness, phonological development, oral reading fluency, and reading comprehension.
An understanding of foundational mathematical instruction that focuses on developing number sense, deeper conceptual understanding and problem solving, experience teaching Singapore Math is a plus
Ability to use a variety of instructional strategies to facilitate higher level thinking and maximize student engagement
Commitment to fostering an inclusive and diverse learning environment
The ability to reflect on one’s own teaching to adapt lessons to meet different abilities and interests
Experience establishing and maintaining standards of student behavior needed to achieve a functional, positive, and respectful learning atmosphere in the classroom
Commitment to communicate respectfully, clearly and honestly in verbal, electronic and written form with parents, administrators, and colleagues regarding curricular outcomes and individual student’s needs.
A positive, enthusiastic, flexible and warm personality with a passion for creating a love of learning in all students
A desire to stay current in contemporary pedagogical thinking, strategies and techniques through further education, reading, workshops, conferences, etc.
Model a growth mindset

Interested candidates should submit an employment application, background check, resume, cover letter, and educational philosophy statement to employment@stannesde.org.

Minimum Education: Bachelor's Degree in Elementary Education, Master’s Degree a plus

Other:

Candidates will embrace the school’s mission as well as educational and discipline philosophies; candidates must be willing to work in a team environment and be positive, inspirational, and family-centered
Candidates will have strong interpersonal and communication skills and the ability to work effectively with a wide range of people in a diverse community
Candidates will have strong organizational and effective time-management skills
St. Anne’s is committed to addressing issues of social justice, diversity, equity, and anti-bias education in our curriculum and in our community. Employees must be willing learners and participants in supporting this work

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