(Archived) Elementary School Teacher

Who are we?

Mansion Day School in Columbus, Ohio, is dedicated to providing an exceptional education for all students, fostering confident, disciplined learners with a strong moral code. As we prepare for the 2024-2025 school year, we seek passionate, qualified lower elementary grade teachers who are excited to teach. Our educators take pride in building positive classroom environments that help propel our students to fulfill their true potential. We take pride in developing our students to achieve their personal best through high expectations, hard work, and a commitment to excellence, igniting an insatiable love of learning that will last a lifetime. Our vision is clear, and our commitment is strong. At Mansion Day School, we don't just educate minds, we ignite a lifelong love of learning.

Mission Statement

Mansion Day School prepares students for a successful future by laying the foundation in a rigorous, academic and culturally affirming environment.

Core Values

Courage: Willingness to take risks, be innovative, and embrace change

Integrity: Knowing and doing what is right

Passion: Enthusiasm for excellence

Respect: Valuing self as you do others, their differences and their property

Teamwork: Cooperating, communicating, and collaborating to achieve a common goal

Kindness: Taking the time to care for others and embrace empathy

Vision Statement

Mansion Day School lays the foundation for students to have successful lives in a diverse, academically rigorous and affirming environment. The school fosters a culture of social responsibility, promotes high expectations, instills a strong work ethic and provides all students with the tools to be academically successful! Excellence is expected.

Facts about Mansion Day School

• Small class size – average size 12
• Accelerated nationally normed testing – students test 1-3 years ahead of grade level
• 100% parental involvement and teacher support
• Rigorous curriculum
• Spanish – Preschool through 5th grade
• Smartboards in every classroom
• Strong Administrative support
• Accredited through the Independent School Association of the Central States
• Member of the Ohio Association of Independent Schools and the National Association of Independent Schools

Position Expectations and Essential Duties

· Develop a positive, joyful and structured classroom environment that engages and motivates students to achieve their fullest potential

· Foster relationships with students, families and faculty

• Communicate and meet with families regarding the academic and social-emotional growth of their child
• The ability to work effectively as a valued and collaborative team member

• Display empathy and compassion

• Actively embrace and demonstrate cultural competence in all aspects of practice
• Assume responsibility for the academic progress of students, with a high sense of urgency and ownership towards quantifiable results
• Developing creative lessons that correlate with our curriculum, goals, and objectives
• Prepare and deliver lesson plans with the ability to modify accordingly
• Use assessments, classroom performance and other tools to accurately monitor student progress and drive instruction
• Ability to use technological tools to enhance student learning and communicate with parents, i.e. newsletters, Dojo etc. Use computers, audiovisual aids, and other equipment and materials to supplement instruction and student engagement.
• Ability to teach a full range of elementary school subjects

• Develop and sustain relationships with colleagues, parents, and members of the Mansion Day School community that are professional, collegial, and collaborative

• Manage confidentiality aspect of student, parent, and colleague relationships
• Provide periodic updates to parents related to student progress via both written reports and in-person conferences
• Display authenticity, honesty and integrity
• Contagious optimism and enthusiasm

Preferred Qualifications

We are looking for an educator who is interested in engaging children and immersing them in the wonder of learning.

• A Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in a relevant field is preferred
• A teaching certificate is preferred

• Experience working as an elementary school teacher with highly capable learners preferred
• Background check clearance
• Capacity to accurately reflect on one’s practice and engage in a professional community that strives for continued excellence
• Ability to establish and maintain productive, collaborative relationships with others.
• Understanding of child development and the role of Social/Emotional Learning in building positive, educational environments
• Good oral and written communication skills
• Enthusiasm for teaching young children

Applicants should submit the following:

• A cover letter outlining their interest in and qualifications for this position
• A current resume
• An application will be forwarded to qualified applicants after review of resume

All materials should be sent to jobs@mansiondayschool.org. Please include Elementary Teacher in the subject line.

References

• Candidates advancing to the demonstration teaching round during the interview process will be required to provide two or three professional references.

Salary will be discussed with the Head of School with qualified candidates.

Benefits include:

• Partial insurance, including dental, vision and life.
• Paid time off (sick and personal days)
• Tuition remission

For almost 40 years, Mansion Day School has been committed to educating students to become confident, disciplined learners, with a strong work ethic and a strong moral code. We are a highly engaged, compassionate, courageous and diverse community of student learners. We take pride in developing our students to become their personal best through high expectations, hard work and by embracing excellence in every aspect of their lives. This is a school that embraces its mission and lives its core values of courage, integrity, passion, respect, teamwork and kindness in all that it does. It is our goal to ignite an insatiable love of learning that will be a “constant” throughout our students’ lives. Through our Mission and Core Values, we affirm our commitment to the role of school as a vehicle for positive change in our world. As we nurture students in their personal growth from Preschool through fifth grades, our core identity and beliefs proactively guide us in ensuring that our students are equipped with what they need to become positive contributors in our ever-changing world and to realize exceptional, lifelong success on the highest level.

Mansion Day School is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer.

We believe that in order for children to fully, sensitively and effectively engage in their communities, they must possess strong local, cultural and global competence. To that end, we learn from and enrich ourselves with multiple perspectives. We embrace diversity and do not discriminate on the bases of ethnicity, color, gender, culture, disability, physical appearance, race, religious choice, family structure, and socioeconomic status in the administration of our admission policies or employment.