Hebrew Teacher at Prizmah – Northampton, Massachusetts

Lander~Grinspoon Academy, a K-6 Jewish Day school in Northampton, MA, is hiring a dynamic and creative full-time Hebrew teacher.

What you will do
You will teach Hebrew classes to students in grades 2-6 every day. Each class is 45-60 minutes, conducted all in Hebrew. In addition you will

• Partner with families in regular communication
• Nurture a joyful sense of Jewish identity within each student
• Teach about Jewish holidays at appropriate times of year
• Commit to implementing our social/emotional curriculum as well as our strong academic program

Qualifications
Our ideal candidate is enthusiastic about contributing to school-wide initiatives including social justice, our on-site working farm, and creative arts. In addition, you

• Hold a Bachelor's degree
• Are fluent in Hebrew and able to teach entirely in the target language
• Have strong Judaic content knowledge and are able to teach about Jewish holidays in Hebrew
• Have experience teaching elementary grade students
• Work well as part of team
• Are familiar with Talam (preferred)

Benefits

• Salary is $43,000-$66,000 commensurate with experience and education
• Health and Dental insurance
• Retirement plan
• Teachers have about 2 hours of prep time a day.
• A strong support base! All new teachers are assigned a teacher mentor and meet weekly with a member of the leadership team
• Paid time off for state, federal, and Jewish holidays
• Early release Fridays

About Lander-Greenspoon Academy
We are an open and diverse Jewish community providing an outstanding K-6 education. At our school, each child's success is our highest priority. Our philosophy, curriculum, and community all work together to ensure that each student is embraced and nurtured both as an individual and as a constructive member of the community. We have a strong social curriculum, which is integrated into all that we do, and feel that it is our job to educate students not only with a strong general and Judaic education, but also to teach students to be menches. Our teachers work collaboratively with each other, both in terms of curriculum and helping each child reach his/her potential, and to foster a dynamic work environment filled with collaboration, communication, respect, love, and a lot of laughter. Being a teacher at the Lander~Grinspoon Academy in unlike anything you will experience anywhere else!