Pre-K Teacher Maternity Leave LTS (Immediate Opening) at Prizmah – Newton, Massachusetts

Schechter Boston is hiring a full-time, dynamic, and engaging Pre-K Teacher to cover a maternity leave for the remainder of the 2025-2026 school year. The ideal candidate will work 5 days per week from 7:30 am to 4 pm. This is an immediate opening. This position may offer the opportunity for continued employment within the program following the conclusion of the maternity leave term.

Job Description

You will work with students individually and in small groups, co-teaching in the classroom. You will also prepare classroom materials, plan, maintain student records, and other duties as appropriate. You will report to the Team Lead of Student Experience for Pre-K.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree required
• EEC Teacher certification and at least one year of classroom experience are preferred; we will consider practicum placements as experience
• Able to work effectively with a variety of student learning profiles
• Able to communicate effectively verbally and in writing
• Able to stand for long periods of time and lift 50 pounds or more

We are looking for educators who are excited about:

• Student-centered learning. You are an educator that strives every day to create a classroom environment that is truly a community of learners, where students reflect on what they are learning and how they are learning it.

• Creativity and innovation. You are looking for a creative and innovative environment to teach, where you are empowered to identify ways to nurture and challenge students.

• Small class sizes. You thrive in small class sizes that ensure students and educators are in the optimal environment to be successful.

• Educator community. You want to work with self-reflective colleagues, who are constantly trying to learn and grow as educators, and support the learning of peers.

Pay & Benefits

• Salary is $25-$40/hour, commensurate with experience
• ​​​​​​​Health and vision insurance, prescription drug benefit
• ​​​​​​​Healthcare/dependent care flexible spending account (FSA)
• Long term disability and life insurance
• 403(b) with employer matching
• Paid holidays, sick and personal time, and early dismissal on Fridays
• Opportunities for professional growth and advancement

About Schechter Boston

Schechter Boston creates a Jewish educational experience where each child, 15 months through eighth grade, is known, belongs, is engaged and inspired. Faculty, staff and students at Schechter benefit from a highly collaborative, mutually supportive environment in which each person’s individual strengths are recognized and cultivated, and are vital to the success and learning of the community as a whole. Individuals who work at Schechter Boston must thrive in a culture that lives every day by the following cultural values:

• Believing there is no limit to better

• Providing honest and kind feedback

• Failing forward

• Leaning into complexity

• Being kinder than necessary