Head Teacher, Early Learning Center
SAR Academy & SAR High School
Apply to this job New York on site Until 8/22/2026 First posted May 24, 2025 Last posted December 31, 2025
Job description
SAR Academy, a Modern Orthodox co-educational day school in Riverdale, NY, is seeking dedicated and passionate Head Teachers for the 2026-2027 school year in our Early Learning Center (Nursery-Kindergarten). We are looking for educators who foster curiosity, creativity, and a love of learning in young children, while cultivating a warm, inclusive, and engaging classroom environment.
Responsibilities:
-Plan and implement engaging, developmentally appropriate curriculum, lessons, and activities
-Teach in a fair, warm, and open-minded environment with differentiated instruction to meet diverse student needs
-Conduct ongoing developmental evaluations of children, including anecdotal notes, to identify areas of strength and plan for areas of growth
-Maintain effective classroom management strategies and routines
-Create a well-organized and stimulating classroom environment that promotes exploration and independence
- Foster clear, warm, and positive ongoing communication with parents, including weekly newsletters and photographs, progress phone calls, and parent-teacher conferences
- Collaborate with the teaching team to plan and facilitate daily classroom experiences and special programs
- Participate in school-wide responsibilities, including tefillah, lunch and recess supervision, arrival/dismissal, outdoor play, and specialty programming
Qualifications:
- Strong ability to build a warm, respectful, empathetic, and inclusive classroom community
- Deep understanding of social, emotional, and cognitive development in early childhood and progressive education philosophies
- Knowledge of integrated curriculum development and inquiry based learning
- Demonstrates knowledge of and ability to teach integrated curricula around varied units of study and chagim
- Strong classroom management skills with the ability to create a structured yet joyful environment
- Ability to differentiate instruction and expectations for a range of learners
- Skilled in collaborative problem-solving, with flexibility and creativity in a dynamic setting
- Background in current early childhood educational philosophy and best practices
- Passion for nurturing student growth and creating joyful, engaging learning experiences
- Commitment to ongoing professional learning and reflective teaching practice with a growth mindset
SAR Academy offers a supportive and welcoming environment for educators to grow professionally while making a lasting impact on young learners. If you’re passionate about early childhood education and looking to be part of an inspiring team, we encourage you to apply!
Salary commensurate with experience
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.
Compensation (from employer):
70000–80000 USD per year
About this role
Summary
Lead early childhood classroom, develop curriculum, foster inclusive environment, evaluate child development, collaborate with team.
Job title
Head Teacher, Early Learning Center
Experience level
Industry
education
Location requirements
New York, no remote work allowed
Salary
70000–80000 USD per year
Management role
Yes
Skills & keywords
Required skills
early childhood educationclassroom managementcurriculum planningdevelopmental assessmentdifferentiated instruction
Preferred skills
differentiated instructioncurriculum developmentcollaborative problem-solvinginclusive classroom managementgrowth mindset
Specializations
early childhood educationcurriculum developmentinclusive educationsocial-emotional learning
Locations
Structured locations inferred from the posting.
New York, NY, USA
On-site City