Location: Leesburg
Position Type: Full-Time
School: First Trinity Academy
Kindergarten Teacher – Strong in Early Literacy, Math & Science
First Trinity Academy is a private school focused on academic excellence, critical thinking, and individualized learning through small class sizes. We are committed to building strong educational foundations in a structured, nurturing, and engaging environment.
We are seeking a caring, energetic, and highly skilled Kindergarten Teacher with a strong background in English Language Arts (ELA) and early literacy instruction, early mathematics, and foundational science instruction.
The ideal candidate understands how to build foundational reading and writing skills through systematic phonics instruction, vocabulary development, guided reading, listening comprehension, handwriting, and early writing activities, number sense, and hands-on science exploration while maintaining excellent classroom management.
This teacher should be capable of creating a structured classroom environment that balances academic rigor with warmth, creativity, and developmentally appropriate learning.
Responsibilities
- Teach Kindergarten students in ELA, math, science, and other core subjects
- Provide strong phonics and early reading instruction to build literacy foundations
- Teach foundational math concepts including number recognition, counting, patterns, addition, subtraction readiness, and problem-solving
- Introduce age-appropriate science concepts through observation, discussion, and hands-on activities
- Develop engaging lessons that support cognitive, social, and academic growth
- Maintain strong classroom structure, routines, and behavior expectations
- Differentiate instruction to support varied learning levels
- Monitor and assess student progress regularly
- Communicate professionally with parents and school leadership
- Participate in school events, meetings, and professional development opportunities
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Education or related field (required)
- Florida teaching certification preferred, but not required
- Strong understanding of early childhood literacy and phonics instruction
- Ability to teach foundational math and science concepts effectively
- Excellent classroom management and organizational skills
- Experience teaching Kindergarten or early elementary students preferred
Ideal Candidate
- Passionate about building strong academic foundations in young learners
- Structured, patient, and highly organized
- Strong in phonics, reading readiness, and early math instruction
- Able to create engaging and interactive learning experiences
- Maintains a warm but well-managed classroom environment
Compensation
- Competitive salary based on experience
- Small class sizes
- Supportive and collaborative work environment
Innovators In Education
Our education vision as a school is to equip our pupils with the skills and mindset to thrive in the academic realm for the remainder of the educational career. We foster enthusiastic learners prepared to engage in their intellectual, emotional, and physical development.
To educate all pupils to the highest levels of academic achievement, to enable them to reach and expand their potential, and to prepare them to become productive, responsible, ethical, creative and compassionate members of society.
We strive to consciously create an environment of respect and inclusion and to support ethnic and socio-economic diversity among all the constituencies of the school. We strive to support this environment by building a more inclusive curriculum, addressing a range of learning styles, offering a wide array of diversity efforts and programs, and by participating in the wider community.
First Trinity Academy empowers all of our pupils to embrace learning, achieve their personal best and build their emotional, social and physical well-being. Our vision is to empower pupils to acquire, demonstrate, articulate and value knowledge and skills that will support them, as lifelong learners, to participate in and contribute to the global world and practice the core values of the school: respect, tolerance and excellence.