Kindergarten Teacher

Kindergarten Classroom Job Description  

About Charleston Collegiate School

Charleston Collegiate School is an independent day school that strives to recognize, nurture, and challenge each of its students. Organized as a Lower School (PK-5), Middle School (6-8), and Upper School (9-12), CCS prides itself on being an independent, co-educational, non-sectarian, prekindergarten through 12th grade, located just outside of Charleston’s metropolitan area. Charleston Collegiate School offers a thirty-acre campus of vast playing fields and wooded trails and is located only twenty minutes from Charleston’s historic district on one side and Kiawah Island on the other.

CCS has a challenging, supportive learning community that coaches students to become lifelong learners. A CCS education uses the pillars of project-based learning, entrepreneurship, artistic expression, and leadership through outdoor education to teach a high-quality education to a diverse student body.

Job Description

The Kindergarten Teacher at Charleston Collegiate School is responsible for creating a nurturing, engaging, and developmentally appropriate learning environment that supports early childhood growth and exploration. The ideal candidate will be a collaborative educator with a passion for hands-on, play-based, and project-based learning (PBL), utilizing the school’s outdoor campus to enhance student experiences.

• Develop and implement a dynamic, child-centered curriculum that fosters early literacy, numeracy, social-emotional learning, and inquiry-based exploration. Lessons should integrate hands-on activities, cross-curricular connections, and foundational skills in reading, writing, and math.
• Differentiate instruction to meet the diverse needs of young learners, using assessments and observations to tailor support and enrichment opportunities.
• Foster a warm and inclusive classroom community that encourages curiosity, independence, collaboration, and problem-solving through structured routines and positive behavior support.
• Integrate Charleston Collegiate School’s core values—empathy, integrity, community, optimism, and advocacy—into daily interactions and lessons.
• Leverage the school’s outdoor campus to provide experiential learning opportunities, environmental studies, and nature-based activities that support student engagement and development.
• Collaborate with colleagues and families to support student growth, align teaching practices, and share insights on child development and learning progress.
• Communicate regularly with families, providing updates on student progress, classroom experiences, and strategies for supporting learning at home.
• Engage in ongoing professional development to stay current on best practices in early childhood education, PBL, and social-emotional learning.
• Encourage meaningful connections between students and the broader community, integrating service-learning and community engagement into the curriculum when appropriate.

Qualifications 

• College Degree (minimum Bachelors) 
• Good working knowledge of Google Suite
• Efficient typing, email, database, spreadsheet, and internet skills 
• Ability to communicate effectively and get along with co-workers and management  
• Ability to maintain regular and timely attendance  
• Ability to exercise sound judgment, problem-solve, and manage multiple projects
• Ability to present a professional image as a representative of the School  
• Current in advanced first-aid training or equivalent  

Salary and Benefits

Charleston Collegiate School is committed to attracting and retaining the highest quality faculty and staff through a competitive compensation plan, retirement benefits and full medical/dental coverage.
Individual salary is negotiable depending on years of experience and educational background.

Non-Discrimination: Charleston Collegiate School values diversity and seeks talented students, faculty, and staff from different backgrounds.  All employment decisions are made without regard to unlawful considerations of race, color, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding and related medical conditions), gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, religion, national origin, ancestry, age, mental or physical disability, medical condition, genetic information, military or veteran status, or any other basis prohibited by federal, state, or local law.