Elementary Teacher

About This Role

This teaching role at Achievement First offers an exciting opportunity for educators dedicated to delivering exceptional instruction and continuously growing in their craft. You will be part of a vibrant, supportive community that provides professional development, collaborative planning, and personalized coaching. The role focuses on preparing students for college and career, inspiring them to lead lives of purpose, leadership, and impact, and fostering a classroom environment where students thrive intellectually and emotionally.

Responsibilities

• Create a positive, achievement-oriented, and structured learning environment that excites and invests students to reach ambitious goals
• Build classroom community by partnering with families to facilitate children’s academic success and personal development
• Utilize data from Achievement First’s interim assessments to drive instruction and intervention
• Implement unit and lesson plans with the grade or subject team
• Exemplify AF’s core values in all interactions with students, families, and colleagues
• Collaborate with coach, grade-level chair, and school team to improve instructional, culture-building, and leadership skills
• Attend all professional development, team planning, and data analysis meetings

Requirements

• Experience working with K-12 students, with two years of teaching experience preferred
• Bachelor’s degree with a GPA of at least 3.0; Master’s degree preferred
• If your GPA is between 2.5 and 3.0, you may submit additional recommendations to be considered
• Connecticut certified or in process of obtaining a certification
• Certification Requirement: 305 Elementary, PK–6
• Strong instructional and classroom management skills
• High level of personal organization and planning
• Embraces feedback as an opportunity for growth, openly listening and reflecting on input from others

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance
• 403(b) retirement benefit package with match
• Paid time off

Important Details

• School Year: 2026-27

About the Company

Achievement First is an organization that values diversity and is transforming lives through the power of education. They believe in nurturing the whole child, setting high academic standards, and fostering a classroom environment where students thrive both intellectually and emotionally.