Independent Schools of Saint Louis

3rd Grade Teacher Community School

Community School is seeking a full-time permanent third grade teacher to join our faculty beginning in the 2025-2026 school year as we fulfill our mission of nurturing the mind, body, and spirit. Founded in 1914, Community School is one of the premier independent schools in Saint Louis. Known for its deeply personal and engaged approach to learning, the school enrolls approximately 350 students from age three through Sixth Grade. Community School provides a well-integrated, experiential curriculum that is attentive to the whole child’s growth and development. The school is located on an eighteen-acre wooded campus, including trails, fields, woods, and a pond, which offers many opportunities for nature and outdoor activities.

Community has approximately 20 students and a co-teaching team of two full-time teachers per homeroom. The teachers share in planning and delivering curriculum content in literature, language arts, math, and social studies. 

The ideal candidate will:

  • Have a bachelor’s degree or higher in early childhood or elementary education
  • Have the knowledge of and the ability to teach all academic areas
  • Be able to differentiate for children’s needs and learning styles
  • Have knowledge of or experience in some or all of the following:
    • Math in Focus (Singapore Math)
    • Responsive Classroom
    • Teachers College Reading and Writing Project
    • Fundations
  • Have a commitment to team teaching

A strong content knowledge of curriculum areas and application of best practices are essential. In addition, a mindset for lifelong learning, creativity, flexibility, strong communication skills, resourcefulness, and willingness to work in an integrated, interdisciplinary approach are desired. Our curriculum features a strong literary and math program, problem solving skills, character education, public speaking, and social studies. Additionally, students receive instruction in physical education, music, art, woodworking, drama, and foreign language from specialist teachers.

Community School is a diverse and inclusive community, and is committed to having its faculty and staff reflect its student body and the Saint Louis region. The school does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion (creed), gender, gender expression, age, national origin (ancestry), disability, marital status, sexual orientation, or military status, in any of its activities, hiring practices, or operations. For further information about Community School, please visit our website at www.communityschool.com.

Interested candidates should email a cover letter and résumé to Nikki Dantuono, Upper Division Director, at ndantuono@communityschool.com.