CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

AHB Community School (http://www.ahbcs.org), an independent, accredited K-8 school in Austin, TX, is looking for a passionate and dedicated lower elementary classroom teacher. The position will be full time for the 2025-26 school year, with the option to join our team in Spring of 2025.

This position collaborates with a co-teaching partner in a mixed-age class of 20-22 students. The teacher will be responsible for daily math and language arts instruction of one grade level (10-11 students), and shares responsibility with co-teacher for instruction in science, social studies and community building for their mixed-age (2 grade level span) class of 20-22 students. 

We are looking for a hard working candidate who cares deeply about educating and developing young people and wants to learn about and master AHB’s unique educational model. Depending on prior experience, a candidate has the opportunity to come in either as an equal teaching partner, or as a novice teacher who seeks mentoring.

• Required: Bachelor’s degree in education or a related field, classroom teaching or related experience.
• Preferred: Master’s degree, current teacher’s license (or equivalent); 3+ years of classroom teaching or related experience, experience in progressive education school settings.

• Design and implement quality instruction that actively engages students in the learning process. Teachers: 
  • Research, curate and create curriculum units, using TEKS and AHB’s thematic maps as a guide, 
  • Promote critical thinking and creativity with hands-on learning and cooperative projects,
  • Use a variety of progressive teaching methods to reach different learning styles and skill levels.
• Foster a climate that supports student engagement, belonging, and social-emotional learning. Teachers: 
  • Build strong relationships with students, based on a spirit of mutual respect,
  • Emphasize growth mindset and model what it means to be a life-long learner,
  • Actively coach kindness and inclusion and help instill responsibility for one’s community,
  • Help students develop confidence by providing meaningful work and opportunities for self advocacy.
• Collaborate closely with AHB stakeholders to build and sustain a positive school and community. Teachers:
  • Strengthen the home to school connection through active and consistent parent communication,
  • Actively contribute to the school’s continued improvement and growth by working with administration on strategic planning, vertical alignment, and operational efficiency,
  • Support recruitment and retention by positively representing AHB in school tours and events.Collaborate with the co-teacher to plan integrated &/or interdisciplinary units that support the instructional objectives of all curricular areas.