Pre-K Teacher

Pathways School is seeking a passionate and dedicated Pre-K Teacher to join our Christ-centered learning community in Dripping Springs for the 2026-27 school year. This role is ideal for an educator who values whole-child development and desires to make a meaningful impact in the lives of children through both academic excellence and spiritual formation.

Requirements

JOB DESCRIPTION- Pathways School Teacher (2s, 3s, & 4s/PreK, & Bridge)

• Create daily written lesson plans that offer a curriculum that is developmentally appropriate and addresses the physical, social, emotional, cognitive, language, and spiritual development of the children in their class. o Lesson Plans and Supply Requests are turned in monthly to Director on specified date.
• Arrange classroom environment to support creative play, fine and gross motor skills, and language and cognitive development: keeping safety and child independence in mind.
• Prepare and deliver regular & verbal communication with parents regarding their individual child, and class topics: curriculum, events, child development, parenting, etc.
• Include extensions from chapel lessons, songs, stories, and prayers reinforcing the Christian purpose of the school within classroom, and model lessons and values in your behaviors and interactions with students.
• Care for the room and equipment: submitting written supply request to the Director on specified date each month, and reporting in writing, equipment (both indoor and outdoor) that needs repair.
• Cooperate with Sunday School and Extended Day teachers or others sharing the room.
• Keep ongoing, written, anecdotal records, developmental checklists, evaluations, conference notes, work samples (portfolio) for each child in your class. A copy of Developmental checklists, evaluations, and conference notes will be kept in child’s office file for the duration of their attendance at the preschool.
• Plan for any needed parent conferences either by telephone or in person.
• Plan and make arrangements for activities involving the class, cooperating with the Director and other teachers in activities involving the whole school. (Special/theme days, class parties, etc.)
• Positively communicate needs and expectations with Support Staff.
• Assist with child bathroom/diapering needs as age appropriate
• Be present during contracted teaching hours 8:30-2:30, and 30 minutes before (8:00) and after (3:00) student arrival and dismissal.
• Be trained in and able to perform routine first aid procedures and CPR.
• Follow State Minimum Standards for Licensed Child-Care Centers and help maintain compliance.
• Participate in all staff meetings, recommended training programs (24 hours required annually by state), conferences, and parent meetings.
• Be actively responsible for and physically able to maintain the general safety, supervision, and management of a class.
• Work with other teachers, staff, and Director as part of a team focused on the best interest of the child.
• Serve as an ambassador for the school in the larger community of Dripping Springs.
• Support the vision and mission statement of Pathways School.

QUALIFICATIONS

Persons serving as a Pathways School teacher must meet the qualifications as stated in the State Minimum Standards for the Day Care Centers. He or she must have appropriate early childhood training and/or be experienced in a preschool, child-care center, or elementary school setting. This person must be a positive, sensitive, and mature individual who is able to relate well to both children and adults.