Kindergarten Lead Teacher

A Day in the Life

Your day is 8:00 AM to 3:00 PM. Mornings: phonics block — letter-sound work, blending CVC words, decodable readers in small groups. Math after snack — number sense routines, counting collections, addition within 10 with manipulatives. Quran for 45 minutes mid-morning with the specialist. Lunch and recess at midday. Wudu and in-class Dhuhr in the early afternoon, after zawal. Specials rotation (Arabic, Islamic Studies, PE / Art / Music depending on the day), then writers' workshop — single sentences with a capital, finger space, and end punctuation — story time, dismissal at 3:00 PM.

Qualifications

Required

• • Bachelor's degree.
• • Authorization to work in the US (we do not sponsor employment authorization).

Preferred

• • 2+ years lead-classroom experience teaching Kindergarten or early elementary.
• • Structured-literacy training (LETRS, Orton-Gillingham, FUNdations, Heggerty, or similar).
• • North Carolina K-6 teaching license, or in the process of obtaining one.

Key Focus Areas

Skills, Duties, and Responsibilities

• • Teaches all letter-sound correspondences; blends CVC words with magnetic letters and decodable readers.
• • Builds a high-frequency word bank to approximately 50 words by year-end.
• • Develops number sense to 100; teaches addition and subtraction within 10 with concrete objects.
• • Models and assesses sentence-level writing: capital, finger space, end punctuation.
• • Establishes morning meeting routines: greeting, calendar, weather, attendance.
• • Builds reading and listening stamina over the year (5 minutes in September → 20+ in May).
• • Conducts running records starting mid-year to inform guided-reading groupings.
• • Establishes a safe, orderly classroom and a culture grounded in Akhlaq.
• • Manages classroom behavior using a graduated, restorative approach. Public shame and physical discipline are not used.
• • Walks students to wudu and leads in-class Dhuhr prayer daily. Reinforces Islamic etiquette (greetings, Bismillah, right hand for eating) throughout the day.
• • Knows and applies the NC Standard Course of Study and Common Core State Standards for Kindergarten; develops lesson plans aligned to them.
• • Conducts formative and summative assessment routinely; adjusts instruction within days, not months.
• • Differentiates instruction across reading levels, math fluency, and home-language background.
• • Submits weekly lesson plans, mid-quarter check-ins, and quarterly report cards on time.
• • Communicates proactively with parents through school-approved channels about progress, milestones, and concerns.
• • Collaborates with grade-level peers and subject specialists during weekly faculty meetings.
• • Participates in school-wide events: open houses, Eid celebrations, family nights, end-of-year program.
• • Open to feedback from administration and peers. Participates in professional development.
• • Other duties as assigned by the Head of School.

Faith Expectations

Lead teachers are not required to be practicing Muslims. All faculty are expected to respect the school’s Islamic mission, support daily prayer and Islamic etiquette in the classroom, and adhere to the dress and conduct standards in the Staff Handbook.

Compensation & Benefits

• • Salary: competitive, based on experience and credentials.
• • Benefits: paid school-year holidays and breaks (including Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha), professional-development budget, and tuition discount for staff children enrolled at Al-Razi School.