Job Description

Position: Kindergarten Teacher
Posting Dates: August 20, 2026 - Open Until Filled
Reports to: Great Lakes Elementary School
Beginning: August 2026

**Minimum starting salary of $55,000 a year**

Qualifications:

• Valid Michigan teaching certificate required.
• Elementary ( ZG) endorsement or similar endorsement required.

Job Responsibilities:

• Plan and lead learning experiences that align with curriculum standards and foster student engagement
• Responsible for lesson planning and instruction of the Kindergarten curriculum.
• Demonstrates ability to differentiate instruction by creating challenging and engaging learning opportunities for all students.
• Conducts ongoing assessment of student learning and progress, and modifies instructional methods to fit student needs.
• Continues to acquire professional knowledge and learning of current developments in the educational field by attending seminars, workshops, or professional development meetings.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Physical Requirements and Working Conditions:

• Reaching Extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction.
• Lifting Raising objects from a lower to a higher position or moving objects horizontally from position to position. This factor is important if it occurs to a considerable degree and requires the substantial use of the upper extremities and back muscles.
• Grasping Applying pressure to an object with the fingers and palm.
• Talking Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word; those activities where detailed or important spoken instructions must be conveyed to other workers accurately, loudly, or quickly.
• Hearing Perceiving the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels with or without correction, and having the ability to receive detailed information through oral communication, and making fine discriminations in sound.
• Repetitive motions Making substantial movements (motions) of the wrists, hands, and/or fingers.
• The worker is subject to environmental conditions.
• The worker should provide consistent and reliable attendance.