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Head Teacher - Early Childhood (January 2026 Start Date)
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Our Commitment to Excellence
Highly qualified teachers, specialists, and therapists with graduate degrees and the necessary certifications in their respective areas of expertise come together at Gateway to transform the lives of students and their families. To ensure a high standard of teaching for the benefit of every student, all faculty and therapists participate in an ongoing, intellectually challenging professional development program. Every professional demonstrates:
- a love of teaching
- dedication to Gateway’s mission to teach students the skills, strategies, and content necessary for successful integration into mainstream classrooms
- the belief that each student can learn provided they receive appropriate and effective research-based instruction
Professional Development
At Gateway, teachers, specialists, and therapists participate in and contribute to a community of learners that reflects on its practice individually and as a group. Motivated daily by the wonder of each student’s accomplishments, Gateway’s professionals work hard and grow in knowledge and skill as they blend their classroom experiences with their weekly training. Through its professional development program, Gateway guarantees expert instruction for students with learning disabilities.
Through required course participation, in-house lectures, workshops, individual coaching, and recurrent observations and evaluation, Gateway faculty and therapists acquire the knowledge and instructional skills required for successful remediation of a Gateway student’s reading, writing, math, or other learning disability.
Run by staff developers and program leadership, the primary areas of focus of Gateway’s professional development program are:
- direct, explicit, sequential, multisensory instruction
- the impact of language on how a student thinks, feels, and learns
- how to use language when teaching students with language-based learning disabilities, attention deficit, and other learning disabilities, in accordance with the Classroom Language Dynamics program
- diagnostic instruction and how it guides the individualization of instruction
- curriculum development, including unit and class planning, to strategically weave together skills, strategies, and content
The Gateway Lower School, serving students ages 5-10, is seeking nurturing and collaborative individuals with a Special Education and Early Childhood/Elementary background to join our teaching team. The Head Teacher develops, implements and assesses the efficacy of instruction in all subjects. The position involves daily collaboration with the Assistant Teacher and other professionals. The ideal candidate is an experienced independent school teacher with a strong desire to work in a collaborative environment and a commitment to teaching students with language-based learning disabilities.
The Gateway School offers a competitive compensation package and a comprehensive professional development program. The annual salary range is $63,000 - $85,000. Salary will be pro-rated based on the start date. To apply, please submit in one PDF a resume, cover letter, and list of three professional references that includes email and phone contact information. Please submit by email to Posting135@gatewayschool.org and indicate position of interest in the email subject line. The Gateway School is an equal opportunity employer.
Qualifications:
- Master’s degree in Special Education and current NYS teaching certification
- Minimum of two years of teaching experience. Early Childhood experience preferred.
- Independent school experience preferred
- Knowledge of the cognitive, linguistic, and developmental needs of elementary students
- Training in and experience teaching using Preventing Academic Failure, The Hochman Method/The Writing Revolution and Singapore Math preferred
- Strong classroom management, communication and organizational skills
- Experience implementing multisensory, explicit instruction designed to meet students’ instructional needs
- Demonstrated commitment to, and experience with, diversity, equity, and/or inclusion work
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement:
It is the policy of The Gateway School to ensure equal employment opportunity without discrimination or harassment on the basis of actual or perceived race, color, creed, ethnicity, national origin, citizenship, religion, sex, gender, gender identity, age, disability (including pregnancy-related conditions), marital status, familial or caregiver status, status as a victim of domestic violence, sex offenses, or stalking, sexual orientation, sexual and reproductive health decisions, predisposing genetic characteristics, genetic information, criminal history, arrest record, veteran or military status (disabled, recently separated and other protected and armed forces services veterans), or any other characteristic protected by law.
For 60 years, The Gateway School has transformed the lives of bright children who experience academic difficulty as a result of language-based learning disabilities (e.g., dyslexia, reading and writing disorders), attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), executive function disorder, or auditory processing difficulties. Located on Manhattan’s Upper West Side, Gateway enrolls approximately 150 students between the ages of 5-14. In small classes with a low student-to-teacher ratio, faculty and therapists meet students where they are, individualize instruction accordingly, and help them to become skilled, strategic, independent learners, capable of successfully advocating for themselves in their lives beyond Gateway.
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