SAR Academy

Dual-curriculum Modern Orthodox Jewish day school

Hebrew Immersion Teacher - Early Learning Center

Early Childhood EducationConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-timeNew York, NY, USA$60k - $70k /yrIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

Proficiency in Hebrew.
Strong collaboration and teamwork skills.
Ability to build meaningful connections with young children and foster an atmosphere of mutual respect.
A positive, creative, and solution-oriented approach to problem-solving.
Understanding of social, emotional, and cognitive development in early childhood.
Experience differentiating instruction in a diverse classroom setting.
A creative, flexible, and open-minded approach to teaching.

Responsibilities

Collaborate with a co-teacher to develop and implement curriculum, lessons, and activities.
Foster a warm, inclusive, and engaging learning environment with differentiated instruction.
Create interactive lessons centered on chagim and Jewish values.
Effectively manage the classroom to support student learning and development.
Maintain open communication with students, parents, and administrators regarding students’ progress.
Participate in school duties outside the classroom, including arrival, lunch, and dismissal duty.

Desired Qualifications

Native Hebrew speaker.
Familiarity with Israeli preschool culture, including Hebrew songs commonly sung in Israeli early childhood classrooms.

Salary Range: 60000 to 70000 (Currency: USD) (Pay period: per-year-salary)

SAR Academy, a Modern Orthodox, co-educational day school in Riverdale, NY, is now accepting resumes for Hebrew Immersion Teachers for the 2026-2027 school year in the Early Learning Center (Nursery-Kindergarten).

Responsibilities:

- Collaborate with a Co-Teacher to develop and implement curriculum, lessons, and activiites

- Foster a warm, inclusive, and engaging learning environment with differentiated instruction

- Create interactive lessons centered on chagim and Jewish values

- Effectively manage the classroom to support student learning and development

-Maintain open communication with students, parents and administrators regarding students’ progress

-Participate in school duties outside the classroom, including arrival, lunch, and dismissal duty

Qualifications:

- Proficiency in Hebrew; native Hebrew speaker preferred

- Familiarity with Israeli preschool culture, including Hebrew songs commonly sung in Israeli early childhood classrooms

- Strong collaboration and teamwork skills

- Ability to build meaningful connections with young children and foster an atmosphere of mutual respect

- Positive, creative, and solution-oriented approach to problem-solving

- Understanding of social, emotional, and cognitive development in early childhood

- Experience differentiating instruction in a diverse classroom setting

- Creative, flexible, and open-minded approach to teaching

About SAR:

SAR Academy is a Modern Orthodox co-educational nursery through grade 8 day school located in Riverdale, NY. We are dedicated to the belief that every child possesses a divine spark, has unique worth as an individual and should be encouraged to achieve according to his or her ability. Our warm environment promotes confidence, creativity and enthusiasm for learning. In our approach to academics, we nurture students to develop intellectual curiosity, critical thinking skills and a lifelong love of both Torah and Secular studies.

About the Company

SAR Academy

Dual-curriculum Modern Orthodox Jewish day school

SAR Academy & SAR High School runs a private, co-educational day school system in Riverdale with a dual curriculum that combines rigorous Judaic studies and General Studies for students from ages 2 through 18. It operates three divisions—the Early Learning Center, SAR Academy, and SAR High School—with an integrated program that includes Talmud, Tanakh, English, math, science, and arts, taught in a Beit Midrash-inspired, inquiry-based environment on an open-architecture campus. The school differentiates itself with its “grand conversation between Torah and the world” approach and Open Education design, emphasizing community, chesed, tzedek, and Medinat Yisrael, while funding itself through tuition and fundraising. Its goal is to cultivate lifelong independent learners who think critically, act ethically, and integrate Jewish values with modern knowledge to contribute to their communities.

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