Lead Hebrew Teacher for Pre-K/K

Austin, TX 

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About the
Position

Role: Hebrew Teacher for Pre-K/K
Location: Austin, TX (in person)
Hours: Full-time (M-Fr between 8:00AM – 4:00PM)
Start date: August 1, 2025

About Us

Hadar Jewish Classical Elementary Academy will open in Fall 2025 with classes in Pre-K through to Grade 4.

Hadar is committed to academic excellence, a classical foundation, Torah Judaism, and Hebrew fluency. Our pedagogy embraces classical education, individualized and rigorous learning, and language immersion. We aim to equip students with a strong grasp and appreciation of the foundational ideas and texts of Judaism and Western civilization. Our teachers aspire to prepare our students to lead lives of purpose and civic leadership, and to foster a strong connection to their Jewish heritage.

Core Values

America and Israel are two exceptional nations, which every Jew should celebrate, preserve, and strengthen.

The great ideas, books, and history of Western civilization are worthy of study and transmit wisdom from generation to generation.

The canonical texts of Jewish civilization are indispensable for forming confident and covenantal Jews.

Hebrew holds special significance as our spiritual and communal language.

The pursuit of excellence in every academic and cultural field is expected and nurtured.

Our Pre-K and Kindergarten program students are exposed to full Hebrew immersion, and our elementary students continue to spend a large portion of their time focused on Hebrew.

We seek to build a team of faculty who are excellent in their fields, eager to continue learning, and inspired to bring the best of Jewish, Israeli and broader Western traditions into their classrooms. In return, we are committed to promoting the flourishing of our faculty through administrative support, professional development opportunities, and competitive salaries and benefits.

Qualifications

  • Native level of Hebrew proficiency
  • BA degree in a related field from a fully accredited college 
  • Minimum of 3 years of teaching experience at the preschool level, and strong classroom management skills
  • Intermediate or higher English proficiency and ability to engage in sensitive communication with parents
  • Strong understanding and/or willingness to implement classical approaches
  • Ability to create an immersive Hebrew environment for beginner-level students
  • Willingness to support and implement Hadar’s Orthodox Hashkafa  
  • Comfortable in a startup environment with ability to show flexibility and initiative  
  • Exceptional organizational skills for lesson planning
  • Strong classroom management abilities
  • Ability to create a positive and nurturing learning environment. 
  • Be willing to meet the emotional and physical needs of preschool children with warmth, respect and understanding.
  • Commitment to fostering character development, moral values and a love of learning 
  • Willingness to collaborate with colleagues, parents, and administrators to support student success

Responsibilities

We are currently accepting applications for a Hebrew Preschool Teacher (Pre-K/K). The teacher will utilize a bespoke curriculum to teach Hebrew language, Judaics, and Israeli culture to preschool children. 

We invite applicants who are aligned with a traditional Jewish worldview, who love and value children, demonstrate excellent character, are committed to our core values and unafraid of rigorous and disciplined education, and are eager to bring classical pedagogy into the classroom.

This position has the following responsibilities:

  • Teach Hebrew language, Jewish traditions, Chagim, halacha, and Israeli culture to preschool children by means of a bespoke Hebrew immersion curriculum.
  • Develop and maintain a strong classical culture where teachers promote rigour and respect, and students approach learning and intellectual challenges with joy and resilience, while showing kindness to their teachers and classmates.
  • Inspire students to discover wisdom, truth, and beauty in their surroundings.
  • Foster curiosity, memory, imitation of greatness, and rational thinking by helping children to memorize traditional stories and poems, and by creating meaningful learning experiences.
  • Engage in professional development with the Lobel Center for Jewish Classical Education and other like-minded educational bodies.  
  • Respect and uphold our core Orthodox and classical values
  • Engage in record-keeping, assessments, parent communication, and other associated tasks as the job may require.  
  • Collaborate with Lobel Center Curriculum Team

Compensation
& Benefits

Benefits:

  • Salary consistent with experience
  • Health, dental, and vision insurance
  • 401k
  • 10 days’ combined PTO
  • A six-week summer break

Perks:

  • Option for early pre-Shabbat departure on Friday afternoons
  • No school on Jewish holidays
  • Opportunity to be an ambassador of the first US Jewish Classical Elementary School

Application Process

First Applications Deadline: 16 January 2025
Second Applications Deadline: 12 March 2025

To apply, please send your CV to

Hadar Academy is a school that admits students of any race, color, national, and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national, and ethnic origin in administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship and loan programs, and athletic and other school-administered programs.