2nd Grade Teacher
2026-2027 School Year, starts August 5, 2026
SOAR’s collective responsibility is to offer a holistic approach to education that implements rigorous academic instruction in conjunction with an active classroom. Our model challenges students to think critically and take active roles in their classrooms and communities. Our school gives students the academic and character-building skills they need as learners and leaders.
SOAR Vision: SOAR students create full and meaningful lives, enrich our democracy, and create a more just society.
Second grade is a powerful year—students move from foundational skills to fluency, stamina, and deeper thinking. We are seeking a dedicated, intellectually curious, and student-centered 2nd Grade Teacher to join our diverse learning community. This role is ideal for an educator who believes academic rigor, inclusion, and joy belong together and who is excited to stretch students as readers, writers, mathematicians, and problem-solvers.
About Our Community
Our school is a vibrant, inclusive environment where:
- Diversity is celebrated and centered
- Relationships come first
- Families are true partners
- Social-emotional learning and academics go hand in hand
- Educators collaborate, grow, and support one another
Second grade is where learners build confidence and independence—and where teachers play a critical role in shaping strong academic habits and mindsets.
What You’ll Do
As a 2nd Grade Teacher, you will:
- Design and deliver rigorous, standards-aligned instruction across literacy and math
- Strengthen reading fluency, comprehension, and written expression, supporting students to think, discuss, and write with increasing complexity
- Deepen mathematical understanding through problem-solving, reasoning, and multiple strategies
- Use assessment data to plan targeted instruction
- Differentiate instruction to meet the needs of diverse learners, including multilingual learners and students with IEPs
- Foster student independence, perseverance, and ownership of learning
- Create a structured, engaging classroom environment that supports focus, collaboration, and academic discourse
- Collaborate with instructional assistants, instructional coaches, special education staff, and grade-level teammates
- Communicate clearly and consistently with families about progress, goals, and growth
Who You Are
You might be a great fit if you:
- Believe all students deserve access to grade-level rigor with appropriate scaffolds
- Have a valid Teaching License
- Have strong knowledge of literacy development beyond decoding, including comprehension and writing
- Value mathematical thinking and conceptual understanding
- Use data to inform instruction while keeping students at the center
- Are reflective, organized, and eager to refine your practice
- Embrace culturally responsive, inclusive teaching
Why Join Us?
- Supportive leadership and a collaborative team culture
- A diverse, joyful student community
- Commitment to staff wellness and professional growth
- Supportive instructional leadership and coaching
- The opportunity to shape strong academic identities at a critical stage of development
- Higher pay and better benefits than Denver Public Schools and neighboring districts.
- Teachers in our community receive a twice-yearly bonus in recognition of their commitment to serving a school community with significant needs and tremendous strengths.
If you are excited to challenge students academically, support them holistically, and be part of a community that believes rigor and care are inseparable, we would love to learn more about you.
Apply today and help our 2nd graders grow into confident readers, thinkers, and leaders.
Pay: $60,000.00 - $90,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- Dental insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Professional development assistance
- Tuition reimbursement
- Vision insurance
Work Location: In person
