Teacher (Primer Leader) | Alabama

Primer Leaders are the heartbeat of a Primer campus. You take kids seriously, build deep relationships with families, and create a stable, joyful, consistent learning environment.

This is not a traditional classroom job. It blends instructional leadership, operations management, family partnership, and culture creation. You teach literacy, math, execute Pursuits that are a cross of science and social studies, and manage the daily rhythm of your cohort.

This work requires ownership, judgment, follow-through, and comfortability making decisions on your own. You are the quarterback of your classroom and a core member of the campus team.

- Maintain a classroom culture where students feel respected, known, and safe

- K–2: Teach daily lessons in reading, writing, and math through small-group instruction

- 3–8: Teach daily literacy lessons, provide instructional support as students work through an individualized digital math curriculum, and partner closely with math Content Teachers to drive individual progress.

- Know where every student is in math and literacy: pacing, mastery, misconceptions

- Comfortably use our school’s operations digital platform to monitor student progress and keep the day running smoothly

- Run high-quality Pursuits, Primer’s interdisciplinary curriculum for applied learning

- Follow a predictable daily schedule and keep students on track

- Support on-going admissions by running prospective family campus tours

- Share regular classroom updates with families and your campus team

- Participate in daily staff check-ins and weekly team communications

- Keep the classroom organized, safe, and optimized for learning

- Ensure students consistently follow school routines and expectations, including uniforms

- Follow all school safety procedures, including emergency drills and incident protocols

- Respond promptly to operational needs, requests, and school workflows

- Collaborate with teammates for coverage and problem-solving

- Maintain a consistent, calm presence that supports the entire campus

- You have 3+ years experience as a lead teacher, homeschooling parent or child care provider for K-8 kids.

- Strong communication with students, families, and teammates

- Ability to create a calm, structured, positive classroom environment

- Organized, prepared, and able to keep routines running smoothly

- Comfort using technology for instruction and tracking student progress

- Collaboration first — willing to problem-solve with others and ask questions early

- Proactive mindset: anticipates challenges and addresses small issues before they grow