Early Years Homeroom Teacher

Kaohsiung American School (KAS) Elementary School is seeking a thoughtful, reflective, and nurturing Early Years Homeroom Teacher to join our vibrant learning community. The successful candidate will demonstrate a deep understanding of early childhood development and a commitment to creating learning experiences that are responsive to children’s curiosity, interests, and developmental needs. Learning in our Early Years classrooms is play-based, inquiry-driven, and relationship-centered, with teachers intentionally designing environments and experiences that invite exploration, creativity, communication, and meaning-making. Educators view themselves as co-learners and facilitators, using observation, documentation, and reflection to guide instruction and support each child’s growth.

Required Qualifications include:

• A minimum of three years of teaching experience in an early childhood, elementary, or international school setting
• A valid elementary or early childhood teaching license
• Experience teaching within a U.S.-based or international curriculum framework
• Strong understanding of developmentally appropriate practice for young learners

Preferred Qualifications Include:

• Experience designing child-centered, inquiry-based learning experiences that emerge from students’ questions, interests, and ideas
• Ability to create intentional learning environments using open-ended materials, learning centers, and thoughtfully designed spaces that promote independence, collaboration, and problem-solving
• Strong knowledge of early literacy development, including oral language, phonological awareness, emergent reading, and early writing through play and authentic experiences
• Experience supporting early numeracy, including number sense, patterning, spatial awareness, measurement, and mathematical thinking through hands-on exploration
• Skill in using observation and documentation to inform planning, assessment, and communication with families
• Experience collaborating in Professional Learning Communities (PLCs) and contributing to shared planning, reflection, and professional growth
• Experience with collaborating and working with instructional coaches
• Confidence in using technology to document learning, communicate with families, and enhance instructional practice

Professional Dispositions and Community Engagement

• Strong communication skills and the ability to build warm, respectful relationships with children, colleagues, and families
• A flexible, reflective, and growth-oriented mindset, with the ability to adapt practice based on student needs and ongoing learning
• A collaborative team player who contributes positively to school culture and continuous improvement efforts
• Willingness to participate in the school’s After-School Activities (ASA) program
• Demonstrated respect for cultural diversity and the needs of multilingual learners; experience or training in EAL is an asset
• A commitment to engaging in a diverse professional community that is actively developing its DEIJ principles and practices

About KAS: 

Kaohsiung American School (KAS) is a private, not-for-profit day school established in 1989 for the children of expatriate families in Kaohsiung. The school is accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges, and offers the IB’s MYP and DP programmes. We receive annual grants and sponsorship from the US Department of State.

Kaohsiung American School moved into its beautiful, purpose-built campus buildings in 2015/2016. We are recognized as the premier international school in southern Taiwan. We currently enroll 790 students from 40+ countries, although most of our students share Taiwanese heritage and Mandarin as a first language. Every year, 65–85% of our students are full IB Diploma candidates, and almost all other students will take certificates in one or more subject areas. All our students are multilingual learners.

KAS is Committed to Child Safeguarding

• KAS conducts rigorous background and reference checks on all candidates. 
• Employees and volunteers at KAS receive training to recognize signs of abuse and neglect and are required to report suspected incidents of child abuse and neglect. 
• Our child protection response team uses a team-based approach to respond to each reported incident in accordance with Taiwanese law and international best practices. 
• KAS is committed to supporting and recognizing the identities of all students. We foster an environment free of discrimination and other forms of identity-based harm. 

Kaohsiung American School (KAS) is a private, not-for-profit day school established in 1989 for the children of expatriate families in Kaohsiung. KAS is accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC), and offers the IB’s MYP and DP programmes. We hold memberships in the East Asia Regional Council of Schools (EARCOS), AAIE, CIS, AISA and other regional and global school associations. Our modern campus includes certified LEED Gold and Silver facilities.