Long-term Substitute 1st Grade Teacher

• 6 weeks High Meadows School Roswell, GA Job Details Temporary From $185 a day 8 hours ago Qualifications School experience Teamwork Student behavioral support Interpersonal skills Education Working with students Teaching experience with young children Collaborative teaching Full Job Description High Meadows School & Camp in North Atlanta (Roswell), Georgia is seeking an experienced educator to serve as a 1st Grade Long-Term Substitute Co-Lead Teacher for approximately six weeks•starting approximately November 2•December 18, 2026, due to maternity leave.

This temporary position will join an established co-teaching classroom and work in close partnership with the other 1st grade co-lead teacher to provide continuity, care, and engaging learning for students throughout the assignment. About the 1st Grade Long-Term Substitute Role High Meadows uses a co-teaching model in Pre-K through 3rd grade. The long-term substitute will be a consistent member of the 1st grade teaching team. Working alongside the classroom co-lead teacher, this educator will help maintain established routines, support planned learning experiences, participate in classroom responsibilities, and build meaningful relationships with students and families. Our 42-acre wooded campus

• with meadows, forest, outdoor learning spaces, and an active barnyard
• extends learning well beyond four classroom walls.

Students are encouraged to ask questions, explore ideas, collaborate, and take an active role in their learning. Knowledge and Skill Set Requirements The successful candidate will be motivated, nurturing, creative, self-directed, and highly collaborative. This position requires excellent communication and interpersonal skills; an understanding of the academic, social, behavioral, and emotional development of early elementary children; comfort working in a teaching partnership; and the ability to nurture and appropriately challenge each student. Experience with positive discipline in a progressive educational setting is preferred. Comfortable working with a team to design learning environments that are focused on creativity and innovation, striving to challenge students to a deeper thinking level and to develop a yearning for greater understanding. Qualifications Required

• Two to three years of recent teaching experience (within the past five years) as a classroom teacher or similar experience with children.
• Bachelor's degree; a degree in Education is preferred.
• Recent experience working with early elementary-age children; 1st grade experience is preferred.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a co-teaching model and provide consistent classroom support for the full assignment.
• Progressive education, co-teaching, multi-age classroom, and/or IB/PYP experience preferred.
• Willingness to complete required school training and background-screening requirements. Successful long-term substitute teachers at High Meadows are punctual, dependable, adaptable, and collaborative. They take initiative, honor established classroom practices, foster meaningful relationships with students, and understand that continuity matters
• especially during an extended classroom assignment.

Application Process Please apply via our school website, www.highmeadows.

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select About Us, then Working at High Meadows, and scroll to Active Vacancies. Select the vacancy and click "." Questions? Email HR Manager Jane Murphy at . High Meadows School and Camp does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, age, religion, sex, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or status as a protected veteran in employment, admission of students, or in providing its services in any manner.

Pay:

From $185.00 per day

Work Location:

In person