Long Term Substitute Position Lower Elementary
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Job Location:
New Orleans, LA - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
11 hours ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Department: Lower School
Reports to: Head of Lower School
Classification: Full Time Temporary
Hours: 40 hours a week
Start Date: Late February 2026
The Louise S. McGehee School is now accepting applications for a dynamic innovative first grade teacher who enthusiastically invests themself in all aspects of the education process and the school-wide community. Qualified candidates will possess a Bachelors degree in Education or have a degree and teaching experience that demonstrates significant strength in these areas. Classroom teaching experience required; experience with Bridges math curriculum preferred.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- Maintain a full-time teaching load.
- Implement lesson plans for class assigned reading vocabulary grammar/writing math and social studies instruction designed by the teacher in collaboration with the grade level team and modify or adapt as driven by the needs of the students while still meeting the established curricular goals.
- Use rubrics and assessments provided by the teacher to assess students on a regular basis and communicate with students about their progress.
- Record and report on final grades as well as help draft report card comments in collaboration with the grade level teachers and administrative team.
- Fulfill assigned duties to monitor students in various capacities as designated by lower school protocols.
- Clearly and effectively communicate with faculty students and parents.
Qualifications/Experience:
- A bachelors degree
- Have at least two years of classroom teaching experience.
- A passion for teaching children.
- A commitment to continuous improvement.
- Applicants must be authorized to work lawfully in the United States.
Physical Requirements and Work Environment:
- Regularly works in standard office or classroom conditions and climate.
- Regularly uses close and distance vision including working at a computer screen for extended periods of time.
- Frequently required to move around the office/classroom; works at a desk for extended periods of time.
- Ability to maintain appropriate boundaries with students fellow staff and community members.
- Ability to stand for extended periods of time.
- Physical agility to lift up to 25 pounds to shoulder height and 50 pounds to waist height; and to bend to stoop to reach to sit on the floor to climb stairs to walk and to reach overhead.
- Ability to perform the essential functions of the position with or without reasonable accommodations.
Louise S. McGehee School is an equal opportunity employer dedicated to building an inclusive and diverse workforce. McGehee does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race religious creed color national origin ancestry physical disability mental disability medical condition marital status sex gender or gender identity age sexual orientation or any other status protected by applicable federal state or local law.
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Key Skills
- Experience Working With Students
- Early Childhood Education
- Classroom Management
- Classroom Experience
- Lesson Planning
- Preschool Experience
- Special Education
- Computer Literacy
- Teaching
- Cordova
- Experience with Children
- Toddler Care
About Company
Louise S. McGehee School is a private, independent preschool, pre-K, kindergarten, elementary, middle and high school in New Orleans. We are a leading all-girls prep school drawing students from Algiers, Garden District, Gentilly, Lakeview, Marigny, Metairie, Midcity, River Ridge, Upt ... View more
