Working at High Meadows

List of 4 items.

• Administrative and Staff (non-teaching) Positions

  We do not have any job openings at this time.

• Faculty Positions

  We do not have any job openings at this time.

• Substitute Teacher Inquiries

  We are currently accepting applications for  Substitute Teachers at all grade levels:
  
  Pre-K
  Early Years
  Elementary Years
  Middle Years (grades 6-8)
  Full Day Hours:  7:45 a.m. – 3:45 p.m.
  
  Description: We are looking for experienced, energetic, and collaborative individuals to join our team of outstanding substitute teachers, serving all grade levels Pre-K through Middle Years. We also have substitute needs for our Connections classes (PE, Music, Theatre Arts, Visual Arts, Tech, Spanish, Library, and Sustainability). We follow a progressive educational philosophy, which is a student-centered model and we look for educators to hold our students to a high standard and work successfully within a team.  (Our Pre-K through 5th-grade classrooms have two full-time teachers in each classroom; Middle Years has one teacher in each classroom; Connections classes have one full-time teacher.)
  
  Essential Job Functions:
  
  

  1. Follows instruction/lesson plans from the classroom teacher.
  2. Models professional teaching, learning, classroom management, and supervision.
  3. Responsible for student involvement and models appropriate behavior for students.
  4. Engages children as individuals in a way that allows them to grow in their own ability.
  5. Models effective communication and relationship building with parents, students, and colleagues.
  6. Teaches, promotes, and practices academic integrity.
  7. Maintains confidentiality of all High Meadows School families and school information, as well as models and builds professional relationships with colleagues, parents, and staff at all times.
  8. Starts the day with morning carpool and/or ends the day with afternoon carpool if the classroom teacher was assigned to carpool.
  9. Willing to be contacted at the last minute.

  
  Credential Requirements: 
  
  

  • Three to five years of teaching experience (within the past five years) as a teacher or similar experience with children
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Education preferred
  • Progressive Education experience preferred
  • Current GA Teaching Certification preferred
  • Collaborative and interdisciplinary instruction experience preferred

  
  Knowledge and Skill Set Requirements:
  
  

  • Must have excellent communication and interpersonal skills with a passion and energy for teaching children.
  • Must have a demonstrated ability to clearly communicate, collaborate, and work effectively in a partnership.
  • Must understand the academic, social, behavioral, and emotional development milestones of children.
  • Must utilize positive discipline in a progressive educational setting.

  
  Physical Requirements:
  
  This position requires physical mobility, including climbing, balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, crawling, reaching, standing, walking, pushing, pulling, lifting, grasping, feeling, talking, and hearing. It may also require running and/or the ability to lift or restrain a child. This position is subject to environmental conditions, as educational activities occur both inside and outside of the buildings.
  
  Please send a cover letter indicating grade level of interest (educational philosophy, if available) and resume to HR, HR@highmeadows.org.  (Please, no phone calls.  If you have previously submitted a resume to our school, there is no need to re-apply. Only candidates selected for the next step will be contacted.)

• Camp Positions

  Visit our High Meadows Camp employment page for hiring schedules for the summer.