Working at High Meadows

There are no current administrative/staff openings at this time.

High Meadows School is an independent, co-educational day school in Roswell, Georgia (a northern suburb of Atlanta) serving 325 children, preschool through eighth grade. The school’s innovative, inquiry-based, integrated curriculum emphasizes the love of learning, creativity, meaningful connections and environmental responsibility. The school is highly respected and consistently recognized for best practices by major educational organizations including the International Baccalaureate Organization (IB) and SAIS-AdvancED.

Our educators are experienced, energetic, and collaborative individuals who follow a constructivist, progressive educational philosophy which is student-centered and hold kids to high but reasonable standards.  We look for educators who maintain excellence in relationships with families, work successfully within a team, and understand developmentally appropriate practices for students at different grade levels.  At High Meadows, we believe that children possess a drive for cognitive, physical, and social engagement—a drive that is developed and enhanced by an environment that promotes academic challenge, creativity, personal responsibility, and a positive self-image.

For August 2023, there are openings for:

• Elementary Co-teacher
• Part-Time P.E. Teacher
• Art Teacher
• Middle Years Humanities-English Teacher
• Middle Years Math & Science Teacher
• Part-Time Support Teacher 

Click the links above for each job description.

High Meadows School does not discriminate on the basis of disability, race, color, creed, national origin, religion, veteran status, sex, age or sexual orientation in employment, admission of students or in providing its services in any manner.  This job description may be revised at any time by High Meadows School. It not a contract of employment.  All employment at High Meadows School is at-will, such that employment may be terminated by either party at any time. 

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 classroom teacher was assigned to carpool.
9. Willing to be contacted at last minute.

Credential Requirements:

• Three to five years teaching experience (within 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 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.  Also, the position may 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, no need to re-apply. Only candidates selected for the next step will be contacted.)

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