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Employment Type: Full Time, 10 month, Benefits eligible

Start Date:  August 2026

Job Summary:

Paideia is a preK-12 college preparatory school of over 1000 students in the Emory University area of Atlanta; the elementary school enrolls 350 students grades K-6. The elementary program includes twelve full-day, self-contained classrooms. There are two teachers in each class of twenty-six to twenty-eight children. Teachers work together as lead teacher and assistant or as two co-lead teachers.  Children remain with their own teacher throughout the day with the exception of classes with specialists including art, music, physical education, and library.

Duties and Responsibilities:

The permanent sub is a full-time position at Paideia School. The permanent sub may step in to teach during various intervals of the day in different classrooms. This person reports to the Elementary office every morning for classroom placement. When there is not a need for a sub, this person has a scheduled rotation through classrooms to assist teachers.   

Duties can include

• Follow lesson plans provided by the regular teacher
• Work collaboratively with classroom teachers to plan and execute lessons
• Manage classroom effectively  encourage student participation
• Adapt teaching to fit the needs of individual students. 
• Supervise students in and out of the classroom
• Facilitate conflict resolution with individuals or groups of students.  
• Assist with small reading groups
• Assist teachers with playground monitoring 
• Occasional substitute carpool duty

Required Skills and Abilities: 

Important personal qualities include a love of working with children and a desire to learn from lead teachers in the classroom and an ability to create a positive, nurturing environment for the student.  

Minimum Qualifications:

Applicants must have a BA and at least a year of working with elementary school aged children.

Application Notes:

Interested applicants should submit a resume, cover letter and contact information for three references via our online application.

Salary is commensurate with education and experience. A robust benefits package is offered for benefits-eligible positions. Paideia School is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

For more information about our commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion, our focus on both social and emotional learning with rigorous academic offerings and opportunities for extra curricular learning, please visit our website at www.paideiaschool.org.

About The Paideia School

Paideia is a K-12 college preparatory school of 999 students in the Emory University area of Atlanta; the elementary school enrolls 333 students. The elementary program includes twelve full-day, self-contained classrooms grades K-6. There are two teachers in each class of twenty-six to twenty-eight children. Teachers work together as lead teacher and assistant or as two co-lead teachers. Other than classes with specialists including art, music, physical education, and library, children remain with their own teachers throughout the day. We believe the constellation of relative strengths and weaknesses among any group of students can differ widely; teachers decide when and how to offer extra help, when and where to augment a task to provide extra challenge, and when and why to take a step back to allow a child to process information. Social development is an integral part of a child’s maturation. Teachers help children learn how to work together cooperatively and effectively.

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