3rd Grade Teacher - Long Term Substitute - January through June 2026

Cape Elizabeth School Department•Elizabeth, ME

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Pond Cove Elementary School has an opening for a 3rd Grade Teacher (long-term substitute) to cover a maternity leave beginning January 2026 through June 2026. We seek an organized, flexible individual who is capable of forming strong, positive relationships with elementary-age students. Pond Cove is a large elementary school with 550+ students in grades K-4 and 90+ staff. Pond Cove is a high-performing school with expectations of excellence and rigor in all areas of an educator's professional practice. The successful candidate will join a team of six other third-grade teachers (a total of seven). This role includes planning, designing, and delivering engaging and hands-on lessons and implementing assessments to measure student growth and progress across all curriculum areas, including reading, math, social studies, and science. The position includes covering student recesses and/or lunches, attending staff meetings twice a month (on Wednesdays), and collaborating with a large number of colleagues, including school social workers, school counselors, special educators, extended learning coaches, and building principals.

Requirements

Maine Elementary Teaching (020)
Accept shared responsibility for supporting all children, including meeting the needs of a wide range of learners
Ability to collect and analyze data and use it to inform and deliver differentiated instruction
Model nondiscriminatory practices
Child-centered
Willing and ready to grow and learn as a professional
Problem-solver
Effective communicator
Positive
Organized
Flexible

Nice To Haves

Everyday Mathematics
Heggerty
NWEA and DRA assessments
Responsive Classroom
Positive Behavioral Supports and Interventions
Response to Intervention (RTI)
Build a community of learners who respect and care for each other
Provide students with engaging, hands-on, and high-interest lessons/learning opportunities
Meet student needs, including social-emotional, academic, and behavioral
Share ownership of students for all aspects of learning and fulfill supervision duties (e.g., recess, lunch, etc.)

Responsibilities

Planning, designing, and delivering engaging and hands-on lessons
Implementing assessments to measure student growth and progress across all curriculum areas, including reading, math, social studies, and science
Covering student recesses and/or lunches
Attending staff meetings twice a month (on Wednesdays)
Collaborating with a large number of colleagues, including school social workers, school counselors, special educators, extended learning coaches, and building principals
Accept shared responsibility for supporting all children, including meeting the needs of a wide range of learners
Collect and analyze data and use it to inform and deliver differentiated instruction
Model nondiscriminatory practices
Build a community of learners who respect and care for each other
Provide students with engaging, hands-on, and high-interest lessons/learning opportunities
Meet student needs, including social-emotional, academic, and behavioral
Share ownership of students for all aspects of learning and fulfill supervision duties (e.g., recess, lunch, etc.)