Long-Term Substitute - 4th Grade Homeroom Teacher

Bullis School is seeking a Long-Term Substitute 4th Grade Homeroom Teacher to serve from mid-December 2025 through early March 2026 (exact start date to be determined). The ideal candidate will have prior success as an elementary homeroom teacher and experience working with a diverse range of students. This role includes teaching language arts, mathematics, and social studies to a homeroom of 16 students, with an emphasis on delivering a robust and engaging curriculum. This is a temporary full-time position and is not eligible for benefits.

Lower School Homeroom teachers create the conditions for discovery inside and outside the classroom by supporting and encouraging students to take risks, collaborate, and explore. Teachers develop and implement curriculum, evaluate student work using grades and comments, and communicate student progress with parents. Successful Lower School teachers at Bullis are committed to ongoing professional development and a wide range of teaching approaches to reach a diverse student population. In line with the School’s culture of innovation and a student-centered approach, curriculum development and lesson design are continuous endeavors.

Essential Functions

• Design and develop curriculum content in the areas of language arts, mathematics, and social studies

• Use technology to blend learning and engage students in active, experiential, and hands-on learning

• Develop lesson plans and supplementary materials compatible with the basic instructional philosophy

• Evaluate student performance by entering grades and comments in a timely manner

• Committed to staying up to date on current pedagogical practices and field-related trends

• Communicate with parents, school counselors, and administrators on students’ progress, as needed and appropriate.

• Design and implement assessments that measure progress towards academic standard and provide timely feedback to students

• Ability to use the student learning management system to provide timely feedback, grades, and assignments to students

• Collaborate with grade-level and interdisciplinary teams

• Extra duties including carpool, recess, lunch, and hallway monitor

• Attend divisional and departmental meetings

• Ability to regularly sit and/or stand for long periods and the ability to lift to 25 lbs., with or without reasonable accommodations

Other Duties

• Other tasks as assigned by the Head of Lower School

• Continued professional development endeavors

Qualities

• An appreciation and respect for elementary-aged students as learners and people, through challenging and joyful moments alike

• Commitment and knowledge to work with, teach, and lead groups of diverse individuals in respectful, equitable, and inclusive ways

• Good cheer, humor, and warmth, balanced by professionalism and sound judgment

• Detail-oriented, with the capacity to effectively and efficiently manage multiple tasks and demands on attention

Education and Experience

Required:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Elementary Education, or a related field

• Minimum of three years of prior teaching experience

Preferred:

• Master’s Degree in Elementary Education, or a related field

• Teaching certificates