Posted: 17-Nov-25
Location: Aspen, Colorado
Type: Temp to Full Time
Job Title: Long-Term Substitute 3rd Grade Teacher
Reports to: Head of Lower School
Position Type: Full-Time, Temporary (Approximately late February 2026-Early June 2026)
Aspen Country Day School seeks a dedicated and experienced Long-Term Substitute 3rd Grade Teacher to join our Lower School Faculty. The ideal candidate will provide continuity of instruction and care for our third-grade students, maintaining the school’s academic standards and nurturing learning environment.
The successful candidate will demonstrate a passion for teaching elementary age students, strong classroom management skills, and a deep understanding of child development. They will work collaboratively with colleagues and communicate effectively with students, parents, and administrators.
Salary
The wage rate for this position will include a monthly salary range of $5,500-$7,500 and will be commensurate with experience.
Responsibilities
- Deliver engaging, student-centered instruction in core subjects.
- Maintain a structured classroom environment that supports academic growth and social-emotional development.
- Follow established curriculum and lesson plans while incorporating creativity and differentiated instruction as needed.
- Assess and monitor student progress, provide feedback, and maintain accurate records of student performance.
- Communicate regularly with parents/guardians about student progress and classroom activities.
- Collaborate with grade-level colleagues, learning specialists, and other faculty members to support student success.
- Participate in faculty meetings, professional development sessions, and school events as appropriate during the assignment.
- Uphold the values and standards of Aspen Country Day School.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in education or related field.
- Relevant independent school teaching experience preferred.
- Strong understanding of child development and effective instructional strategies for elementary learners.
- Excellent communication, collaboration, and organizational skills.
- Commitment to fostering a diverse and inclusive classroom environment.
NOTE: This position requires a pre-employment criminal background check. Employment is contingent upon successful completion.
Physical Demands
- Visual Acuity: Ability to bring objects into focus.
- Balancing: Maintaining equilibrium.
- Bending: Bending or position oneself to move an object from one level to
another.
- Carrying: transporting or moving an object.
- Crouching: Bending body downward and forward by bending leg and spine.
- Climbing: Ascending or descending stationary objects.
- Eye/Hand/Foot Coordination: Performing work through using two or more body
parts or other devices.
- Gripping/Grasping: Ability to apply pressure with fingers and palm.
- Handling: Seizing, holding, grasping, through use of hands, fingers, or other
means.
- Hearing: Perceiving and comprehending the nature and direction of sounds.
- Kneeling: Bending legs at knees to come to rest on knee or knees
- Lifting: Moving objects weighing no more than 10 pounds from one level to
another.
- Pushing/Pulling: Ability to use upper extremities to exert force in order to press,
draw, drag or haul objects in a sustained motion.
- Reaching: Extending the hands and arms or other device in any direction.
- Repetitive motions: Making frequent or continuous movements.
- Sitting: Remaining in a stationary position.
- Standing: Ability to sustain position for a period of time.
- Stooping: Bending body downward and forward by bending spine at the waist.
- Talking: Communicating ideas or exchanging information.
- Walking: Ability to move to traverse from one location to another.
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
This job description is designed to indicate the general nature of the work. Duties and responsibilities may change at any time with or without notice.
To Apply
Please submit a cover letter, resume, and list of three professional references to hr@aspencountryday.net.
Aspen Country Day School provides equal employment opportunities to applicants without regard to age, race, sex, color, religion, national origin, military status, genetic information, sexual orientation, or any other status protected by applicable law. The school's statement of diversity, equity, and inclusion is HERE.