3rd Grade Teacher - Long Term Substitute

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

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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.

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
• Preferred experience/training in the following:
  • 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.)

• Child‑centered
• Willing and ready to grow and learn as a professional
• Problem‑solver
• Effective communicator
• Positive
• Organized
• Flexible

• Completed online application (this includes answers to writing prompts)
• Cover letter specific to the posted position
• Current resume
• Copies of all post‑secondary transcripts
• Three letters of recommendation
• Copy of current Maine teaching certification or proof of pending certification

Internal applicants should submit the internal application form via Frontline Recruiting & Hiring (formerly Applitrack) on our website – https://(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below).-openings–105.

Final date to receive applications:
Until a suitable candidate is found.

Tiffany Karnes
Principal
Pond Cove Elementary School
12 Scott Dyer Road
Cape Elizabeth, Maine 04107

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Cape Elizabeth is a residential community located on the Atlantic Ocean, three miles south of Portland, two hours north of Boston, and covers about 15 square miles. It has a population of 9,068 residents living in 3,200 households. Cape Elizabeth has three schools;
Pond Cove Elementary School, grades K‑4;
Cape Elizabeth Middle School, grades 5‑8; and Cape Elizabeth High School, grades 9‑12. All schools are located within easy walking distance of each other. Please visit our website for more information.