Substitute Teacher

Reports to:

Director of Talent & HR
FLSA Classification:
Non-exempt (hourly)
Job Type: Part-time
Hours of work:
Up to 20 hours per week

Start Date:

Available immediately

About McGehee School
Founded in 1912, Louise S. McGehee School is an independent all-girls Pre-K–12 school in New Orleans. For more than a century, McGehee has educated girls to lead with purpose and confidence — and today, we are shaping our next chapter.

Our vision is a world shaped by purposeful women who lead with clarity, courage, and conviction. From Pre-K through 12th grade, each McGehee student is empowered to develop her unique strengths and realize her aspirations in an environment designed specifically for girls.

Our mission challenges each girl to discover her strengths and reach her full potential as an independent learner, a critical thinker, and a confident leader. Academic depth, intellectual ambition, creativity, and self-direction define a McGehee education from the earliest years through graduation.

Our work is guided by the values that shape our community and decisions:

• Commitment to Excellence
• Joyful Engagement

We hold high expectations for our faculty and our students, and we align our work with our values.

McGehee advances a distinctive, individualized approach to girls’ education built on close relationships between students and faculty and grounded in research-informed practice. Located on a historic Garden District campus, we embrace New Orleans as an extended classroom, connecting learning to service, internships, and real-world leadership. With more than 2,200 alumnae worldwide, McGehee is both a rigorous academic institution and a lifelong community committed to excellence and impact.

Position Description
The Louise S. McGehee School is now accepting applications for a dedicated, experienced, and dynamic substitute teacher for the  school year beginning in August 2025. Qualified applicants will have experience in education at the early childhood, elementary, middle, and/or high school levels.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• The substitute teacher is responsible for providing classroom coverage for a teacher who is absent.
• The substitute teacher works the regular hours of the absent classroom teacher during his/her absence.
• Demonstrate skill with classroom management as well as the ability to work collaboratively with colleagues.
• Substitute teachers are also called upon to step into additional roles as needed, such as assistance with snack and mealtimes or carpool.
• Modeling a mindset of lifelong learning and the willingness to take risks that serve as growth opportunities.
• Fostering an open, inclusive learning environment that supports all students and their families through word, action, curriculum, and teaching strategies.

Requirements

• This role will be part-time on an as-needed basis
• Teaching students at a wide range of grade levels and in a variety of disciplines, based on the lesson plans and guidance provided by the classroom teacher during their absence.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills

Physical Requirements

• Ability to stand for extended periods of time;
• Physical agility to lift up to 25 pounds to shoulder height and 50 pounds to waist height; and to bend, to stoop, to reach, to sit on the floor, to climb stairs, to walk and to reach overhead.
• Ability to perform the essential functions of the position with or without reasonable accommodations.

Physical Requirements and Work Environment
Work is generally performed in a school, classroom, or office environment and may include prolonged periods of sitting, standing, walking, bending, reaching, and working at a computer. Certain positions may require the ability to lift and carry up to 25 pounds. Reasonable accommodations may be made…