Job Description

Lander-Grinspoon Academy, a private school in Northampton, MA, is currently seeking a dynamic, creative, and highly motivated part-time Physical Education Teacher to work with students in grades K–6. This is a great opportunity for a current graduate student, someone interested in exploring teaching in a school setting, or a recently retired teacher who isn't quite ready to leave it all behind! 

WHO YOU ARE

• An experienced and enthusiastic educator who values movement, wellness, and social-emotional growth
• Excited about contributing to school-wide initiatives including:
  • social justice education
  • our on-site working farm 
  • creative arts 
• Someone who works well as part of a collaborative team, who partners closely with classroom teachers and communicates openly with families to support each child’s development, confidence, and joyful sense of identity 
• Equally committed to fostering physical skills, teamwork, and healthy habits as you are to nurturing students’ social and emotional well-being
• Interested in being a part of a close-knit and supportive community, teaching PE outdoors when weather permitting and in our multi-purpose room the rest of the year
• Committed to teaching PE in a non-competitive environment

BENEFITS

• Flexibility: You choose to hold PE on either Tuesdays, Wednesdays, or Thursdays
• Fits with your existing schedule: just 4 hours of teaching each week
• Salary: $6500-$7500/year, commensurate with experience
• Community: Join a school where teachers stay for 12+ years because they love being here!

ABOUT US
Lander-Grinspoon Academy is an open and diverse Jewish community providing an outstanding K–6 education. Most of our staff have been working together for over 12 years. At our school, each child’s success is our highest priority. Our philosophy, curriculum, and community work together to ensure that each student is embraced and nurtured both as an individual and as a constructive member of the community.

We have a strong social curriculum integrated into all aspects of school life, and we see physical education as an essential part of educating the whole child—supporting resilience, cooperation, self-awareness, and responsible citizenship. Our teachers collaborate closely to create engaging, inclusive learning experiences and to help each child reach their full potential. We foster a dynamic work environment filled with collaboration, communication, respect, love, and a lot of laughter.

Being a teacher at Lander-Grinspoon Academy is unlike anything you will experience anywhere else.