Lower School Teacher - 3rd Grade

The Episcopal School of Baton Rouge seeks a caring and innovative Lower School Teacher for the 2026-2027 academic year to work with third-grade students.

Episcopal’s Lower School is a community of teachers who embrace the whole-child educational philosophy, helping students develop a deeper understanding of the world around them, as well as academic skills, physical, social, and emotional skills, and an understanding of their responsibility to their community through a variety of instructional methods.

This position is a full-time, ten-month position with an annual renewal beginning on July 31st, 2026.

Episcopal School of Baton Rouge, a college preparatory educational community, includes grades PreK-3 through 12 that embraces the whole-child educational philosophy.

As an Episcopal school, Episcopal School of Baton Rouge was created to be a diverse institution of educational and human development for all persons, regardless of origin, background, ability, or religion.

We are created to “strive for justice and peace among all people and [to] respect the dignity of every human being.”

Episcopal is known for its academic performance, for its attention to the spiritual lives of its students, and for offering a wide range of opportunities for student education and development.

Opportunities to excel in academics, arts, athletics, service, and community leadership characterize the school’s program.

• Teach third-grade classes; develop and lead effective, creative, and developmentally appropriate lessons that are student-centered, meet students where they are, and incorporate a variety of instructional methods, including project-based learning.
• Work collaboratively with other teachers within the same grade level to plan and implement lessons and with administrators and Lower School faculty to ensure a cohesive and supportive learning environment.