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Full-Time Substitute

  • 13460
  • On Site
  • 9036 Calvine Rd, Sacramento, CA, United States, 95829
  • Elementary Education
  • Temp
  • $22.00 - $26.00
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Merryhill School is a multi-location school group with campuses in California, Colorado, Nevada, and Texas offering an outstanding private education to preschool, elementary, and middle school age students. Our preschools offer the perfect balance of learning and play, while our elementary and middle schools provide a challenging and robust curriculum, innovative instruction, and a vibrant school community. A career with Merryhill offers opportunities in education, summer camps, before and after school programs, and regional management with the support of our parent company, Spring Education Group.


Substitute Teacher – Lower Elementary grades (1st/2nd grade)

What We Offer
• Pay range: $22-26
• Employee referral bonus
• Same-day pay with Dayforce Wallet, providing flexibility to access your earnings immediately
• Opportunity to work in a collaborative and nurturing educational environment


About the Role
Substitute Teachers at Merryhill School have the unique opportunity to support a variety of classrooms and age groups. In this flexible role, you will step into different learning environments, follow established lesson plans, and help maintain continuity of instruction when teachers are absent. Your adaptability, professionalism, and classroom management skills will ensure students experience a productive, positive day of learning. Current need is to cover until the end of the school year (June 2, 2026), but it could extend into summer camp (academic enrichment and/or specialty camps) or next school year.

You will also:
• Promote positive social and emotional development in students
• Cover classroom duties and instructional tasks as needed
• Build supportive relationships with students, teachers, and school staff
• Maintain an organized, structured, and engaging classroom environment


What We’re Looking For
• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university
• Prior teaching or classroom experience preferred
• Ability to pass state and federal background checks
• Strong communication, organization, and classroom management skills
• Flexibility, professionalism, and a positive attitude


To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. In general, this position requires an individual to frequently walk, stand, sit, squat, stoop, reach, kneel, rise from the floor, twist, listen, read, write, and speak the English language. In addition, this position often requires an individual to carry, lift, use repetitive or fine hand movements, and occasionally push, pull, or bend. This position is regularly required to hear and use clear vision with or without correction. Spring Education Group, including, but not limited to SEG Inc., and their affiliates (collectively “Company”) is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants for employment and employees are provided equal employment opportunities, including in recruitment, hiring, and assignment, without regard to actual or perceived race, color, religion and religious creed, sex (including pregnancy and related conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital or familial status, age, national origin, ancestry, disability, genetic information, military/veteran status, or any other classification protected by federal, state, or local law. The Company expressly prohibits any form of unlawful employee or student harassment or discrimination.