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.
What We Offer
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Pay range: $22.00 - $24.00 / hr
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Same-day pay with Dayforce Wallet, providing flexibility to access your earnings immediately
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Opportunity to work in a collaborative and nurturing educational environment
About the Role
As a Long-Term Substitute – PE Teacher & Summer Camp Counselor at Merryhill School, you will guide students through an engaging physical education program during the academic year and counselor and recreational programming during the summer camp season. This full-time, seasonal role is ideal for energetic, flexible educators who are passionate about promoting health, teamwork, and fun year-round. You will play a key role in fostering physical development and positive group dynamics in both structured classroom settings and summer camp environments.
This position begins in Spring 2026 as a long-term substitute for the elementary PE teacher and continues into Summer 2026 as a Counselor for our athletics-focused camp programming.
You will also:
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Plan and deliver structured PE lessons that promote physical fitness, teamwork, and healthy habits
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Serve as a classroom leader and instructional support when coverage is needed
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Organize athletic games, fitness activities, and camp-style recreational events
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Supervise students during all activities with a focus on safety and inclusivity
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Support and implement programming aligned with school-year goals and summer camp themes
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Build strong relationships with students, staff, and families
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Serve as a positive role model through your behavior, communication, and professionalism
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Represent the school and camp positively in all interactions
What We’re Looking For
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Bachelor’s degree in Physical Education or a related field from an accredited college or university
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Teaching certification preferred
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Experience working with children in educational or recreational settings
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Ability to pass state and federal background checks
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Strong classroom management and communication skills
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Enthusiasm, flexibility, and a genuine passion for working with children
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Ability to foster a positive and inclusive environment across different learning and recreational contexts
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.
