Full-Time Substitute Teacher/Coach/Morning Bus Route Driver

Harding Academy is a warm and caring school environment where respect is the key ingredient. Every child, parent, and colleague is a unique individual worthy of our understanding and greatest effort. Harding Academy employs outstanding faculty, staff, and administrators, provides technologically enhanced facilities, and offers a broad and challenging curriculum designed to develop the whole person.

The mission of our school is to educate and inspire young people to become thoughtful, creative, lifelong learners and self-disciplined, responsible, caring citizens. Members of the faculty are an important part of this effort. We strive and serve so that the students may become young men and women who are able to make choices that will benefit themselves, our society, and our world. 

This Full-Time Substitute Teacher role at Harding Academy will serve the immediate instructional needs of the school while offering significant varied opportunities for instructional growth and experience for the person in the role. The primary teaching responsibilities of the Full-Time Substitute Teacher will be determined by the Director of Teaching and Learning in partnership with the Division Directors, and will include covering classes from Pre-K through 8th grade, as needed, in all content areas.  Given certain subbing circumstances that extend beyond typical 1-2 day increments, the individual in this exempt position may be asked to lesson plan or review student work outside of normal working hours. This outside-of-classroom work will be at the discretion and direction of Division Directors or the Director of Teaching and Learning, and will be considered as part of the normal workload for this position.  There should be no expectation that extra compensation will be applied in this instance(s).

This Full-Time Substitute Teacher role also includes driving one of the morning bus routes (14-passenger minibus provided; no CDL license required) and coaching four (4) sports to be paid by separate stipend (TBD) during the academic year.

This is a full-time position anticipated to begin on or about August 6, 2026.  The position offers applicable full-time benefits which may include Medical, Dental, Vision, Life and Disability insurance.

Click HERE to view the full Job Description outlining the Essential Responsibilities and Competencies of this position as well as Harding Academy Work Values.

Requirements: Bachelor's degree or higher from an accredited college or university

                         For the Coaching component of this position, 3-5 years of playing -- or preferably coaching -- experience, and weekday

                         afternoon availability between approximately 3:00-6:00pm

Preference:      For the Teaching component of this position, Master’s degree; current or transferable teacher certification in the State of Tennessee

Additional desired Competencies can be found in the Job Description link above.

Harding Academy is a warm and caring school environment where respect is the key ingredient. Every child, parent, and colleague is a unique individual worthy of our understanding and greatest effort. Harding Academy employs outstanding faculty, staff, and administrators, provides technologically enhanced facilities, and offers a broad and challenging curriculum designed to develop the whole person.  It is Harding Academy’s policy to provide equal employment opportunity to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, sex, religion, national origin, age, sexual orientation, handicap, or disability in accordance with applicable federal and state laws. It is the intent and resolve of Harding Academy to comply with the letter and the spirit of the law in the implementation of all facets of equal opportunity. This equal opportunity policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment including, but not limited to, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, compensation, and training.  Equal employment opportunity will be extended to all qualified individuals with a disability in accordance with the requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act. Subject to the provisions of federal law, Harding Academy will provide reasonable accommodation to the known physical or mental disabilities of a qualified individual with a disability who is able to perform the essential functions of a job with such reasonable accommodation. Harding Academy will also provide reasonable accommodation for the sincerely held religious beliefs of an employee or applicant in accordance with federal law. Any questions about reasonable accommodation should be directed to the head of school.

Harding Academy does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex (including sexual orientation and gender identity), disability, or age in its programs and activities. The following person has been designated to handle inquiries regarding the non-discrimination policies:

Venicellon Rice Title IX and ADA Coordinator

170 Windsor Dr.

Nashville, TN 37205

(615) 356-8198