Elementary Teacher - 1st Grade

Heritage Oak Private Education; Arlington (TX); On-site; USD 47,000 - 68,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Paid holidays and sick days

401k plan with company match

Tuition discounts for your children

Professional development

Education reimbursement and partnersh

Job summary

Merryhill School in Texas is seeking an Elementary School Teacher for 1st grade. You will help students strengthen foundational skills in math, science, reading, and social studies, fostering curiosity, critical thinking, and joyful learning.

We look for candidates with a Bachelor's degree, prior teaching experience, and ability to pass background checks, along with strong communication, instructional, and classroom management skills.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university.
• Prior teaching experience preferred.
• Ability to pass state and federal background checks.
• Strong communication, instructional, and classroom management skills.
• Genuine passion for teaching and supporting student growth.

Responsibilities

• Promote positive social and emotional development in students.
• Collaborate with faculty and staff to ensure a cohesive and supportive learning experience.
• Communicate effectively with parents and guardians regarding student progress.
• Maintain a well-organized, engaging, and developmentally appropriate classroom environment.

Skills

Teaching

Communication

Classroom management

Instructional skills

Collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Prior teaching experience

Job description

Merryhill School is a community of private schools dedicated to helping students become confident, resilient, and independent learners. Our educational journey begins with an academically focused preschool experience grounded in early literacy, phonics, and mathematics, then progresses through a challenging, well-rounded elementary and middle school curriculum.
Through the Merryhill Method, students embrace meaningful challenges while developing the academic and interpersonal skills needed to thrive. Educators serve as trusted mentors who create engaging learning environments, provide personalized guidance, and help students discover what they are capable of achieving. With schools across California, Colorado, Nevada, and Texas, Merryhill is supported by Spring Education Group and offers employees opportunities for professional development, collaboration, and continued career growth.

Elementary School Teacher - 1st Grade – Merryhill School

What We Offer

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Paid holidays and sick days
• 401k plan with company match
• Tuition discounts for your children
• Professional development
• Education reimbursement and partnerships

About the Role

As an Elementary School Teacher at Merryhill School, you will help students strengthen foundational skills in math, science, reading, and the social sciences. Our elementary program emphasizes curiosity, critical thinking, and joyful learning, encouraging students to ask questions, explore new ideas, and grow academically and socially. We seek confident, caring educators who set high expectations and create a vibrant, engaging classroom environment.

You will also:

• Promote positive social and emotional development in students
• Collaborate with faculty and staff to ensure a cohesive and supportive learning experience
• Communicate effectively with parents and guardians regarding student progress
• Maintain a well-organized, engaging, and developmentally appropriate classroom environment

What We’re Looking For

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university
• Prior teaching experience preferred
• Ability to pass state and federal background checks
• Strong communication, instructional, and classroom management skills
• Genuine passion for teaching and supporting student growth

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.