Teaching Fellow

Position Description

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 individuals who are able to make choices that will benefit themselves, our society, and our world.

The Teaching Fellow role at Harding Academy will serve the immediate instructional needs of the school while offering significant opportunities for instructional growth and experience for the person in the role. The primary teaching responsibilities of the Teaching Fellow will be determined by the Director of Teaching and Learning in partnership with the Division Directors.  Additionally, during the 2025-2026 school year the Teaching Fellow will provide daily Early Care Supervision from 7:00am-7:30am, and must be in place to receive students no later than 7:00am each day. The other duties of the Teaching Fellow described in the Job Description (link below) will be conducted from 7:30am to 3:30pm each day.

This is a full-time position for the 2025-2026 academic year beginning no earlier than August 1, 2025 and ending no later than May 22, 2026, based on the official School Calendar while school is in session and meeting in person.  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.

Qualifications/Experience

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

Preference: Master’s and/or at least two years experience in an instructional role; current or transferable teacher certification in the State of Tennessee

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

Harding Academy abides by all applicable employment mandates legislated by local, state and/or federal entities.

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:

Human Resources Title IX and ADA Coordinator

170 Windsor Dr.

Nashville, TN 37205

(615) 356-8198