Downingtown Area School District Jobs Hiring Now

JobID: 5607

Position Type:
Teacher - Elementary/Grade 6

Date Posted:
7/9/2026

Location:
Marsh Creek Sixth Grade Center

Date Available:
08/12/2026

Closing Date:
07/22/2026

Position: Teachers - Grade 6 - English/Language Arts
Location: Marsh Creek Sixth Grade Center
Benefits Eligible: Yes
Effective Date: August 12, 2026

Are you passionate about helping ALL students learn in a collaborative environment? If so, we may have the career for you! Downingtown Area School District is excited to announce an opening for an English/Language Arts teacher for the start of the 2026-2027 school year at Marsh Creek Sixth Grade Center.

At DASD, we are committed to sharing values of diversity and inclusion in order to achieve and sustain excellence in education. As a diverse district, we continually seek ways to strengthen our educational environment. We believe that we can best promote excellence by recruiting and retaining a diverse group of staff who bring various backgrounds and perspectives. Our ability to create and maintain a climate of respect is critical to attaining the best teaching and learning environment.

At Downingtown Area School District we value our employees. We seek to hire new staff who:

If you want to be part of our "Downingtown Proud" team - please apply! Help us with our mission to educate all students to meet the rigorous challenges of a global society.

Salary 2026-2027 School Year:
Placement upon salary scale is dependent upon education and years of teaching service.

Please click on the link to the DAEA Agreement - 2025-2030 and refer to Appendix B for the 2026-2027 Salary Schedule.

Schedule:
7.5 hours per day based upon district-approved calendar
Up to 191 days per year, plus up to 3 days of orientation for professional employees during first year of employment

Summary of Benefits:
Select Health Benefits a la carte - Only pay for what you need

Eligibility - No Waiting Period
All employees may enroll in the district's health benefit plans effective with their date of hire into the benefit eligible position.

Eligible Dependents
A legally married spouse as defined by PA law and children up to age 26 may enroll in the District's health benefit plans.

New Hires or Newly Eligible
You have 31 days from the date that you are benefit eligible to make your elections. If you do not make elections during this time, you will only be enrolled into any benefit that is provided by the District at no cost to you.

Flexible Spending Accounts
Benefit eligible employees have the opportunity to elect to participate in a Flexible Spending Account. DASD offers both a Healthcare Spending Account and Dependent Care Spending Account. This benefit allows you to set aside pre-tax dollars to pay for out of pocket eligible healthcare and dependent care expenses.

Support for the Whole You

Retirement - Member of State Pension System (PSERS)
As a PSERS member, you'll join with over a half million fellow public school employees who are also members. You'll contribute to your own personal PSERS retirement account and have a safe and secure benefit payment(s) from one of the largest public retirement plans in the nation.

Student Loan Forgiveness
All DASD employees are eligible to apply for loan forgiveness through the federal government's Public Service Loan Forgiveness program. Find out more here: https://studentaid.gov/manage-loans/forgiveness-cancellation/public-service

Life Benefit
Pays 1 x your basic annual salary up to maximum of $50,000

Income Protection Benefit
Pays 60% of your basic monthly pay, up to $2,800 per month

Tuition Reimbursement
75% of tuition if grade if B or better is attained; limit 12 credits per year.

Induction Program
All new teachers, including Long Term Substitutes (LTS), will participate in the DASD Induction Program. The district offers a one- or two-year program depending on the number of years of prior professional experience within PA public schools.

Professional Development
8 staff professional development days per year

Paid Time Off

EOE