0200 Great Hearts Texas Recruiting · San Antonio, TX

K-5 Apprentice Teacher at 0200 Great Hearts Texas Recruiting — San Antonio, TX

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Position Title: Assistant Teacher Apprentice Teacher

Department: Instructional

Location: Great Hearts Northern Oaks Academy

Reports To: Headmaster

EEO Classification: Laborers and helpers

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt, Hourly

Compensation Type: Hourly

Compensation Amount: N/A

Position Summary: We are looking for life-long learners passionate about shaping students' hearts and minds. Join Great Hearts Academies, a growing network of 49 public, open-enrollment, tuition-free classical schools in Phoenix (AZ), Baton Rouge (LA), Dallas/Ft. Worth (TX), and San Antonio (TX).

Great Hearts currently provides over 30,000 K-12 students with access to a high quality, classical liberal arts education. We believe the highest goal of education is to become good, intellectually and morally.

Distinctive benefits for Great Hearts faculty:

  • Exceptional Benefits (medical, dental, vision etc.) with minimal employee cost
  • Matching 401K program
  • Uniquely valuable professional development offerings, from great books seminars with academy colleagues, to leadership and special education coursework/pathways, to reduced tuition graduate degree support with select partner universities

Duties and Responsibilities:

  • As a K-5 Teaching Assistant, you support the lead teacher in the implementation of a rich Core Knowledge curriculum. A bachelor's degree is not required for this role.
  • As an Apprentice Teacher, you function as a second teacher in the classroom, without shouldering the burden of all planning, grading/evaluation, and parent communications
  • Through mentorship with a Master Teacher, you learn the craft of teaching in a classical, liberal arts, primary-school environment.
  • Many of our Apprentice Teachers become lead teachers at either lower or upper schools (assuming a bachelor's degree).
  • Support and advance the mission of Great Hearts by contributing to a respectful, intellectually vibrant school community.
  • Collaborate with teachers to support instruction, student learning, and daily classroom activities.
  • Uphold school policies and promote an orderly, professional learning environment.
  • Participate in faculty meetings, school events, conferences, and assigned duties.
  • Pursue ongoing professional growth and a deepening knowledge of the classical tradition.

Required/Preferred Education: Associate's or bachelor's degree preferred but not required

Some locations (e.g. Title I schools) may require assistant teachers to have an AA, 60 hours of college credit, or be able to pass a ParaPro proficiency exam before beginning work.

Required/Preferred Experience: N/A

Required/Preferred Skills: N/A

Physical Functions: N/A