About the role
Position Title: Assistant Teacher/Apprentice Teacher
Location:
Great Hearts Veritas (
3102 N. 56th Street, Suite 200
Phoenix, AZ 85018)
Reports To:
Headmaster
FLSA Status:
Non-Exempt, Hourly
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
Teaching Assistant and Apprentice Teacher
roles at Great Hearts:
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, 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 ATs become lead teachers at either
lower or upper schools (assuming a bachelor’s
degree)
Roles and Responsibilities:
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.
US work authorization is
required
, but we do accept OPT/CPT candidates.
Employment is contingent upon successful completion of a criminal history background check and fingerprint clearance in accordance with state requirements.
Travel required: May need to travel locally for training and professional development opportunities.
This description reflects management’s assignment of essential functions. It does not exclude or restrict the tasks that may be assigned.
Great Hearts Academies is an Equal Opportunity Employer.