Teaching Assistant

Position: Teaching Assistant (Starting in Fall 2025)

Great Hearts Academies (GREAT HEARTS AMERICA)

LOCATIONS

25 Greater Metro Phoenix, Arizona Locations - Phoenix, Anthem, Scottsdale, Peoria, Chandler, Gilbert, and Buckeye  (and additional academies in Texas and Louisiana)

Duties and responsibilities include but are not limited to: Providing educational services to students, responsible for planning, developing, delivering, and implementing various educational programs, activities, lesson planning, assessments for a classical education curriculum in classroom settings in consultation with other school personnel and faculty. This is a wonderful opportunity for those interested in education or for those who love working with children.

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We are looking for life-long learners passionate about shaping students' hearts and minds. Join Great Hearts Academies, a growing network of 47 public, open-enrollment, tuition-free schools in Phoenix (AZ), Baton Rouge (LA), Dallas/Ft. Worth (TX), San Antonio (TX), and Florida (in the future)

Great Hearts currently provides over 28,000 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
• Texas Teacher Retirement System OR 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

Hourly Salary: $16-18 with Benefits

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) 

Requirements: 

• High school diploma or GED is required. College degree preferred
• Certification is not required

For All Regions:  Work Authorization - US work authorization is required. 

For Arizona and Louisiana locations - We do accept  OPT/CPT candidates.

Great Hearts Academies is an Equal Opportunity Employer.