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.