1st Grade Assistant/Apprentice Teacher

Great Hearts Online; Irving (TX); On-site; USD 28,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

Texas Retirement System

Professional development opportunities

Graduate degree tuition support

Job summary

Great Hearts Irving Lower School is hiring a 1st Grade Teaching Assistant/Apprentice Teacher to support a Lead Teacher in a Core Knowledge program. The role offers mentorship with a Master Teacher and paths to lead teaching positions in the future.

We welcome candidates with an Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree (not always required) and emphasize ongoing professional development, community involvement, and alignment with the classical liberal arts mission.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree not required for Teaching Assistant role.
• AA degree, 60 credit hours, or ParaPro may be required in some locations.
• US work authorization is required.
• Criminal history background check and fingerprint clearance required.

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.

Skills

Team collaboration

Education

Associate or bachelor’s degree preferred

AA or 60 credit hours

Job description

1st Grade Assistant/Apprentice Teacher### 1st Grade Assistant/Apprentice TeacherApply: Onsite: Irving, TX: Full time: Posted Today: R-939**Position Title:** 1st Grade Teaching Assistant/Apprentice Teacher**Location:** Great Hearts Irving Lower School (3580 W Story Rd, Irving, TX 75038)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* Texas Retirement System* 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) **Duties 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.****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.**