History & English School Teachers (Fall 2024)
History Teachers / English Teachers / Humane Letters (History & English) Teachers
for Classical Liberal Arts Schools in Arizona and Texas
Great Hearts Academies (GREAT HEARTS AMERICA)
History at Great Hearts - 6th - 8th Grade
History is taught by the homeroom teacher at the K-5 level and taught at a part of the Humane Letters courses at the high school level. At the middle school level, the courses offered are as follows:
- Introduction to the American Tradition - 6th grade
- Ancient History or Texas History - 7th grade
- Medieval History - 8th grade
Literature & Composition Teacher – 6-8th Grade
Literature is taught by the homeroom teacher at the K-5 level and as a part of the Humane Letters course at the high school level.
In Middle School Literature and Composition courses, students are immersed in studying literary figures, grammatical structure, and basic logic in constructing a written argument (as well as proper grammatical construction in writing); at the same time, students are practicing how to read a piece of literature carefully and discuss its ideas with each other in class.
9-12th grade Humane Letters
The Humane Letters courses are central to the academies' classical liberal arts curricula. They are two-hour seminar style courses focusing on great works of literature, history, and philosophy. Our academies offer the following courses as a part of their curricula:
- Humane Letters I (focused on American studies with a strong history component - 9th grade)
- Humane Letters II (focused on European studies - with a strong history component - 10th grade)
- Humane Letters III (focused on Ancient Greek/Roman studies with a strong philosophy component - 11th grade)
- Humane Letters IV (a capstone course surveying the Western tradition with a strong philosophy component - 12th grade)
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.
To view current openings, please visit: https://www.greatheartsamerica.org/careers/currently-open-positions/
To apply, please use this link:
https://phg.tbe.taleo.net/phg04/ats/careers/v2/viewRequisition?org=GREATHEARTS&cws=46&rid=2064
Salary Range: $36,500 - $55,000 - Salaries vary based on region, experience, and education
ABOUT GREAT HEARTS ACADEMIES
Great Hearts Academies is a growing network of 45 public, open-enrollment, tuition-free schools in San Antonio (TX), Dallas/Ft. Worth (TX), Phoenix (AZ), and Baton Rouge (LA). We currently provide over 25,000 K-12 students with access to a high quality, classical liberal arts education. We gladly prepare our graduates for success in the best universities in the nation, but our main purpose is the formation of the soul, heart, and mind. We believe that the highest goal of education is to become good, intellectually and morally. Teaching certification is not required for general ed., and we hire teachers from across all academic disciplines and departments.
LOCATIONS
San Antonio, Texas, United States
Fort Worth, Texas, United States
Irving, Texas, United States
Arlington, Texas, United States
Phoenix, Arizona, United States
Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States
Online Academies in Texas and Arizona
Florida (in 2025 - Jacksonville & Orlando)
WORK AUTHORIZATION REQUIREMENTS
US work authorization is required, but we do accept OPT/CPT candidates.