Great Hearts Academies is already hiring for Fall 2027 K-12 teaching positions! Indicate your early interest in roles with us through this general application.
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), Lake Charles (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 (AZ/LA) or Texas Retirement System (TX)
- 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
Potential Openings:
- Kindergarten through 5th Grade Classroom Teachers
- Kindergarten through 5th Grade Teaching Apprentices/Assistants
- Fine Arts: Music, Poetry, Visual Arts, Drama
- Humane Letters: Western Traditions of Literature, History and Philosophy
- Languages: Latin, Spanish, French
- Literature and Composition: Western Traditions of Literature
- Mathematics: Elementary Math (K-5th gr.) and Pre-Algebra through Pre-Calculus
- Physical Education
- Science: Life Science, Earth/Physical Science, Biology, Physics, and Chemistry
- Special Education / ELL Teachers
Required/Preferred Education:
- Bachelor's or higher degree is required for a lead teaching role
- Associate's degree preferred but not required for Teaching Assistants
- Certification is not required for general education
- All majors are welcome
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.
Skills Required
- Bachelor’s degree or higher for lead teaching roles
- Associate’s degree for teaching assistant roles
- U.S. work authorization
- Successful criminal history background check
- Fingerprint clearance in accordance with state requirements
What We Do
Great Hearts Academies is a nonprofit network of tuition-free public charter schools and private Christian schools offering classical liberal arts education across Arizona, Louisiana, and Texas with online offerings. Its mission is to cultivate students’ minds and hearts through the pursuit of Truth, Goodness, and Beauty, preparing them for higher education, professional careers, human flourishing, and academic excellence while fostering rigorous study and moral formation.
