Job Description

ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TEACHER (K-6) FULL-TIME POSITION / MULTIPLE POSITIONS AVAILABLE

Elementary School Teachers are responsible for the education of their students. They are expected to demonstrate high moral character and have mastery of the subjects they teach. Teachers will work collaboratively to create a working and learning environment for all students that is safe, secure, and respectful. Teachers are salaried, exempt positions with base standard hours of 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. daily. Salary will be set annually on a performance-based schedule. Teachers will report to the principal/head of school.

Atlanta Classical Academy and Northwest Classical Academy are K-12, public charter schools characterized by fidelity to an ‘American classical’ model of liberal arts education.

Adherence to Mission and Philosophy. Teachers are expected to:

• Embrace the principles of classical education
• Develop the intellect of each student to the utmost of their ability
• Develop the personal character of every student

Knowledge of Academic Discipline(s)

•  Upper School: Depth of knowledge in one or more academic disciplines
•  Elementary School: Breadth of knowledge across the Core Knowledge curriculum

Command of the English language

•  Ability to speak and write lucidly and grammatically
•  Ability to correct students in writing and in speaking

Teaching Abilities. Teachers must demonstrate:

•  A passion for learning and a coachable countenance
•  A love for children and an ability to convey knowledge to them according to their needs
•  Promotion of high academic standards and an unrelenting desire to improve students’ work
•  Ability to maintain an orderly classroom and engage all students in the discussion
•  Maintain appropriate communications and partnership with parents/guardians
•  Maintain collegial relationships with other employees of the school
•  Punctuality, initiative, positive energy, and professionalism

Maintenance of Classroom Decorum. To maintain a classroom conducive to learning teachers must:

•  Require students to be kind and attentive
•  Require students to be respectful to their teachers and coaches
•  Enforce the dress code
•  Instruct students in the Core Virtues (courage, courtesy, honesty, perseverance, self-government, and service) and ensure that they follow them
•  Be sensitive to problems as they are developing and intervene immediately

Minimum Qualification

•  Bachelor’s degree from a fully accredited college or university
•  Demonstrated mastery in an academic discipline (upper school and specialists)
•  Ability and willingness to teach a range of subjects included in the Core Knowledge sequence (elementary)
•  Eagerness to teach moral character
•  Ability to speak and write clearly and effectively
•  Possession of or eligibility for a Georgia teaching certificate for the level and subject area to be taught; this is a requirement for Special Education teachers.

Other Desired Characteristics

•  Conviction in the values of a rigorous liberal arts education
•  A liberal arts education
•  Previous teaching experience or experience working with young people
•  Experience in or knowledge of charter or independent schools

Mission and Organizational Fit

Strong candidates will be motivated by the school’s Mission: to train the minds and strengthen the hearts of students through a classical, content-rich curriculum that emphasizes the principles of virtuous living, traditional learning, and civic responsibility. They will have enthusiasm for the Vision: to be a nationally regarded K-12 classical school and serve as a local and national incubator for growth and promotion of classical education. And they will embody the school’s organizational values. We value

•  the tenets of classical, liberal arts education;
•  community and partnership in the common pursuit of forming intelligent, virtuous citizens;
•  excellence in teaching and learning;
•  the virtues we aim to teach our students: courage, courtesy, honesty, perseverance, self-government, and service.

About Atlanta Classical Academy and Northwest Classical Academy

Atlanta Classical Academy presently employees approximately 100 faculty and staff members, and it is leading the effort to open a sister school twenty-five miles away in Kennesaw, Georgia. Before August 2021, the team will hire 50 new employees and launch Northwest Classical Academy (“NCA”) for approximately 470 students in grades K – 6. NCA would expand each year and ultimately serve grades K – 12. The children of full-time employees have enrollment preference and would be offered a seat in the school. 

Atlanta Classical Academy and Northwest Classical Academy are independently operated public schools chartered by Atlanta Public Schools and the Georgia Department of Education, and Georgia’s State Charter Schools Commission, respectively. Each are equal-opportunity employers. Interested candidates should apply via the school’s career site. 

CANDIDATES MUST ATTACH A LETTER OF INTRODUCTION, A C.V. OR RESUME, AND THREE CHARACTER REFERENCES TO THEIR APPLICATION. FOR FACULTY POSITIONS, PLEASE ALSO ATTACH A 300 - 500 WORD "STATEMENT OF EDUCATIONAL PHILOSOPHY".

Northwest Classical Academy | 3010 Cobb Parkway North, Kennesaw, GA 30152 | NWClassical.org

Company Description

Northwest Classical Academy is a K-6 (set to grow to K-12), public charter school characterized by fidelity to an ‘American classical’ model of liberal arts education.