Teaching Assistant (2025-2026)

Position: Teaching Assistant (2025-2026)

Great Hearts Academies (GREAT HEARTS AMERICA)

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 2026

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 (fall of 2026).  

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

Salary: $38,000 - $60,000 annual salary

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.