First Grade Apprentice Teacher

About the role

First Grade Apprentice Teacher at Great Hearts Western Hills Lower School (8702 Ingram Road, San Antonio, TX 78251). Join a network of 49 public, open‑enrollment, tuition‑free classical schools serving over 30,000 K‑12 students in Phoenix, Baton Rouge, Dallas/Ft. Worth, and San Antonio. Great Hearts aims to shape students’ hearts and minds toward becoming good, intellectually and morally.

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.

Requirements

• 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.
• U.S. work authorization is required.
• Employment is contingent upon successful completion of a criminal history background check and fingerprint clearance in accordance with state requirements.
• May need to travel locally for training and professional development opportunities.

Benefits

• Exceptional benefits (medical, dental, vision, etc.) with minimal employee cost.
• Texas Retirement System.
• Uniquely valuable professional development offerings, including great‑books seminars with academy colleagues, leadership and special education coursework/pathways, and reduced‑tuition graduate‑degree support with select partner universities.