High School Long-Term Substitute English/History Teacher

About the role

Location: Scottsdale Preparatory Academy, (16537 N 92nd St, Scottsdale, AZ 85260). Reports to: Headmaster. FLSA Status: Non-Exempt, Hourly.

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), 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.

Responsibilities

• Create a classroom environment that will feel safe for all students to learn and reach their fullest potential.
• Follow lesson plans.
• Maintain orderly classroom.
• Provide timely and meaningful evaluation/correction of student work.
• Engage students utilizing the Socratic method.
• Lead students through intelligence, charisma, humor, moral integrity, and example.
• He/she must fully embrace the school's vision of community, of learning, and of leadership.
• Perform additional assigned campus duties.
• Reads, knows, and supports the philosophy, policies, procedures and other pertinent data of the school as published in the Faculty Handbook and most current Family Handbook.
• Follow school policies and procedures, including the Academy Crisis Plan, for ensuring the safety and security of students on campus.
• Provides reasonable assistance to those students in need of individual help and assists students to make-up work after approved absences.
• Communicate as needed with parents.
• Supports and enforces the school dress and behavior codes and makes reasonable efforts to promote the orderly behavior of all students in the school, on the grounds, and at off-campus school activities.
• Keeps accurate records and makes reports as required by the Headmaster.
• Evaluate and document the student's day-to-day work.
• Participate in faculty development on half-days as needed.
• Is an active member of the community of learners, and continues to pursue his or her own professional growth and development by taking graduate courses and/or attending seminars and workshops related to the profession.
• Pursues excellence in teaching and continues to develop his or her own knowledge of the great ideas and works of Western Civilization.

Requirements

• Bachelor's or higher degree is required for a long-term substitute teaching role.
• Certification is not required for general education.
• All majors are welcome.
• US Work Authorization 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.

Benefits

• Exceptional Benefits (medical, dental, vision etc.) with minimal employee cost.
• 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.