Job Description:
Title: Middle School English Teacher
Locations: 25 Metro Phoenix Academies
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
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: Starting from $38,000
Please apply directly at:
https://phg.tbe.taleo.net/phg04/ats/careers/v2/viewRequisition?org=GREATHEARTS&cws=46&rid=2338
Humanities at Great Hearts:
Students read a selection of Great Books from the Western Tradition
A strong and deliberate focus on primary sources
Socratic approach and seminar style discussions in the classrooms
In Middle School Literature and Composition courses, you have the opportunity to engage students in an exploration of grammatical structures, literary devices, and the art of argument. In addition, you will guide students in discussing literature and poetry, which provide beautiful examples of language that conveys the heart of the human experience.
Requirements for teaching:
Bachelor’s or higher degree is required for a lead teaching role
Certification is not required for general education
All majors are welcome
Work Authorization - US work authorization is required, but we do accept OPT/CPT candidates.
Great Hearts Academies is an Equal Opportunity Employer.