Employment – Austin Classical School

Do you love teaching and consider yourself a lifelong learner? Do you wish you could teach only two, three, or four days per week? If so, Austin Classical School may be the place for you!

Qualified applicants for open positions will receive application forms once their cover letter and resume have been reviewed. Selected applicants will be contacted for an interview. Austin Classical School does not accept unsolicited applications.

Interested applicants should submit a cover letter and resume stating the position for which they are applying. For inquiries about our Grammar School (Pre-K through 4th grade), or inquiries about our Upper School (5th through 9th grade), please send one copy via email to Liz Brown.

Note: please review our Statement of Faith for more information.

Teaching Requirements

Our teachers are a huge part of what makes Austin Classical School a great place to be. We are always on the lookout for teachers who:

Love and serve God wholeheartedly and truly enjoy teaching in the classroom.
Are willing to continue to learn and grow as professionals, and possess strong written and verbal communication skills.
Have a deep passion for truth, goodness, and beauty within the scope of a liberal arts education.
Desire to teach using a classical approach in a Christian setting.
Must joyfully affirm our Statement of Faith (available for review above).
Possess a bachelor’s degree and relevant teaching experience.

Current Opportunities at ACS

Austin Classical School is a classical, Christian, collaborative school in Austin, Texas, currently serving PreKindergarten through 9th grade. Austin Classical School exists to glorify Jesus Christ by co-laboring with families to cultivate wise, virtuous, and humble students through an excellent classical, Christian education.

In our collaborative model, Grammar School students (PreK-4th) are on campus two days per week (M/W), School of Logic students (5th-8th) are on campus three days per week (M/W/Th), and School of Rhetoric students (9th-12th) will be on campus four days per week (M-Th). On the remaining weekdays, students are at
home completing assigned work independently or under the guidance of their co-teaching parents.

Openings for the 2022-2023 School Year are listed below:

Grammar School:
- Pre-K Classroom Teacher: part-time on Mondays and Wednesdays
- Grammar Classroom Teacher: part-time on Mondays and Wednesdays
Upper School:
- Pre-Algebra: part-time on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays
- Science: full-time
- Latin: full-time

Please send all inquiries to Liz Brown.

Classroom Responsibilities

Classroom responsibilities for our teachers include the following:

Create a joyful, grace-filled environment where students enjoy learning together.
Develop thoughtful and clear lesson plans for both on-campus and homeschool days.
Communicate consistently, truthfully, and graciously with co-teaching parents.
Engage students in age-appropriate classroom instruction.
Set measurable objectives for students to move towards mastery.
Assess students both formally and informally and reflect results in their quarterly grade reports.
Maintain a tidy and orderly classroom, taking care of curricula and equipment belonging to ACS.
Encourage students to uphold the school-wide behavioral expectations with regards to classroom behavior.
Perform other duties as directed by the Head of School.