Classroom Teacher — Multi-Grade CohortClassical Christian SchoolPosition Overview
We are seeking a dedicated and versatile Classroom Teacher to join our classical Christian school community. This role is ideal for an educator who thrives in a small, close-knit learning environment and is energized by the opportunity to design meaningful curriculum rather than simply deliver a pre-packaged program. Our teachers serve as the primary architects of their students' daily learning experience, working within a multi-grade cohort model that fosters mentorship, independence, and a true community of learners.
About Our Model
Our school is built on small classroom sizes — no more than ten students per cohort — taught within a multi-grade structure (grades 3–5 and 6–8, or alternatively 3–4 / 5–6 / 7–8 groupings, depending on enrollment). This model allows teachers to know each student deeply, differentiate instruction naturally, and cultivate a classroom culture where older students mentor younger ones in the tradition of classical education.
Key Responsibilities
Curriculum Design & Implementation
- Design and implement curriculum across core subject areas, including mathematics, language arts, history/humanities, and science, grounded in a classical, Christ-centered framework.
- Differentiate instruction effectively across multiple grade levels within a single classroom, ensuring each student is appropriately challenged regardless of age or ability level.
- Integrate classical pedagogical tools — recitation, narration, Socratic discussion, memory work, and the study of primary sources — into daily lesson design.
- Continually assess and refine curriculum based on student progress, mastery, and developmental readiness.
Dynamic & Responsive Learning Environment
- Create a classroom culture that is both structured and adaptive, responding to the needs, interests, and pace of individual students and the cohort as a whole.
- Craft learning experiences personally — lessons should reflect the teacher's own thoughtful design rather than a one-size-fits-all script, allowing for creativity, rich discussion, and real intellectual engagement.
- Foster virtue, curiosity, and a love of learning consistent with the school's classical Christian mission.
Family Partnership
- Maintain regular, proactive communication with parents regarding student progress, classroom happenings, and curriculum direction.
- Partner with families as co-educators, treating parents as invested stakeholders in each child's formation and academic journey.
- Provide timely, constructive feedback through conferences, progress updates, and informal check-ins.
Classroom & Community Life
- Manage a small, multi-age classroom of up to ten students with warmth, consistency, and clear expectations.
- Build a classroom rhythm that nurtures both independent work and collaborative, cross-grade learning.
- Participate in the broader life of the school community, including chapel, events, and faculty collaboration.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree required; degree in Education, a core subject area, or Classical/Liberal Arts preferred.
- Demonstrated comfort and competence teaching both mathematics and humanities subjects (history, literature, writing) is essential — this is not a single-subject specialist role.
- Experience with or strong interest in classical education methodology (Socratic discussion, narration, memory work, etc.).
- Experience teaching multi-grade or combined classrooms is a plus, though not required.
- A personal commitment to the Christian faith and alignment with the school's statement of faith and mission.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, particularly for maintaining regular parent communication.
- Self-motivated and comfortable with curriculum design and ownership, rather than reliance on a fixed, externally provided scope and sequence.
What Makes This Role Unique
- Small class sizes — a maximum of ten students per classroom allows for genuine relationship and individualized attention.
- Curricular ownership — teachers shape what and how their students learn, rather than executing someone else's lesson plans.
- Multi-grade mentorship — older and younger students learn alongside one another, building a family-like classroom culture.
- Close parent partnership — teachers are expected and supported in maintaining an ongoing dialogue with families.
Interested candidates should submit a resume directly to [email protected]
Pay: $50,000.00 - $60,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Professional development assistance
Work Location: In person
