(2025-2026) Great Hearts Texas Online - Teacher

Great Hearts • San Antonio, TX

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About The Position

Teachers are the most important daily leaders and shapers of intellectual and ethical culture on our campuses. Every teacher is a role model and must always act and speak as one. Great Hearts Texas Online faculty will design and develop best-in-class, classical virtual courses and become expert online facilitators of instruction, discourse, and community.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or higher required for all lead teaching positions.
• Teachers must be highly qualified in the subjects they teach.
• Must have a valid IVP fingerprint clearance card.

Nice To Haves

• Previous teaching experience with Great Hearts Academies preferred.
• Certification is not required to teach at any of the Great Hearts Academies, but certification and additional required credentials is required for Special Education, English Language Learner, 504/RTI, and Dyslexia faculty.

Responsibilities

• Create an educational experience that will feel safe for all students to learn and reach their fullest potential.
• Create thoughtful and well-planned lessons, adhering to the curriculum, across synchronous and asynchronous environments with clear, intentional connections to independent work and rigorous assignments.
• Record, edit, and post video course material.
• Provide timely and meaningful evaluation/correction of student work (quick return is critical in the online setting).
• Timely response to student questions posted online.
• Engage students utilizing the Socratic method.
• Lead students through intelligence, charisma, humor, moral integrity, and example.
• Fully embrace the school's vision of community, of learning, and of leadership.
• Perform additional assigned campus duties.
• Read, know, and support the philosophy, policies, procedures, and other pertinent data of the school as published in the Faculty Handbook and most current Family Handbook.
• Provide reasonable assistance to those students in need of individual help and assist students to make-up work after approved absences.
• Communicate regularly and as needed with parents and respond to parental inquiries by the end of the next school day.
• Attend virtual events that may occur outside of normal hours. Events may include (but are not limited to): Open Houses, special school events and staff meetings.
• Attend all Great Hearts professional development opportunities and participate in faculty development.
• Support and enforce the school dress and behavior codes and makes reasonable efforts to promote the orderly behavior of all students.
• Keep accurate records and makes reports as required by the Headmaster.
• Evaluate and document the student's day-to-day work, prepare the quarter report, and prepare and participate in the formal semester evaluation and conference.
• Attend and participate in review meetings with the Headmaster and/or Assistant Headmaster.
• Be an active member of the community of learners and continues to pursue his or her own professional growth and development.
• Pursue excellence in teaching and continues to develop his or her own knowledge of the great ideas and works of Western Civilization.
• Maintain regular consistent and professional attendance, punctuality, personal appearance, and adherence to relevant health and safety procedures.
• Maintain positive supervision and an orderly online classroom.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Industry: Educational Services
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree