Upper School History Teacher

Northwest Classical Academy • Kennesaw, GA

2h • Onsite

About The Position

Northwest Classical Academy seeks a full-time Upper School History Teacher for 8th grade U.S. History and high school European History for the 2026–2027 school year at its Kennesaw campus. Teachers are responsible for educating students, demonstrating high moral character, and mastering the subjects they teach. They collaborate to create a safe, secure, and respectful working and learning environment. The position reports to the Upper School Principal.

The role involves teaching according to the school’s classical curriculum and pedagogy, fostering a classroom culture of joy, order, and wonder, and engaging professionally with students, families, faculty, and staff. The teacher also collaborates with intervention specialists on student IEPs, participates in professional development, and uses appropriate technology for instruction, record keeping, assessment, evaluation, and performance analysis.

Northwest Classical Academy is a tuition-free K–12 public charter school in Kennesaw, Georgia. The school’s mission is to develop students in mind and character through a classical, content-rich curriculum emphasizing virtuous living, traditional learning, and civic responsibility. Applicants should support its mission, vision, and values, including excellence in teaching and learning and the formation of intelligent, virtuous citizens.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field from a fully accredited college.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Support for the school’s mission and enthusiasm for its vision, with alignment to its organizational values.

Nice To Haves

• Valid Georgia teaching certification.
• Previous experience in classical education.

Responsibilities

• Adhere to the school’s mission and the principles of classical education.
• Plan lessons and deliver instruction according to NCA’s classical curriculum and pedagogy.
• Develop and maintain a classroom climate and culture of joy, order, and wonder, managing student misconduct promptly and appropriately.
• Engage professionally and charitably with students, parents, other faculty, and staff.
• Model good judgment, prudence, virtue, self-discipline, and responsibility.
• Collaborate with intervention specialists in creating and implementing student IEPs.
• Engage in professional development to deepen understanding of subject content and classical pedagogy.
• Use appropriate technology in teaching and learning, record keeping, assessment, evaluation, and performance analysis.

Benefits

• Competitive medical, dental, and vision insurance options.
• Long-term and short-term disability insurance.
• Life insurance.
• Participation in the Teachers Retirement System of Georgia for eligible positions.
• Professional development opportunities.
• Priority enrollment for employees’ children.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level