What are the responsibilities and job description for the ARCA Lower School Teacher position at American Classical Education?
Job Description
Job Description
Description :
Ashley River Classical Academy is hiring its founding faculty to teach its students when it opens in Charleston, SC in August, 2025. ARCA is a tuition-free, public, classical charter school. It is part of the Barney Charter School Initiative of Hillsdale College, a network of classical charter schools united by curriculum and purpose. ARCA will initially open K-5 and grow to K-12 by adding one grade level each year. ARCA is now accepting applications from new and experienced educators for all K-5 positions.
Each faculty member is a professional who is esteemed and supported by a faculty of colleagues striving for excellence. The faculty is entrusted with practical implementation of the mission of ARCA : To train the minds and hearts of our students through a content-rich classical education in the liberal arts and sciences, with a focus on fostering moral character and civic virtue.
Lower School (K-5) Teachers are the primary teachers for a class of 18-21 students in the core subject areas : English (including Literacy, Grammar, and Literature), Mathematics, History, and Science. Lower School Teachers are also exemplars of ARCA's Virtues and actively seek to develop strong moral character in students.
Requirements :
Primary duties and responsibilities include :
- Planning and teaching content-rich, engaging lessons, primarily using the pedagogical techniques of direct instruction and Socratic discussion
- Communicating frequently and consistently with parents about students’ behavioral and academic progress as well as events in the classroom
- Continuously improving instruction and content knowledge through coaching, professional development, and independent study
- Fostering a sense of joy and wonder in the classroom and beyond
- Maintaining high expectations for both academics and behavior through a commitment to schoolwide policies and procedures and the classical model
Qualities and characteristics of a successful Lower School (K-5) Teacher :
Salary and Benefits
If interested, send a letter of interest, a resume, a one-page statement of philosophy of education, and a list of references to the chair of the hiring committee : careers@ashleyriverclassical.org
