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Teaching Assistant

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Recruitment began on August 25, 2026
and the job listing Expires on October 31, 2026
Baton Rouge, LA Full-time
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Position: Teaching Assistant  

Locations: Multiple roles in four regions 

North Texas: Dallas/Fort Worth/Irving/Arlington and South Texas: San Antonio

Baton Rouge, Lousiana

Phoenix, Arizona Metro Area

We are looking for life-long learners passionate about shaping students’ hearts and minds. Join Great Hearts Academies, a growing network of 47 public, open-enrollment, tuition-free schools in Phoenix (AZ), Baton Rouge (LA), Dallas/Ft. Worth (TX), and San Antonio (TX).

Great Hearts currently provides over 28,000 K-12 students with access to a high quality, classical liberal arts education. We believe the highest goal of education is to become good, intellectually, and morally.  

 

Distinctive benefits for Great Hearts faculty 

Exceptional Benefits (medical, dental, vision etc.) with minimal employee cost 

Matching 401K program ore State Retirement Program

Uniquely valuable professional development offerings, from great books seminars with academy colleagues, to leadership and special education coursework/pathways, to reduced tuition graduate degree support with select partner universities 

Salary: Hourly $15-$18.50

 

Please see all currently open roles and apply using this link: click here

 

Teaching Assistant and Apprentice Teacher roles at Great Hearts:

  • As a K-5 Teaching Assistant, you support the lead teacher in the implementation of a rich Core Knowledge curriculum. A bachelor’s degree is not required for this role.
  • As an Apprentice Teacher, you function as a second teacher in the classroom, without shouldering the burden of all planning, grading/evaluation, parent communications
  • Through mentorship with a Master Teacher, you learn the craft of teaching in a classical, liberal arts primary-school environment.
  • Many of our ATs become lead teachers at either lower or upper schools (assuming a bachelor’s degree)

Requirements:

  • High school diploma or GED is required. College degree preferred
  • Certification is not required
  • All majors are welcome

 

In Texas: Work Authorization – US work authorization is required.

In Arizona & Louisiana – Work Authorization – US work authorization is required, but we do accept OPT/CPT candidates.

Great Hearts Academies is an Equal Opportunity Employer. 

Apply Now

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  • 01 Occupation Description
  • 02 Employment Trends
  • 03 Top Employers
  • 04 Education Levels
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  • 06 Technical Skills
  • 07 Core Competencies
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Occupation Description

Employment Trends

The number of jobs in the career for the past two years, the current year, and projections for the next 10 years. Job counts include both employed and self-employed persons, and do not distinguish between full- and part-time jobs. Sources include Emsi industry data, staffing patterns, and OES data.

Top Employers

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    Education Levels

    The educational attainment percentage breakdown for a career (e.g. the percentage of people in the career who hold Bachelor’s Degrees vs. Associate Degrees). Educational attainment levels are provided by O*NET.

    Annual Earnings

    Earnings figures are based on OES data from the BLS and include base rate, cost of living allowances, guaranteed pay, hazardous-duty pay, incentive pay (including commissions and bonuses), on-call pay, and tips.

    Technical Skills

    A list of hard skills associated with a given career ordered by the number of unique job postings which ask for those skills.

      Core Competencies

      The skills for the career. The "importance" is how relevant the ability is to the occupation: scale of 1-5. The "level" is the proficiency required by the occupation: scale of 0-100. Results are sorted by importance first, then level.

        Job Titles

        A list of job titles for all unique postings in a given career, sorted by frequency.

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