Part Time Elementary and Middle School Teachers

Job Description

St. Joseph Academy, a hybrid Catholic classical school opening in Sioux Falls, SD, is seeking part-time teachers for grades 1-8 for the 2024-2025 school year. Teachers will have the joyful task of accompanying students in the pursuit of the good, true, and beautiful across all studies. Qualified candidates will be able to guide students to discover wisdom revealed across an integrated curriculum and throughout the history of Western civilization. Teachers will serve as living witnesses of our beloved Catholic faith and will work charitably with students, parents, and faculty.

Teachers will:
Teach courses to a combined grade level classroom three days per week
Communicate lessons to parents on homeschooling days two days per week
Maintain a joyful and well ordered learning environment
Attend daily Mass and adoration with students
Help lead periodic nature study adventures
Assist in assigned duties throughout the school day such as drop-off, pick-up, lunch and recess
Attend faculty meetings, retreats, student conferences, and professional development as assigned

The ideal candidate will have:
A deep commitment to our Catholic faith and our school's mission
Experience working with elementary age students
A Bachelor's degree in a related field
The ability to prepare lessons according to a classical pedagogy that inspire wonder and joy
The desire to engage in ongoing learning and to share a vibrant educational life with a faculty of friends

Send resume and cover letter to shofflander@stjosephclassicalacademy.org.

About the Employer

Our Mission
Rooted in the Heart of Jesus, St. Joseph Academy cooperates richly with parents in order to develop a robust community of learners who contemplate together the truth, goodness, and beauty of our Catholic Tradition.

Our Vision
We aim to raise up young people in wisdom and virtue who worship God as their highest Good so that they may thrive in this life and become saints in the next.