Now Hiring for the 25/26 School Year!

About Naples Classical Academy: 

A Tuition-Free Public Charter Classical School. Naples Classical Academy is a Hillsdale College Member School.

NCA's mission is to train the minds and improve the hearts of students through a classical, content-rich curriculum that emphasizes virtuous living, traditional learning, and civic responsibility

The goals of elementary education at a classical academy is to prepare scholars for intellectual and moral excellence, to foster a strong foundation in liberal arts and sciences and to secure the cornerstone for future academic and personal development. 

Position Overview

We seek a qualified, full-time kindergarten teacher who possess strong classroom management skills, and a dedication to the art of teaching with an emphasis on literacy, mathematics, and sciences. Teachers are expected to demonstrate high moral character and have a mastery of the subjects they teach. They will work collaboratively to create working and learning environments for all students that fosters foundational habits that promote virtue. 

Responsibilities

• Developing schedules, lesson plans, and teaching methods that will help students cover the required content and follow the curriculum with skill and fidelity.
• Managing a classroom in such a way as to create an atmosphere characterized by respect.
• Aiding scholars in building foundational habits that cultivate the virtues of courage, honesty and perseverance.
• Contributing to the life of the school through participation in school events, clubs, and the like.
• Assisting with teacher duties outside the classroom.
• Communicating with parents, regularly and professionally, about student conduct and progress.
• Preparing and delivering lessons that are stimulating and clear.
• Comply with all relevant school policies and state and federal laws and regulations.
• Setting up tests, assignments, and grading students fairly.
• Attending staff and parent meetings, conferences, workshops, and other professional development.
• Ensuring a safe, healthy classroom environment where learning can take place.
• Preparing lesson plans for substitute teachers.

Qualifications

• Minimum of a bachelor’s degree in education or a related field.
• Experience in a classical environment preferred.
• Valid teaching license or certificate, or willingness to begin pursuing one of the various pathways to certification offered by the state. (Naples Classical is happy to help candidates identify a pathway to licensure or certification, to be obtained within the first two years of teaching).
• A willingness to work hard and maintain a positive, professional attitude and demeanor.
• A commitment to teamwork, service, leadership and growth.
• Excellent spoken and written communication skills.
• A wording understanding of childhood development, together with a deep well of patience, good humor and professionalism.
• Basic skills with technology