Elementary Classical ELA and Generalist Teacher

Austin, TX 

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About the
Position

Role: Grades K-4  
Location: Austin, TX (in person) 
Hours: Full-time (M-Fri between 8:00am–4:00pm) or Part-Time
Start date: August 1, 2025

About Us

Hadar Jewish Classical Elementary Academy will open in Fall 2025 with classes in Pre-K through to Grade 4.

Hadar is committed to academic excellence, a classical foundation, Torah Judaism, and Hebrew fluency. Our pedagogy embraces classical education, individualized and rigorous learning, and language immersion. We aim to equip students with a strong grasp and appreciation of the foundational ideas and texts of Judaism and Western civilization. Our teachers aspire to prepare our students to lead lives of purpose and civic leadership, and to foster a strong connection to their Jewish heritage.

Core Values

America and Israel are two exceptional nations, which every Jew should celebrate, preserve, and strengthen. 

The great ideas, books, and history of Western civilization are worthy of study and transmit wisdom from generation to generation.

The canonical texts of Jewish civilization are indispensable for forming confident and covenantal Jews.   

Hebrew holds special significance as our spiritual and communal language. 

The pursuit of excellence in every academic and cultural field is expected and nurtured.

Our Pre-K and Kindergarten program students are exposed to full Hebrew immersion, and our elementary students continue to spend a large portion of their time focused on Hebrew.

We seek to build a team of faculty who are excellent in their fields, eager to continue learning, and inspired to bring the best of Jewish, Israeli and broader Western traditions into their classrooms. In return, we are committed to promoting the flourishing of our faculty through administrative support, professional development opportunities, and competitive salaries and benefits.

Qualifications

  • A Bachelor’s degree in a related field from a fully accredited college (graduate degree preferred)
  • A minimum of 3 years of teaching experience at the elementary school level; strong classroom management skills
  • Previous experience in classical education strongly preferred 
  • Strong understanding and/or willingness to implement classical approaches
  • Experience with early literacy, especially with regard to recitation and memorization.
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills
  • Strong classroom management abilities
  • Strong understanding of curriculum development and instructional design.
  • Ability to create a positive and nurturing learning environment.
  • Commitment to fostering character development, moral values and a love of learning
  • Willingness to support and implement Hadar’s Orthodox Hashkafa
  • Ability to adapt curriculum and teaching plans to student needs.
  • Willingness to collaborate with colleagues, parents, and administrators to support student success.

Responsibilities

We are currently accepting applications for an Elementary Teacher (Grades K-5) for the English language portion of our day. The teacher will utilize a classical curriculum to teach English fundamentals in reading, spelling, composition and grammar.

We invite applicants who love and value children, demonstrate excellence in character, are committed to our core values and unafraid of rigorous education, and are eager to bring classical texts and pedagogy into the classroom.

This position has the following responsibilities:

  • Teach all English language subjects in reading, spelling, composition, and grammar to kindergartners and two split classes of Grades 1-2 and 3-4.
  • Develop and maintain a strong classical culture where teachers promote rigour and respect, and students approach learning and intellectual challenges with joy and resilience, while showing kindness to their teachers and classmates.
  • Engage in professional development with the Lobel Center for Jewish Classical Education and other like-minded educational bodies.
  • Respect and uphold our core Orthodox and classical values
  • Engage in record-keeping, assessments, parent communication, and other associated tasks as the job may require.
  • Engage in cross-curricular activities to teach and promote Jewish traditions and events.

Compensation
& Benefits

Benefits: (for full-time teachers)

  • Salary consistent with experience
  • Health, dental, and vision insurance
  • 401k
  • 10 days’ combined PTO
  • A six-week summer break

Perks:

  • Option for early pre-Shabbat departure on Friday afternoons
  • No school on Jewish holidays
  • Opportunity to be an ambassador of the first US Jewish Classical Elementary School

Application Process

First Applications Deadline: 16 January 2025
Second Applications Deadline: 12 March 2025

To apply, please send your CV to

Hadar Academy is a school that admits students of any race, color, national, and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national, and ethnic origin in administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship and loan programs, and athletic and other school-administered programs.