EMPLOYMENT

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The Ambrose School does not require state certification for teachers. We have found that our form of education works best when we seek those who share our values and have a natural teaching ability.

In Grammar School, we seek the following:

  • Classroom experience
  • A passion for classical Christian education
  • A love of children
  • Organizational skills and aptitude for managing a classroom
  • A personal love of learning

In our Upper School, we seek the following:

  • Experience with or a passion for Classical Christian Education.
  • A contagious love of learning.
  • A demonstrated love of books, particularly The Great Books.
  • Subject-matter expertise.
  • A background from a classical Christian or Great Books school.
  • Applicants must have a strong Christian testimony and be committed to the classical Christian vision. Applicants must demonstrate strong classroom aptitude and/or have excellent teaching references. Teacher certification not required. Teaching experience highly desirable.

As a rule, we always accept applications for Grammar School Teachers, particularly Upper-Grammar School, and Secondary Humanities Teachers. We are always seeking teachers with classical Christian backgrounds who desire to be part of our community of learners.

Our teachers must be committed, orthodox protestant Christians with a living faith in Jesus Christ.


Open positions for Fall 2024:

To apply for a position listed below, please complete the following requirements and send all documents to personnel@theambroseschool.org.

  • Resume or Curriculum Vitae
  • A cover letter that details your experience with classical Christian education, and your faith story – how you came to know the Lord and how you are growing in your spiritual life.
  • Complete a written response to Dorothy Sayer’s essay the “Lost Tools of Learning” (Teacher Candidates Only).
    Lost Tools Of Learning Essay-Dorothy Sayers

 

Bridge Music Instructor: We are expanding our Bridge program and are seeking a part-time music instructor for the 2024-2025 academic year. The ideal candidate will bring training and experience in music instruction and an understanding and familiarity with classical Christian education. The instructor will be responsible for teaching Pre-K through 6th grade music on our Bridge campus that meets at the Vineyard Church. Our bridge campus runs on a hybrid model including both in person classes and at home learning. We look for teachers who inspire students to love rather than just know, who seek to know God more fully, and who desire to become part of our community. Please detail your training and experience and your faith story in your cover letter.  

North Campus Pre-K Instructor: We are seeking a part-time grammar school instructor for the 2024-2025 school year to teach Pre-K on our North campus that meets at Foothills Christian Church. This class meets three mornings a week on Monday, Wednesday and Friday for a total of 12 hours of class time. The ideal candidate will have a cheerful disposition, be energetic and able to conduct a well ordered classroom. Preferred candidates will possess a bachelors degree and a familiarity with classical Christian education. We look for teachers who inspire students to love rather than just know, who seek to know God more fully and desire to become part of our community. Please include a cover letter that details your faith story and how your past experience could be utilized at our school.

Locust Grove Campus Mock Trial Coach: We are seeking a mock trial instructor/coach for the 2024-2025 school year. Instructor is responsible for teaching our “Essentials of Mock Trial” class held on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 11:30 am – 12:30 pm for the first semester. In addition, coaches work with students to prepare for competition every Wednesday from 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm each week throughout the school year with occasional Saturday practices. Coaches prepare the team by teaching them critical skills necessary for mock trial competition. These skills include teaching students to think critically about the case, the underlying issues, looking at an argument from both sides, studying the courtroom decorum, and learning the process of argument and making or opposing objections in a dynamic and “live” environment. The student attorneys learn to examine and cross examine student witnesses who have learned their specific roles; all participants learn to speak confidently in front of judges in a real courtroom. Please include a cover letter that details your faith story and how your education and past experience could be utilized at our school.

Locust Grove Campus Upper School Rhetoric Instructor: We are seeking a full-time 10th grade Rhetoric instructor for the 2024-2025 school year. The ideal candidate will be well-versed in the five canons of rhetoric and the progymnasmata, and have experience overseeing and advising upper school thesis projects.  The texts used in this subject include De Inventione (Cicero), The Art of Rhetoric (Aristotle), and Classical Rhetoric for the Modern Student (Corbett and Connors). Applicants must have a B.A. or experience teaching classical rhetoric. The focus of our 10th grade rhetoric class is on the art of speaking persuasively.  All candidates must have a strong personal commitment to the lordship of Jesus Christ. We look for teachers who inspire students to love rather than just know, who seek to know God more fully, and who desire to become part of our community of Great Books-educated faculty. In your cover letter, please detail both your classical experience and your faith story – how you came to know the Lord and how you are growing in your walk with Him.

Locust Grove Campus Graphic Design Instructor:  We are seeking a part-time graphic design instructor for the 2024-2025 school year. The instructor is responsible for teaching graphic design classes two days a week on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 11:30 am – 12:30 pm. The overall goal is to teach students about the basic elements of graphic design such as typography, color theory, and page layout. The instructor is responsible for producing the senior video in addition to the school yearbook. The yearbook is produced using online software and templates. We look for teachers who inspire students to love rather than just know, who seek to know God more fully, and who desire to become part of our community. Please include a cover letter that details how your Christian faith impacts your daily life, and how your education and past experience could be utilized at our school.

 The Ambrose School does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, or national or ethnic origin in the administration of its admissions, scholarships, hiring, or other school-directed policies.