4th Grade Teacher
@ Sól Recruiting, Coaching, and Consulting
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Lower School 4-6 Teacher (SY 2025-2026)
Job Description: This is a full time, exempt position with an August-July work schedule (184 days). Base standard hours will be 7:30 AM - 4:00 PM on days designated by the school calendar. The Classroom Teacher is responsible for teaching grammar/composition, literature, history, science, and mathematics in a contained classroom. He or she is a warm, inspiring, collaborative, detail-oriented, and intellectually serious person. Liberty Tree Academy is dedicated to the intellectual and moral betterment of our students, and encourages teachers to take their own moral and intellectual improvement seriously as part of an independent, responsible, and joyful school culture.
Position Narrative: The Lower School 4-6 Teacher will plan, organize, and implement an appropriate instructional program based upon the Hillsdale curriculum, student instruction and assessments that guides students to learn, grow and advance to fulfill their academic potential. At Liberty Tree Academy, a teacher is expected to model the habits of intellectual inquiry, moral excellence, self-governance, and civic involvement and display the five virtues of courage, courtesy, truthfulness, prudence, and perseverance. We are looking for teachers who are kind hearted, subject-matter experts who value teamwork and understand the joy and importance of learning from great books and primary sources. If this is you, apply today.
Reports to: Headmasteror Designee
Liberty Tree Academy is a tuition-free public charter school that emphasizes traditional values and classical instruction methods. Our curriculum is rigorous and content rich.
Mission: Liberty Tree Academy prepares students through a traditional, content-rich education in a disciplined and orderly environment, to be self-governing citizens who are equipped to carry out the vision of our Nation’s Founders to preserve and perpetuate liberty.
Vision: Liberty Tree Academy is dedicated to an authentic, traditional American education, to be a community that actively cultivates character in a challenging and engaging learning environment.
Position Duties and Responsibilities:
The following statements of essential functions, responsibilities, frequencies, and percentages are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by individuals assigned to this position and are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities required. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Prepare lessons, lesson materials and deliver instruction to facilitate active learning.
● Prepares lessons and lesson materials in a manner that supports quality instruction and student learning
● Plans and delivers effective instruction for all students and creates an environment that facilitates learning
● Delivers instruction to facilitate active learning
● Executes the Hillsdale curriculum with fidelity
● Establishes and communicates high expectations and uses processes to support the development of critical-thinking and problem-solving skills
● Engages students as individuals, including those with diverse needs and interests, across a range of ability levels by adapting their teaching for the benefit of all students
● Provides all classroom accommodations listed and described in student educational plans
● Uses formal and informal methods to assess student learning, provide feedback, and to use results to inform planning and instruction
● Provides appropriate feedback on student work
● Assigns and grades class work, homework, and assessments
● Assesses the progress of students on a regular basis and provides reports as required
● Provides regular progress reports as required
● Ability to use and interpret student-level data to design interventions
● Maintains classroom management to benefit all students’ ability to learn
● Fosters a predictable learning environment characterized by acceptable student behavior and efficient use of time in which each student has a positive, nurturing relationship with caring adults and peers
● Upholds LTA standards and expectations for student behavior
● Uses effective conflict resolution
● Actively promotes and nurtures the school's vision, mission, and core virtues
● Mentors students in the pursuit of their own flourishing
● Committed to objective truth as a standard for human reason
● Sensitivity to precise language, academically and in character education, patience, care, and earnestness
● Models appropriate conduct at all times through demonstration of LTA’s core virtues
● Demonstrates professionalism through ethical conduct, reflection, and leadership
● Uses feedback and reflects about professional practice to improve teaching and learning
● Contributes open and respectful communication with families, co-workers, and supervisors
● Fosters professional friendships with faculty and staff
● Seeks collaborative relationships with parents
● Understands how to work with a team of faculty to provide consistent teaching methods in any classroom
● Consistently maintains a positive and solution-based attitude
● Manages time productively and effectively
● Participates and is on time to all professional development opportunities
● Performs duties as directed by supervisors and administrators
● Performs other duties as assigned
● Maintains accurate, complete, and correct records as required by law and district policy
● Manages materials and supplies
● Monitors and enforces student dress code violations
● Responds to a complex, dynamic environment
● Complies with applicable state and federal laws, district administrative policies, procedures, and practices, and location requirements
● Reports consistently for work as scheduled
● Dresses modestly and appropriately for a professional environment with children
Supervision Exercised: None
Supervision Received: Headmaster, Lower School Dean of Faculty
Required knowledge, skills and abilities:
● Excellent organizational skills
● Excellent written and oral communications skills
● Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with co-workers, volunteers, students and parents
● Ability to multitask with frequent interruptions
● Interpersonal relations skills
● Skilled in Microsoft Office, specifically: Word, Excel and Outlook
● Ability to operate standard office equipment
● Problem solving
● Maintain confidentiality in all aspects of the job
● Ability to diffuse and manage volatile and stressful situations
● Problem solving skills
● Understanding of institutional policies, procedures and resources
● Desire to help students in academic journey
● Ability to lift 20 pounds, physically able to handle frequent sitting, bending and moving throughout the room
Minimum Qualifications:
● Bachelor's Degree (required); History, English, Philosophy, Liberal Arts (preferred)
● Or Passing Praxis score in content area
● Teaching: Successful prior teaching experience (preferred)
Conditions of Employment:
1. All offers of employment are conditional and based on a successful background and reference check.
2. LTA may choose to contact work references other than those specified on your application.
3. The position requires work outside of regular office hours.
4. The position will be at-will.
5. As required by the Immigration Reform and Control Act, the selected applicant must verify, within 72 hours of employment, their legal right to be employed in the United States.
Required Physical Activities:
1. Driving – Frequent
2. Crawling or Kneeling – Seldom
3. Bending – Frequent
4. Walking on uneven surfaces – occasional
5. Working Alone – Occasional
6. Work with Others – Frequent, including email, phone and app communications
7. Lifting, Lowering, and Moving Items Over 50 lbs: Seldom
8. Lifting, Lowering, and Moving Between 25 and 50 lbs: Occasional
9. Lifting, Lowering, and Moving Between 0 and 25 lbs: Frequent
10. Visual Acuity, Near: Frequent
11. Visual Acuity, Far: Frequent
12. Hearing: Frequent
13. Speech: Frequent
14. Hand/Eye Coordination: Frequent
15. Computer and Mouse Use: Occasional
16. Phone Use: Frequent
17. Printer, Scanner, and Other Office Machinery Use: Occasional
To perform the duties successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
What We Offer:
Salary Range: $38,000 to $52,000 depending on degree work, experience, licensure, and experience with classical education and/or Hillsdale curriculum.
Insurance Coverage: Individuals contracted for 30 hours per week or more on a regular basis are eligible to receive employee health, dental, vision, and life insurance according to the terms of the insurance policies in which Liberty Tree Academy participates at the time of hire.
Retirement Benefits: LTA is a participating employer in Colorado Public Employees’ Retirement Association (“PERA”) and as such will contribute to a Defined Benefit Plan account for you.
Personal Time Off: All full-time and part-time employees are eligible for paid time off (PTO) of 1 hour for every 30 hours worked up to 48 hours per year (this does not include seasonal stipend positions).
Children of employees will receive priority enrollment.
Application Search Timeline:
● Priority will be given to applications submitted by April 16, 2025. However, this posting will remain open until filled. Potential interview dates will begin immediately. Potential start date will be August 1, 2025.
Why apply through Sól Recruiting, Coaching, and Consulting?
● All of our placements receive 6 to 12 months of professional coaching to help you flourish and flourish your new organizations.
● Advocacy for strong applicants.
● Professional advising for applicants.
● We partner with organizations that have strong and improving work culture