Position Overview

A Teacher at The Augustine Academy is first and foremost a lover of Jesus Christ, and secondarily a lover of his human creatures, especially children, and delights in knowledge for Christ’s sake. Within this relational context, the Teacher is responsible to set and maintain a high-joy, inspirational, and peacefully authoritative atmosphere in and out of the classroom. Every day the teacher is to instruct, expect, uphold, shepherd, and specifically train students in “the habits of the good life” (students’ ways of relating to work and persons). Through ongoing training, regular observation and feedback, study and practice, the teacher is to become highly skilled in Charlotte Mason’s “method of a lesson” in classroom instruction. The Teacher is to master the breadth and depth of the curriculum, upholding a rigorous standard of quality and quantity of student-produced work. In a broad sense, the Teacher also represents the school in and out of the classroom and acts on behalf of the school by professionally and warmly interacting with all students, parents, teachers, staff, and visitors. The Teacher reports to the Headmaster or the designated Principal.

Personal Qualities

Spiritually mature in Christ, service and other-oriented, teachable, loving towards all persons (especially children), joyful, peaceful in/under authority, psychologically strong, growth-oriented, patient, hungry to know and share knowledge, intelligent, thorough, punctual, flexible, collegial, articulate, enthusiastic; fluency and literacy (cultural and grammatical) in the world language of instruction.