Regents School of Austin is seeking a High School Humanities Teacher our school. If you are interested in working for us in the future, please submit your application.
Compensation: Commensurate with experience, competitive with regional public and private schools.
Primary Responsibilities
All teachers at Regents are responsible for managing a healthy student environment toward the fulfillment of the mission of the school. This includes but is not limited to:
Inspiring the culture with energy in relation to student life and morale.
Understanding the role 'education' can fulfill as God’s tool to awaken hearts and minds to His attributes and character.
Fostering healthy communication and partnership between parents and the school regarding the preparation of their child for post-secondary school life.
Providing responsive fellowship for families with students facing situational or extraordinary challenges.
Successful teacher candidates will have at least a Bachelor’s degree, at least three years of relevant classroom experience and Christian maturity that demonstrates a desire to learn and a capacity to create a healthy classroom environment. They should also have experience and expertise in the following:
Understanding pedagogical skills and objectives in a classical, Christian model.
Interacting with students, parents, faculty, and administrators with strong interpersonal competency.
Articulating the integration of curricular education with biblical spiritual formation and discipleship.
Communicating with a high level of self-awareness, unaffected compassion, and composure.
Information on our Purpose, Mission, Philosophy, Objectives and Doctrinal Statement
Board members, administration, faculty, coaches and other instructional personnel of Regents School, whether full-time, part-time or volunteer, must subscribe to our Purpose, Mission, Philosophy, Objectives and Doctrinal Statement, evidenced by their signing a statement of agreement with Article II annually. This document can be found by clicking: Philosophy and Doctrinal Statement. As a supplement, the Regents Board of Directors has adopted two additional statements as clarifying language under Article II. The Chicago Statement on Biblical Inerrancy - This was adopted in 2017 by the Board to be clear on our view of the inerrancy of Scripture. Nashville Statement: A Coalition for Biblical Sexuality - This was adopted by the Board in 2019 as clarifying language on our view of biblical sexuality.
ABOUT REGENTS
Regents School of Austin is a unique K-12 school that educates 1,000 students on an 82-acre campus in southwest Austin. Our mission is to provide a classical, Christian education, founded upon and informed by a Christian worldview, that equips students to know, love, and practice that which is true, good and beautiful, and challenges them to strive for excellence as they live purposefully and intelligently in the service of God and man. Regents is well recognized by peers for outstanding accomplishments in teaching, curriculum, students' achievement, parental involvement, and community support.
WORKING AT REGENTS
The academic community at Regents is shaped by the excellence of the faculty, small class sizes, and the continuity of the K-12 program. Regents employees are engaged in an environment that is team-oriented and emergent. To ensure that our faculty is continually developing their skills in accordance with our performance objectives, we have a strong professional growth program. Even so, Regents culture is highly sensitive to the need for work/life balance and believes God made us to work from our rest.