Job Title: 5th Grade Humanities Teacher

Hours: 7:30 am – 4:00 pm Monday-Friday 

Division/Department: Lower School

Reports To: Lower School Director 

Job Code: 10-month employee 

FLSA Status: Exempt 

Grade Level: 5th

Position Description: 

Wesley Prep seeks a dynamic and entrepreneurial teacher with a deep passion for fifth graders and a love of English and American History. This is an especially unique opportunity to step into a well-established role following a long-serving teacher and founding faculty member. The successful candidate will possess the ability to honor cherished traditions and hallmark experiences while thoughtfully building their own program to meet the needs of today’s learners.

The ideal candidate is highly collaborative, committed to fostering a classroom culture of dignity and respect, and skilled in designing and adapting instruction to support each student’s growth. In keeping with our philosophy of education, this teacher will foster discovery through experiential, project-based learning that integrates English Language Arts and American history. 

We are seeking a relational education - someone who nurtures strong connections with students, empowers them to grow as critical thinkers, communicators, collaborators, and leaders, and creates an environment rooted in belonging, curiosity and joy. The teacher will be an effective communicator with students, peers, and parents, and will excel at building meaningful relationships with this age group.

Guided by our Portrait of a Graduate, the teacher will help students develop habits of heart and mind that equip them to thrive academically, socially, and spiritually.

Essential Functions & Responsibilities: 

• Teaching: Deliver engaging and developmentally appropriate instruction in reading, writing, grammar, vocabulary, spelling, and history.

• Design learning experiences that are active, experiential, and inquiry-driven, encouraging students to ask insightful questions, wrestle with complexity, and generate creative solutions.

• Integrate project-based learning that cultivates critical and creative thinking, problem-solving, collaboration, and presentation skills.

• Embed literacy and historical thinking in ways that help students become clear communicators, responsible decision makers, and engaged citizens.

• Use a variety of assessments to measure growth, guide instruction, and encourage self-reflection and goal setting.

• Integrate technology intentionally and meaningfully to enhance learning and prepare students for the digital world.
  
  

• Create a classroom culture that emphasizes safety, dignity, respect, and belonging, aligned with our Portrait of an Educator’s call to supportive and reliable leadership
• Recognize and respond to the developmental needs of 5th graders, supporting both academic progress and social-emotional growth.
• Serve as a mentor, advisor, and role model, guiding students in resilience, self-advocacy, gratitude, and character development.
• Partner with families through clear, compassionate, and proactive communication.
• Contribute to a culture of professional growth and lifelong learning, engaging in ongoing development that strengthens both teaching practice and personal wellness
• Support the broader school community through participation in events, traditions, and service to the mission of Wesley Prep.
• Prepare students for their transition to middle school through skill-building in independence, responsibility, and collaboration.
• Curriculum Development: Work collaboratively as part of the 5th Grade Team, contributing to interdisciplinary projects, grade-level events, and hallmark experiences such as off-campus learning trips.

Qualifications and Skills

• Bachelor’s degree in education, history, literature, or related field (Master’s degree preferred).
  
  
• Previous teaching experience in upper elementary or middle school, with a strong background in humanities.
  
  
• Deep understanding of child development, particularly the opportunities and challenges of 5th grade students.
  
  
• Demonstrated ability to create engaging, relevant instruction that sparks curiosity and connects to the wider world.
  
  
• Commitment to whole-child education, integrating intellectual, social-emotional, and spiritual growth.
  
  
• Proficiency with instructional technology (Google Classroom and related tools).
  
  
• Strong communication, collaboration, and organizational skills.
  
  
• Entrepreneurial mindset and willingness to innovate within curriculum and pedagogy.
  
  
• Dedication to Wesley Prep’s mission and values, including character formation, faith, and service.

Professional Commitments

• Participate fully in faculty responsibilities, including carpool, supervision, staff meetings, lesson planning, school events and teacher evaluation cycle.
  
  
• Uphold Wesley Prep’s abuse risk management standards and maintain appropriate student boundaries.
  
  
• Complete at least 24 hours of professional development annually.
  
  
• Model professional, ethical, and faith-informed standards when working with students, families, colleagues, and the community.

About Wesley Prep

Wesley Prep is a faith-based, co-ed private school in Dallas, Texas, offering programs for six months through sixth grade (seventh in 2026 and eighth in 2027). Wesley Prep is committed to honoring the dignity and joy of childhood while also providing a superior educational experience informed by the latest research in educational neuroscience. Wesley Prep's Early Childhood program is play-based and values the role that play has in growing students' cognitive, social, and emotional learning. As students mature into the lower school program, learning by doing is the guiding principle with each grade providing developmentally appropriate and challenging learning experiences. Whether working with the youngest learners in early childhood or the oldest learners in elementary, Wesley Prep believes that the most effective role a teacher can play is that of co-facilitator and co-adventurer on the journey of asking questions, problem-solving, and discovery that learning is. Guided by the mission of inspiring confident and joyful learners guided by character, curiosity, and purpose, Wesley Prep seeks joyful educators dedicated to creating meaningful learning experiences for their students.

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