Upper School Latin Teacher

Position Type:
High School Teaching/Foreign Language - Latin

Date Posted:
1/12/2026

Location:
Summit Park campus

Date Available:
2026-2027 School Year

Closing Date:
When Filled

District:
Cincinnati Classical Academy
Upper School Latin Teacher
This is a full-time, salaried position with a 9.5-month work schedule. The Latin teacher will teach assigned sections of Latin.

Position Overview
The Upper School Latin teacher is responsible for providing educational leadership to students within a general education classroom setting. He or she will understand, demonstrate the use of, and implement the school's Hillsdale College K-12 classical curriculum, student instruction, and assessment to maximize educational achievement for all students, and work collaboratively to ensure a learning climate for all students that is safe, secure, and respectful.

The Latin teacher's essential duties and responsibilities are as follows:

• Demonstrating an understanding of and commitment to classical education and the vision, mission, and philosophy of the school, and consistently developing, fostering, and advancing these concepts in students
• Demonstrating understanding and mastery of central concepts, tools of inquiry, and structure of Latin language and literature, and effectively transmitting this knowledge to students
• Developing and maintaining a climate and culture of openness, fairness, mutual respect, kindness, support, and inquiry
• Engaging every student in grade level-appropriate learning experiences that promote performance and intellectual and moral development
• Listening and interacting effectively with students, parents, colleagues, leadership, and community members, respecting differing perspectives
• Modeling and reinforcing good judgment, prudence, virtue, self-discipline, and responsibility
• Developing and implementing a strategic planning system including course, unit, and lesson plans according to the appropriate grade-level scope and sequence of the Hillsdale College K-12 history curriculum
• Using formal and informal assessment strategies to determine whether students have achieved high standards and modifying instructional strategies as needed to maximize achievement
• Managing the classroom primarily through the use of established routines and procedures to maintain a positive learning environment
• Managing student misconduct promptly and resolving conflict and crises effectively
• Maintaining a professional development plan and engaging in professional development activities
• Collaborating and assisting intervention specialists in providing differentiated instruction per student IEP
• Using appropriate technology in teaching processes, record keeping, assessment, evaluation, and performance analysis
• Demonstrating positive classroom results and trends
• Performing other related duties as assigned by the Headmaster
• Serving as a Citadel Advisor as an important part of the school's upper school house system.

Qualifications

The Latin teacher shall be a person who is well-organized, well-rounded, engaging, and who has the ability to interact joyfully with students, parents, and colleagues. Additionally, strong candidates will possess:

• Ability and commitment to furthering the classical mission and vision of the school
• Ability to exercise excellent judgment and prudent decision making
• Desire to learn and implement instructional strategies from the literature, grammar, and composition curriculum
• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Latin, classics, or a related field
• Ohio teacher license or the willingness to pursue licensure through the RESA mentor program

Strong candidates will also embrace the school's organizational values:

• The tenets of classical, liberal arts education
• Community and partnership in the common pursuit of forming intelligent, virtuous citizens
• Excellence in teaching and learning
• The virtues we aim to teach our students: gratitude, humility, compassion, perseverance, courage, justice, prudence

Compensation, Benefits and Hiring

Pay is competitive and commensurate with experience and qualifications. Benefits offered for full-time employees include health benefits, personal days, paid holidays, and enrollment in the State Teachers Retirement System. Children will receive enrollment priority if a parent is a full-time employee at the time of enrollment. All employees will be required to pass BCI/FBI background checks.
FLSA Status: Exempt