Montessori 3-6 Lead Guide

St. Joseph Academy, a hybrid Catholic classical school in Sioux Falls, SD, is seeking a Montessori 3-6 Lead Guide for the 2025-2026 school year. The Guide will provide a warm, nurturing environment where self-direction is enhanced, independence is encouraged, and the dignity of each child is valued.

Ideal candidates:

• Have previous experience working in a Montessori classroom environment.
• Can work well and positively as part of a faculty of friends on a mission to raise the saints of tomorrow.
• Communicate with parents regularly regarding children's progress in the classroom, as well as with ideas for work in the home environment and community.
• Embrace our founding ethos of faithfulness to the Catholic Church and love of Jesus.
• Skilled classroom manager, inspiring children to be their best selves and patiently coaching them through solution-finding processes.
• Embrace outdoor experiences.
• Able to work between 7:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday.
• Early Childhood 3-6 Montessori training; those in the midst of training are also strongly encouraged to apply!
• Interest or experience in Catechesis of the Good Shepherd is a big plus!
• Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States.

Send resume and cover letter to [email protected]

Part-Time Elementary Teachers 

St. Joseph Academy, a hybrid Catholic classical school in Sioux Falls, SD, is seeking part-time teachers for the 2025-2026 school year. Teachers will have the joyful task of accompanying students in the pursuit of the good, true, and beautiful across all studies. Qualified candidates will be able to guide students to discover wisdom revealed across an integrated curriculum and throughout the history of Western civilization. Teachers will serve as living witnesses of our beloved Catholic faith and will work charitably with students, parents, and faculty.

Teachers will:

• Teach courses to a dual grade level classroom three days per week
• Communicate lessons to parents on homeschooling days two days per week
• Maintain a joyful and well ordered learning environment
• Attend daily Mass and adoration with students
• Assist in assigned duties throughout the school day such as drop-off, pick-up, lunch and recess
• Help lead periodic nature study adventures
• Attend faculty meetings, retreats, student conferences, and professional development as assigned

The idea candidate will have:

• A deep commitment to our Catholic faith and our school’s mission
• Experience working with elementary age students
• A Bachelor’s degree in a related field
• The ability to prepare lessons according to a classical pedagogy that inspire wonder and joy
• The desire to engage in ongoing learning and to share a vibrant educational life with a faculty of friends
• A background in Montessori education is preferred

Send resume and cover letter to [email protected]

Part-Time Kindergarten Teacher

Pay: $25,500 per school year

St. Joseph Academy, a hybrid Catholic classical school opening in Sioux Falls, SD, is seeking a part-time Kindergarten teacher for the 2025-2026 school year. Teachers will have the joyful task of accompanying students in the pursuit of the good, true, and beautiful across all studies. Qualified candidates will be able to guide students to discover wisdom revealed across an integrated curriculum and throughout the history of Western civilization. Teachers will serve as living witnesses of our beloved Catholic faith and will work charitably with students, parents, and faculty.

Teachers will:

• Teach courses to a dual grade level classroom three days per week
• Communicate lessons to parents on homeschooling days two days per week
• Maintain a joyful and well ordered learning environment
• Attend daily Mass and adoration with students
• Assist in assigned duties throughout the school day such as drop-off, pick-up, lunch and recess
• Help lead periodic nature study adventures
• Attend faculty meetings, retreats, student conferences, and professional development as assigned

The idea candidate will have:

• A deep commitment to our Catholic faith and our school’s mission
• Experience working with elementary age students
• A Bachelor’s degree in a related field
• The ability to prepare lessons according to a classical pedagogy that inspire wonder and joy
• The desire to engage in ongoing learning and to share a vibrant educational life with a faculty of friends
• A background in Montessori education is preferred

Send resume and cover letter to [email protected]