Area Teacher - Options For Youth

Job Description

Are you an educator that wants to positively impact students’ lives?  Do you believe that every student should have the opportunity for success? If so, Options For Youth (OFY) is the place for you! OFY is looking for educators that are outgoing, energetic, authentic, motivated and inspiring. 

Who We Are:

Options for Youth is a network of free public charter schools offering students a flexible, personalized approach to learning. OFY saw the potential that struggling students couldn’t see in themselves. For almost 30 years, OFY has helped more than 135,000 students find their passion and pursue their dreams. OFY believes in fostering the student’s vision; inspiring students inspires us. We believe the student-teacher relationship is critical to the development of a young person’s social, emotional, and academic well-being. If you believe this too, then you are the educator that we’re looking for.

Our ideal candidate will:

• Provide instruction to students for a specific charter or region 

• Administer and grades tests

• Tutor students that need help as requested by the teacher of record

• Supports all state testing by calling, proctoring and helping

• Locates, prepares, passes out and helps with curriculum

• Helps audit and correct student files when requested

• Enter student’s work into the student information system

• Helps with other activities within the center that supports the direct instruction of students

You’ll need the following minimum requirements:

• BA/BS Degree

• California 30-Day Substitute Teaching Credential or clear single subject credentialsorCA Preliminary or Clear single subject credential

• Experience working with high school students preferred

• Knowledge of MS Office and/or Google Suite

Hourly Range:

$29.71 - $36.57 Depending on Experience

Schedule:

Monday-Friday 8am-4pm, 35 hours/week

Company Benefits and Perks:

• We offer a comprehensive benefits package to full-time staff that includes paid time off, holiday and sick time, medical, vision and dental coverage, incentives and an employer-matched retirement plan.

• Staff opportunities to chaperone students on experiential learning trips to amazing places like Italy, China and Cuba and in-country trips to DC, a ranch in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado and a farm in Northern California. 

• We regularly hold social functions to foster a genuine camaraderie that enhances teamwork. At our company-wide award functions, we take time to recognize the talent and dedication of the people who make OFY and our students successful. 

We are devoted to creating a team of diverse people and encourage anyone who is passionate about education and who is excited about what we do, to connect with us! To learn more about our schools, visit us atwww.ofy.org.