The mission of Equitas Academy Charter Schools is to prepare students for college, careers, and life pursuits, and inspire them to be champions of equity. We currently serve over 2,000 students and operate four elementary schools, two middle schools, and one high school in the Pico-Union neighborhood of Los Angeles.

What Equitas Can Offer You:

A strong organizational culture, focused on our mission of preparing all scholars for four-year colleges
A community that is committed to building and sustaining a diverse, inclusive and equitable organization
A coach who provides consistent, relevant, and individualized feedback based on in-class observations
The opportunity to grow as a professional and advance to leadership roles in the organization such as grade level lead, instructional coach, dean, and school director
Supportive professional development including paid professional development, training, and team building in the summer, and weekly professional development throughout the school year
Diverse, collaborative, supportive, and reflective teams that work together to deliver high quality instruction for our scholars
A school grounded in the Pico-Union neighborhood with a strong commitment to community and family engagement
Leadership teams that are supportive, reflective and seek out teacher voice and feedback
A positive, joyful, and collaborative social environment that leads to long-lasting relationships
A clean, organized environment that maximizes time to focus on instructional practice and scholar learning
Consistent behavior management systems and a structured classroom environment

A Day in Your Life as an Equitas Teacher:

Lead rigorous physical education instruction, imparting knowledge and skill to scholars
Develop the vision and curriculum for your class
Communicate and collaborate with families regarding the behavior and academic progress of their scholar
Maintain high academic and behavioral expectations for scholars
Demonstrate warm demander style with scholars in your classroom and the school community
Approach class community building and repair with culturally responsive and restorative practices
Start your day by 7:30am with a school team huddle and end at 3:30pm after scholar dismissal
Daily prep time and a duty-free lunch period
Weekly collaborative enrichment team meeting
Regular 03 (one-on-one meeting and feedback session) with your coach
Supervise and facilitate portions of Community Meeting (our school assembly) every other Friday
Deliver and supervise scholar assessments
Active participation in weekly professional development aimed at refining both school culture and academics
Perform other duties to support our scholars and school community

What You'll Need:

A Bachelor's degree
A current Single Subject teaching credential (internship, preliminary, or clear), Multiple Subject teaching credential (preliminary or clear) or out of state equivalent required
English Learning Authorization
A strong belief that all students can succeed
Demonstrated experience and success working with scholars in traditionally underserved communities (preferred)

Benefits at Equitas Academy:

A competitive salary scale that honors your years of full-time, lead teaching experience
A variety of health benefit plans so you can choose the option that best fits your needs (and the needs of your family if applicable). Dental, Vision and Group Term Life/AD&D as well as Group Voluntary Term Life Insurance are also offered
California's State Teacher Retirement System (CalSTRS) retirement matching and optional 403b plan.
Generous time off including winter break, spring break, twelve holidays, and ten sick days

Commitment to Diversity

Equitas Academy is actively seeking to build a diverse and experienced team of educators. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, gender identity, disability, age, religion, sexual orientation, or national or ethnic origin. We are an equal opportunity employer.

Salary

Please review our teacher salary scale.

A Final Note

If you're still wondering if you should apply and if Equitas is the place for you, we encourage you to take a chance, bring your questions, and learn more about us throughout the interview process. If you're wondering if you've got what it takes to be a successful teacher here we’ll let you in on a secret: there’s no such thing as a "perfect" candidate. Equitas is a place where we believe in people and their potential and we support individual growth. So, whatever is on your mind, we hope you will give us, and yourself, a chance and submit an application!

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