[Hiring] Virtual Language Arts Instructor @Art of Problem Solving

Role Description

This is a part-time position. Since the AoPS Academy Virtual Campus is an after-school and weekend enrichment option for students, most of our Year-Round courses are offered late afternoons to evenings Monday through Friday. Many of our weekday classes start as early as 4pm ET and as late as 10pm ET. Classes are also offered all day on Sundays from 10am ET- 9pm ET. Note: We also offer limited early daytime classes during the week (as early as 11am ET); we do not currently offer classes on Saturdays.

This might be a good fit if you:

• Are a rock-star teacher with a passion for working with high-achieving students
• Are an engaging, enthusiastic instructor who can motivate gifted learners
• Have strong content knowledge in reading, writing, and grammar
• Aren’t afraid of student-led instruction, discussions, and allowing students to do the heavy lifting
• Foster a virtual classroom environment that encourages critical thinking and problem solving
• Have strong writing skills and can give thoughtful, thorough feedback on students’ writing assignments
• Are comfortable teaching in a live virtual classroom environment
• Have an interest in teaching elementary through middle school levels

For each lesson you will:

• Teach enthusiastic elementary and/or middle school students in our online classrooms.
• Use our curriculum to teach participation-oriented classes that focus on instruction and developing skills, not on rote memorization.
• Work in small classes (average size 12) with top performing students who are passionate about learning and are motivated to succeed.

Qualifications

• Must have a solid academic background in English and language arts.
• A bachelor’s degree in a humanities field is required, ideally related to language arts.
• A master’s degree or higher is preferred.
• Must have some experience using Zoom or similar video conferencing software and be comfortable managing a classroom in a virtual setting.
• Must have experience teaching or tutoring students at the K-12 level. Classroom teaching experience and some experience working with advanced students is preferred.

Requirements

• Must have a solid academic background in English and language arts.
• A bachelor’s degree in a humanities field is required, ideally related to language arts.
• A master’s degree or higher is preferred.
• Must have some experience using Zoom or similar video conferencing software and be comfortable managing a classroom in a virtual setting.
• Must have experience teaching or tutoring students at the K-12 level. Classroom teaching experience and some experience working with advanced students is preferred.

Benefits

• The instructor rate at the Virtual Campus is $30/hour for Year-Round classes. The class rates represent flexible work time, 15 minutes early arrival immediately before class, and actual class time.
• Paid Sick Leave*
• 401K retirement plan
• Eligible for discretionary bonus after 2 years
• Employee discount on classes and Beast Academy Online (BAO) yearly subscriptions

*Not applicable to all states

Company Description

At this time we are only hiring instructors who are currently located in and authorized to work in the United States. We are unable to offer sponsorship, including STEM-OPT and H-1B.

AoPS Academy is a program of Art of Problem Solving (AoPS), a global leader in K–12 advanced education. AoPS is on a mission to discover, inspire, and train the great problem solvers of the next generation. Since 2003, AoPS has trained hundreds of thousands of the country’s top students through its online school, in-person academies, textbooks, and online learning systems.

• AoPS Academy offers unique problem solving curriculum at its in-person locations across the country as well as through the virtual campus.
• Our range of language arts course offerings at the AoPS Academy Virtual Campus allows students in grades 2-12 the opportunity to explore new interests while strengthening their reading, writing, listening, speaking, and critical thinking skills.
• With small class sizes and a virtual classroom setting that allows participants to see and talk to each other in real time via Zoom, our students will have access to some of the most highly accomplished instructors in the nation, and we want you to be one of them!