10-11th Grade ELA Instructor (Fall 2026)
Sponsors for Educational Opportunity•San Francisco, CA
•Onsite
About The Position
Instructors will join SEO’s community of passionate educators to implement a rigorous college-prep curriculum for motivated and driven high school Scholars. Using our original curriculum and a student-centered approach to teaching and learning, instructors play an integral part in supporting our Scholars’ journey to a competitive college and beyond. In addition, instructors promote depth of understanding and skill acquisition by serving as a coach and facilitator of learning.
Requirements
- Minimum of a Bachelor’s degree in content related field.
- Expertise and depth of knowledge in English Language Arts, writing, and reading skills.
- Comfortable with and skilled at working with and navigating technological learning systems.
- Understanding and practice of student-centered pedagogy.
- High school classroom teaching experience.
Nice To Haves
- Secondary Education Degree and Certification.
- Knowledge and experience with Universal Design for Learning (UDL).
- Certifications, PD course completions, and/or tertiary education in Instructional Technologies.
- Eagerness to engage in conversations analyzing the historical and continued causes of societal ills and challenges.
Responsibilities
- Teach four periods of ELA instructional content.
- Follow provided lesson plans and meet lesson objectives, abiding by SEO’s articulated criteria for rigorous instruction and student engagement.
- Hold students to high expectations.
- Use protocols for student-driven discussion and group work, and promote depth of understanding via questioning.
- Learn and efficiently utilize our instructional technologies such as Brightspace (Learning Management System), Nearpod, GSuit applications, and Zoom chat (instant messaging tool) in a Blended Learning environment.
- Read, internalize, and practice all lesson plans and materials provided by SEO prior to teaching.
- Implement thoughtful adjustments to pacing and activities based on specific student needs.
- Calculate grades according to rubrics and stipulations in provided lesson plans.
- Provide actionable, growth-oriented feedback to students.
- Complete all grading in a timely manner (1 week turnaround) and keep the electronic gradebook up to date on Brightspace (our LMS).
- Project an energetic, engaging, and approachable persona to promote students’ connection to the content, investment in the learning experience, and positive relationship to all members of the community.
- Attend all scheduled meetings, professional development trainings, check-ins, and debriefs and respond to all emails and Zoom chats in a timely manner.
- Meet with your assigned instructional coach (Lead Instructor) at least twice during the semester to receive and implement feedback and recommendations from their classroom observations.
- Courses: Instructors will be placed in either 10th or 11th Grade. The English Language Arts (ELA) courses offered this semester are: 10th Grade course: Exploring Arguments 11th Grade course: Personal Statement Writing
Benefits
- This position is benefits ineligible in accordance with local, state, and federal regulations.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Career Level
Mid Level
