English Language Arts Teacher (26-27 School Year)

Invictus Academy of Richmond•El Cerrito, CA

1d•$63,977 - $83,429•Onsite

About The Position

Invictus Academy of Richmond is hiring a full-time, on-site English Language Arts Teacher for the 2026–2027 school year. The school serves students in grades 7–12 and aims to prepare all students to thrive in college, solve relevant problems, and communicate confidently. Teachers create joyful, rigorous classroom cultures that connect course content to students’ lives and ambitions, with students doing the primary intellectual work of each lesson. The school emphasizes trusting relationships, high academic and behavioral expectations, restorative approaches, continuous learning, feedback, and solution-oriented collaboration. The teacher plans and delivers standards-aligned instruction, assesses student learning, differentiates and scaffolds lessons, and works with colleagues and families to support students. The role also includes advisory, tutorial, or elective activities as assigned; student supervision; participation in school events and professional development; and adherence to school systems and deadlines. The position reports to the School Principal, works a 10.5-month school year, and has a stated salary range of $63,977–$83,429.

Requirements

Earned bachelor's degree.
California Single or Multiple Subject Credential in the designated subject area, currently working toward one, or committed to working toward a credential. Candidates with an intern credential, or open to pursuing one, are also considered.
English Learner (EL) Authorization, Bilingual, Cross-Cultural, Language and Academic Development (BCLAD) certificate, Cross-Cultural Language and Academic Development (CLAD), or Bilingual Certificate of Competence (BCC), or currently working toward one.
Pass a Department of Justice criminal background check.
Obtain a negative TB reading before starting employment.
Demonstrate proficient use of technology and school-based platforms for communication and educational planning.
Ability to meet the position's physical and work-environment demands, with or without reasonable accommodations.

Nice To Haves

At least three years of teaching experience.
Bilingual in Spanish.

Responsibilities

Plan and execute engaging, rigorous, relevant daily lessons aligned with state standards and the school-adopted curriculum.
Collaborate and co-plan with special education staff, fellow teachers, and school leadership to improve the school and meet student needs.
Follow operational and programmatic systems and procedures, including expectations for substitute plans.
Communicate regularly with families, aiming for three positive communications for each corrective communication.
Use rigorous, authentic assessments to collect and respond to student achievement data.
Scaffold and differentiate instruction to support students toward independent mastery of content.
Promote active student participation and deep thinking while maintaining rigorous expectations.
Plan and lead advisory, tutorial, and elective activities as assigned.
Meet instructional deadlines, including preparing teacher copies daily, updating the grade book, and submitting semester grades.
Uphold the PBIS system by participating in student celebrations and awards, entering daily DeansList data, and communicating frequently with families.
Supervise students during arrival, homeroom, passing periods, lunch, dismissal, and other transitions.
Attend and participate in school-wide events, conferences, grade-level and department meetings, summer professional development, weekly school-year professional development, and other assigned meetings.
Use school-based technology platforms to communicate with staff, families, and community members, and use educational technology for curriculum development and planning.
Maintain regular and consistent attendance and serve as a substitute teacher across different spaces as needed.
Collaborate with staff and leadership to improve practices and address student needs; give and receive constructive feedback.
Set and maintain high academic and behavioral expectations, build authentic relationships with students and families, and create a joyful, safe, structured, engaging classroom and school culture.
Encourage students to take risks, learn from mistakes, and use their voices; supervise and engage with students in person to support safety and learning.
Model the school's core values, including purpose, perseverance, productivity, growth mindset, integrity, leadership, joy, gratitude, mindfulness, and kindness.
Participate in performance evaluation and perform other reasonable duties assigned by the Principal, an administrator, or supervisor.