Are you a top performing teacher, passionate about helping every student reach their full potential? Are you excited to build something from the ground up?

This role is for a founding teacher leader who will both teach and co-lead school administration. You’d be one of two teachers building and running the school from the first year.

Working closely with the Head of School (author of this job post), you will own:

Teaching

Lead a class of 4-8 students ages 5-8 or 8-11 championing the inner fire values of curiosity, compassion, and challenge

Build out and improve on the class curriculum, select appropriate lesson materials tailored to each learner's level

Stay in sync with each student’s progress, maintaining online observations, records, and data

Family Engagement

Communicating with parents (updates & photos, meetings, family events)

Marketing the school through deep community engagement, school tours, and possibly social media

School Operations

Establish the annual school calendar and daily routines

Maintain a system for compliance with local education requirements

Interview and onboard TAs and substitutes

The ideal candidate:

Is fiercely dedicated to being the best teacher they can be and bringing out the best in their students

Has 2+ years experience teaching, ideally with a California teacher's credential

Is fluent in a second language and comfortable teaching it to kids

Is excited to take on the responsibilities of a co-owner, above just being an employee

Hours and Benefits:

This is a full time, in-person position based in San Francisco

Base salary is $80,000 per year

25% profit sharing if teaching the full year

Holidays aligned with the school calendar, paid sick days whenever needed

Healthcare or other benefits are not offered at this time

Our two lead teachers are assisted by a team of three part-time Teaching Assistants, each covering 1-3 days per week as well as serving as substitutes when needed.

Though our classes are small, some of our kids require focused attention that can make it hard for a single teacher to support within a group. Our day also features multiple independent work sessions where teachers all rotate tutoring and assisting students 1:1. These will be your primary responsibilities, though we also invite you to contribute to the teaching and curriculum design if you are inspired to do so!

The ideal candidate brings a genuine love and understanding of kids, a desire to connect with them and see them succeed. Someone who actively enjoys the company and energy of 5-11 year olds. Hopefully you are also passionate about school and education--you believe it can and should be a rewarding space for learning and growth. Your ability and interest to help younger students with simple math (addition, subtraction, multiplication) and play outdoor games with the class at recess is a big plus.

If you can demonstrate these traits, we don't care what degree you have.

Compensation for this role is $30/hr

Inner Fire does not currently have a former board, but we’re interested in starting one.

If you’re passionate about the microschool mission and have experience to share, we’d love to hear from you.