2026-27 High School Physics Teachers

Green Dot Public Schools California; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 71,000 - 128,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental & Vision

Employee Assistance Program

Life Insurance

Disability Insurance

Mentor-based Induction Program

Wellness programs

CalSTRS

Job summary

Green Dot Public Schools California seeks passionate teachers to join our credentialed team, delivering high-quality instruction aligned with California standards. You will create a culture of learning, plan data-driven lessons, and build strong relationships with students and families.

Candidates must hold a California credential by July 2026 or be enrolled in credentialing, with a bachelor’s degree required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• Strong content knowledge and instructional planning capacity.
• Excellent collaboration and organizational skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Exhibit and uphold Green Dot core values.
• Create a culture of learning in your classroom.
• Engage in data-driven planning and assessment of student learning.
• Establish a culture of respect and rapport with the students which supports the students’ emotional safety.
• Facilitate rigorous learning by delivering cognitively engaging lessons that incorporate our instructional methodologies.
• Engage in critical reflection, constantly revising practice to increase effectiveness.
• Participate in a professional community across your school site and the Green Dot network.
• Develop partnerships within the community by communicating with families and bringing to bear resources that support student success in college, leadership, and life.

Skills

Growth mindset

Content knowledge

Collaboration

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Thank you for your interest.

Green Dot is dedicated to providing high-quality instruction, central to the academic success of our students.

Our teachers excel in delivering a superior education grounded in the rigorous requirements of Common Core State Standards and the expectations of state college systems.

Our approach embodies the principles of intellectual preparation and universal design for learning, offering accessible and effective education for all learners, regardless of their learning styles or abilities.

Additionally, different modes of collaboration, including vertical articulation, are a key component in our strategy, aligning teaching methods across different grade levels to guarantee a coherent and progressive learning experience.

Green Dot’s curriculum, while adhering strictly to the Common Core State Standards, allows teachers the flexibility to craft innovative and engaging lesson plans.

This approach ensures that every student is actively and effectively involved in their learning, with lessons tailored to meet rigorous academic standards while also addressing individual learning needs and styles.

We are committed to ensuring our assessment practices reflect student learning and achievements and that we equip every student, irrespective of their background or circumstances, with the opportunities and support necessary to transform these opportunities into accomplishments.

This mission is the driving force behind our thriving professional development and growth programs, which support and challenge teachers to maximize their impact in the classroom and advance their careers as educational leaders.

Acknowledging the importance of professional empowerment, Green Dot teachers are proudly represented by the Asociación de Maestros Unidos (AMU), an affiliate of the California Teachers’ Association and the National Education Association.

Please note: Any individual hired for an AMU position with a start date on or after September 15th will be classified as an at-will, probationary employee. At the conclusion of the school year, there may be an opportunity to transition to regular employee status. More information can be made available upon receipt of an application.

ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES

• Exhibit and uphold Green Dot core values
• Create a culture of learning in your classroom
• Engage in data-driven planning and assessment of student learning
• Establish a culture of respect and rapport with the students which supports the students’ emotional safety
• Facilitate rigorous learning by delivering cognitively engaging lessons that incorporate our instructional methodologies
• Engage in critical reflection, constantly revising practice to increase effectiveness
• Participate in a professional community across your school site and the Green Dot network
• Develop partnerships within the community by communicating with families and bringing to bear resources that support student success in college, leadership, and life

QUALIFICATIONS

• have a bachelor’s degree (required)
• have a growth mindset and love of learning
• have strong content knowledge, pedagogical understanding, and the capacity to plan and deliver instruction to meet the needs of students
• display a relentless commitment to and high standards for high quality execution
• are passionate and demonstrate a high level of personal responsibility towards ambitious goals
• have excellent collaborative and organizational skills
• have excellent verbal and written communication skills
• have a strong ethical base and self-awareness
• are dependable, humble, have a sense of humor and a rock-solid commitment to Green Dot’s mission and the communities we serve
• will need to pass a TB test and background check at time of offer

CREDENTIAL/LICENSE REQUIREMENTS

• For California-Based Educators: Possess (or will possess by July 2026) a valid California Preliminary or Clear Single Subject credential in Physics
• Eligible for a California Single Subject Intern credential in Physics (candidate must earn an Intern credential by July 2026)
• Eligible for a Short-Term Staff Permit (STSP) or Provisional Internship Permit (PIP), AND have a valid CPR certification that meets the standards established by the American Heart Association or the American Red Cross
• For Out-of-State or Non-Credentialed Applicants: Prior to applying, visit the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing (https://www.ctc.ca.gov/) to assess teaching eligibility in a California public school as of July 2026

COMPENSATION - SALARY

• For credentialed teachers, our current salary scale ranges from $71,085 to $127,985, depending on your level of education and years of experience
• For aspiring teachers who have yet to obtain their credentials or those currently enrolled in a credentialing program/intern-eligible, the current salary range is between $62,316 and $63,866

COMPENSATION - BENEFITS

• Full-time employees are eligible to participate in Green Dot’s benefit plans effective on the first of the month following their date of hire
• 100% no-cost premium Anthem Vivity HMO option (for employee and dependents)
• 100% no-cost premium options for dental and vision coverage, as well as options to purchase other medical and dental plans (including Anthem PPO, Kaiser HMO and more)
• Employee Assistance Program (100% employer-paid)
• Life and AD&D Insurance (100% employer-paid)
• Optional Term Life & AD&D Insurance
• Short- and Long-Term Disability Insurance (100% employer-paid)
• Flexible Spending Accounts (health and dependent care)
• A CTC-approved mentor-based Teacher Induction Program (https://tinyurl.com/3wnz3nvd), which is 100% reimbursable
• Wellness programs and resources
• Financial planning/coaching access
• Student Loan forgiveness access
• Asociación de Maestros Unidos (AMU) union membership, an affiliate of the CTA and NEA
• California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS) participation, with both employee and employer contributions
• Note: If you are enrolled in CalSTRS through Green Dot, you are eligible to contribute to the 401(k), however, you are not eligible to receive the company match
• Higher ‘longevity’ salary step increase in years 4, 8 and 13*
• Annual ‘exemplary attendance’ bonus*
• Potential opportunities for paid stipend work (as needed by each school site)
• Approved family care and/or medical leave (unpaid)
• ~198-day work year*
• 10 days of paid time off during the school year for personal illness/injury (a portion of which may be used for personal necessity)
• 25 days of paid time off during the school year for our Fall, Winter, and Spring breaks* (which include the Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s holidays) as well as an additional 6 annual paid holidays (MLK Day, President’s Day, Cesar Chavez Day, Memorial Day, Labor Day and Veteran’s Day)
• 3-5 days of paid bereavement leave (if needed) *Subject to change

Only those applicants chosen for an interview will be contacted and we hire on a rolling basis. In addition to positions for the 2026-27 school year, we may also have current openings available.

Green Dot Public Schools has embedded a diversity, equity and inclusion lens in our organizational culture, as well as in our educational and talent practices.

We are committed to hiring those who reflect the diversity of our communities, and we recruit, employ, support, compensate and promote employees, without regard to their actual or perceived race, religious creed (including religious dress or grooming practices), color, national origin or ancestry (including native language spoken), physical or mental disability (including HIV or AIDS), medical condition (including cancer or genetic characteristics), genetic information, marital status (including registered domestic partnership status), sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, lactation and related medical conditions), gender (including gender identity and expression), parental status, age (forty (40) and over), sexual orientation, Civil Air Patrol status, military and veteran status, citizenship, immigration status or any other consideration protected by federal, state or local law.

Green Dot Public Schools is unable to sponsor any applicant for a temporary or permanent U.S employment-based visa, nor hire any applicant currently holding a temporary U.S. employment-based visa.

Green Dot California Central Office, Los Angeles, CA

Thank you for your interest in Green Dot Public Schools.

Green Dot Public Schools is unable to sponsor employment visas at this time. Applicants must already be authorized to work in the United States.

ABOUT GREEN DOT Green Dot Public Schools is a non-profit network of public charter schools dedicated to transforming the public education system so that ALL students graduate prepared for college, leadership, and life.

We recently entered our 25th year of empowering scholars to achieve these goals.

Our schools are founded on an unwavering belief in the potential of all students, and four key elements to our school model help us unlock the inherent potential in every student we serve: quality teaching and instruction, a college-going culture, a focus on fostering leadership and life skills, and a focus on eliminating barriers to learning.

We have 18 schools and over 10,000 students across Los Angeles.

Our schools are located in some of the most underserved communities that have been denied access to high-quality educational opportunities, and we seek to prove that it is possible to close the access and opportunity gap that exists between low-income students and their more affluent peers.

What differentiates Green Dot is our intense focus on truly serving ALL students, our collaboration with reform-minded unions, our work focused on large-scale turnarounds of schools formerly run by the districts, and our ability to take on the toughest challenges with the same public funding received by traditional district schools but accomplishing very different results.

Green Dot’s results are undeniable. In 2024, all of our independent high schools were named among the best in the country by U.S. News & World Report, and we have four California Distinguished Schools.

Several of our schools have received the CORE Districts’ Academic Growth Awards, which recognize schools making the greatest impact on student achievement.

Additionally, Green Dot’s first turnaround, Alain LeRoy Locke College Preparatory Academy, was named Charter School of the Year by the California Charter Schools Association in 2019.

Green Dot Public Schools has embedded a diversity, equity and inclusion lens in our organizational culture, as well as in our educational and talent practices.

We are committed to hiring those who reflect the diversity of our communities, and we recruit, employ, support, compensate and promote employees, without regard to their actual or perceived race, religious creed (including religious dress or grooming practices), color, national origin or ancestry (including native language spoken), physical or mental disability (including HIV or AIDS), medical condition (including cancer or genetic characteristics), genetic information, marital status (including registered domestic partnership status), sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, lactation and related medical conditions), gender (including gender identity and expression), parental status, age (forty (40) and over), sexual orientation, Civil Air Patrol status, military and veteran status, citizenship, immigration status or any other consideration protected by federal, state or local law.

Green Dot Public Schools is unable to sponsor any applicant for a temporary or permanent U.S employment-based visa, nor hire any applicant currently holding a temporary U.S. employment-based visa.