Educator in Training: Path to Certification & Growth

Valor-Collegiate-Academies; Nashville (TN); On-site; USD 36,000 - 47,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

PTO (8 days)

On-site facilities

Laptops + supplies

Top of waitlist for new students

Job summary

Valor Collegiate Academies in Nashville, TN is hiring full-time Associate Teachers to provide instructional coverage for short-term absences and long-term vacancies. This on-site role functions as an educator-in-training with growth toward certification through Valor’s programs.

Applicants should have a Bachelor's degree (minimum 2.50 GPA) and a strong desire to become a certified teacher within 1–2 years, with flexibility across grades 5–12.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree with at least a 2.50 GPA.
• Interested in becoming a certified teacher within 1–2 years.
• Flexible and a team player, willing to support in various content areas across 5–12.
• Confident in ability to manage students academically.
• Quick learner with ability to learn new tech systems and online platforms.
• Self-aware with strong desire to grow professionally and personally.
• Growth mindset and openness to feedback to improve practice.
• Ability to set and reach ambitious goals in a high-paced school environment.
• Passion to serve ethnically and economically diverse student body.
• Ability to model Valor’s core values, norms, and policies.
• Enjoy cultivating relationships with students, families, and staff.

Responsibilities

• Deliver lessons to a class of students where coverage is needed.
• Evaluate student work and grade assignments.
• Meet with an assigned coach and attend instructional preparation meetings.
• Enforce and exhibit the school's values and behavior policies.
• Support with school-based duties (lunch/recess monitoring or arrival/dismissal).
• Track and input daily student behavior and engagement feedback.
• Respond to behavior progress with interventions per Valor’s framework.
• Participate in faculty Circle once a week.

Skills

Growth mindset

Quick learner

Team player

Desire to grow professionally

Ability to manage students

Education

Bachelor’s degree with at least a 2.50 GPA

Job description

Valor Collegiate Academies in Nashville, TN is hiring full-time Associate Teachers to provide instructional coverage for short-term absences and long-term vacancies. This on-site role functions as an educator-in-training with growth toward certification through Valor’s programs.

Applicants should have a Bachelor's degree (minimum 2.50 GPA) and a strong desire to become a certified teacher within 1–2 years, with flexibility across grades 5–12.