Teacher

Challenger School; Plano (TX); On-site; USD 36,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Paid time off

401k

Tuition discounts

Job summary

Challenger School in Dallas seeks enthusiastic individuals to join elementary school teams. As a teacher, you will learn our curriculum and teaching styles through a paid training program before taking on your own classroom.

Positions may include specialization in computer, P.E., art, or middle school. Applicants should be willing to complete pre-employment assessments and pass a background check as part of the process.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent is required or near completion.
• Background check is required for employment.
• Completion of pre-employment assessments is required.

Responsibilities

• Thoroughly learn Challenger’s curriculum, teaching methods, and philosophy.
• Maintain a safe and productive classroom environment.
• Prepare lesson plans and teach daily classes.
• Grade daily student homework assignments.
• Consistently attend required training and teaching days.
• Communicate regularly with parents and administrators on student progress.
• Work patiently with students, parents, and coworkers.

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Job description

Challenger School is seeking enthusiastic, intelligent individuals to join the elementary school teams at our Dallas campuses. As a teacher at Challenger, you will teach individual responsibility, self-confidence, and independence alongside grammar and math. Our classes are fast paced, fun, and have a proven curriculum already in place.

Specific teaching degrees and certificates are not required to teach at Challenger School; we will teach you how to teach! At Challenger you will start in our paid teacher training program where you will learn our unique curriculum and teaching styles through video instruction, manual study, teacher observations, and hands on experience in classroom settings across the grades. After successful completion of that program, you will be given a classroom of your own to teach and manage.

Where available, candidates may be considered for more specialized positions such as computer, P.E., art, or middle school teacher. If you are particularly interested in any of these positions, please state that in a cover letter.

Responsibilities

• Thoroughly learn Challenger’s curriculum, teaching methods, and philosophy
• Maintain a safe and productive classroom environment
• Prepare lesson plans and teach daily classes
• Grade daily student homework assignments
• Consistently attend required training and teaching days
• Communicate regularly with parents and administrators on student progress
• Work patiently with students, parents, and coworkers

Qualifications

• 4-year college bachelor’s degree or equivalent – can be close to completion at hire
• Ability to pass a background check
• Completion of pre‑employment assessments

Position Offerings

• Health Insurance
• Paid time off
• 401k
• Significant tuition discounts for children and grandchildren

Want to see what it looks like to be a Challenger teacher? Check out our videos on challengerschool.com in the curriculum section.