Two-Year Teaching Corps—Launch Your Impact

Teach For America; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 57,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Teach For America is a national nonprofit that offers a full-time, paid, two-year teaching opportunity for college seniors, graduate students, and early-career professionals who want high-stakes work, tangible early responsibility, and a first role that will genuinely shape where they go next.

Through our two-year teaching corps, we place and support people who teach full-time in under-resourced public schools.

Qualifications

• GPA 2.5 cumulative or higher.
• Bachelor's degree in any field.
• U.S. citizenship, national, or legal resident (or DACA).
• No teaching certification required; candidates from all majors encouraged to apply.

Responsibilities

• Teach two years full-time in an under-resourced public school.
• Build genuine relationships with students and families.
• Learn to navigate barriers kids face inside and outside the classroom.
• Sharpen your communication, problem-solving, and collaboration skills through daily classroom leadership.
• Work alongside your school community to remove obstacles and open doors for students who need it most.

Skills

Leadership potential

Follow-through

Impact

Initiative

Adaptability

Education

Bachelor's degree (any field)

Job description

Teach For America is a national nonprofit that offers a full-time, paid, two-year teaching opportunity for college seniors, graduate students, and early-career professionals who want high-stakes work, tangible early responsibility, and a first role that will genuinely shape where they go next.

Through our two-year teaching corps, we place and support people who teach full-time in under-resourced public schools.