Job Description

Title:  Middle School STEM Teacher 

Duration: 11 months

Reports to: Head of School

Start Date: 7/21/2025

OUR MISSION

Committed to academic excellence through rigorous curriculum and development of character confidence, Vox Collegiate of Los Angeles ensures all students excel in college and beyond, knowing the power and potential of their voice.

OUR SCHOOL

Vox Collegiate is a public, charter school in South Los Angeles. We exist to ensure that each of our students develop the skills and confidence to fulfill their dreams. Our role as educators is to deliver on the promise of an excellent education for all students. This means that we hold ourselves accountable to the measurable, ambitious academic goals that we set for our students and our school. Through academic success, our students will be empowered with a unique voice that can be heard – a voice to advocate for and uplift the community and people that they know and love.

Vox Collegiate has five core beliefs that serve as the framework for our students’ academic and lifelong success:

1. Every Student Deserves a Meaningful Education.
2. High Quality Teachers are the Key Lever to Student Learning.
3. Data Drives Decisions.
4. We Learn from the Best and Make It Better.
5. Developing Students’ Character Confidence Allows Them to Use Their Voice to Improve the World. 

In the 2025-26 school year, we will serve students in 6th – 8th grade. We serve all students, regardless of income, ability, home language, race, or ethnicity and work as a team to ensure that they receive an excellent education.

THE POSITION

Teachers at our school play a unique role in building the foundation for the future of Vox

Collegiate. The role of teachers in this phase of our school is not only to teach and

develop expertise as an educator, but to be a part of a team that embraces the

challenge of building a culture of community and success that can grow and persist. Our

teachers must believe in and be committed to the mission and vision of Vox Collegiate

and be passionate about bringing them to life. Vox Collegiate teachers are results-driven educators who dedicate their professional lives to empowering students

to fulfill their dreams.

THE RESPONSIBILITIES

To Students:

● Create and maintain a joyful, safe, structured, and engaging school and

classroom environment that grows as a community of individuals working

together to learn

● Achieve measurable academic goals for student growth and mastery

● Encourage and empower students to use and develop their voices

● Develop and maintain a safe, structured classroom environment that encourages

students to take risks and not be afraid to be wrong, understanding that mistakes

are an opportunity to grow

● Plan, implement, and execute engaging, rigorous, daily, standards-based lessons

to ensure that all students master content and reach individual growth goals

● Differentiate instruction effectively to meet individual student needs

● Build and maintain trusting relationships with students and their families

● Develop and administer a variety of formal and informal assessments to measure

student growth and mastery and to improve instruction

● Implement, monitor, and sustain school-wide systems and expectations

● Model and teach our ART values: Ambition, Respect, Team

● Plan and implement intervention strategies for struggling students

● Maintain and enrich subject matter expertise, seeking to become a better teacher

every day

● Communicate regularly and proactively with parents regarding student

performance (positive and negative)

● Provide supervision before school, during student lunch, and after school as

assigned in order to maintain student safety

To Other Staff:

● Collaborate closely with fellow teachers and other staff members to create and

maintain a team- oriented professional culture

● Collaborate closely with fellow teachers to plan and develop lessons,

assessments, and other instructional materials

● Collaborate closely with special education teachers to effectively differentiate

instruction and curriculum materials for students with special education needs

● Communicate proactively with fellow teachers and other staff to effectively

correct any school issues

● Actively participate in all professional development

● Assist other staff when available to help

● Respect the work of fellow teachers and other staff, understanding that everyone

is united by the mission of Vox Collegiate and committed to our students

THE QUALIFICATIONS

Required:

● Commitment to the Vox Collegiate mission and vision

● Desire to collaborate and work as a team

● Belief in student voice and promoting it being a driver of instruction

● Willingness to engage in frequent dialogue and to be self-reflective with regard to

teaching practices and professional growth

● Ability to work with a variety of learning abilities and differentiate for students including 

students with special needs and English learners

● Valid intern, preliminary, or clear California multi-subject credential (or interest in

working toward certification)

● Strong communication skills (oral and written)

● Strong organizational skills

● Strong data analysis skills

● Bachelor’s degree

● TB clearance

● Background check clearance

Preferred:

● Bilingual in Spanish

● At least one year of prior teaching experience

● Master’s degree

● Multi-Subject Teaching Credential

THE APPLICATION

For further information, contact Dr. Jasmine Banks, Head of School, by email at jbanks@voxcollegiate.org . To apply, click here . 

COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY

Vox Collegiate acknowledges and agrees that all persons are entitled to equal employment opportunity. Vox Collegiate shall not discriminate against applicants or employees on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender expression, gender identity, sexual orientation, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, age, marital status, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, military and veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by California or federal law. Equal employment opportunity shall be extended to all aspects of the employer-­‐employee relationship, including but not limited to recruitment, selection, hiring, upgrading, training, promotion, transfer, discipline, layoff, recall, and dismissal from employment.

SALARY AND BENEFITS

Vox Collegiate offers a competitive salary, health benefits, and retirement benefits.

• Job Type: Full-time
• Pay: From $60,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Education:

• Bachelor's (Required)

Experience:

• Teaching: 1 year (Preferred)

License/Certification:

• Teaching Certification (Required)
• Work Location: In person`

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