Junior High Teacher ELA (202627 School Year)

POSITION TITLE: SecondaryEnglish Language Arts Teacher (2026/27 School Year)

FLSA: Exempt

QUALIFICATIONS: Bachelors Degree

REPORTS TO: Principal and other Supervisor(s)

TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT: 10 Month Contract 12 Month Pay Benefits

ORGANIZATION SUMMARY:

The Odyssey Preparatory Academy - Family of Schools is a growing west-valley K-12 charter school seeking teachers. We are a college prep IB World School whose focus is holistic teaching to a student body. The Odyssey Preparatory Academy aims to develop inquiring knowledgeable and caring scholars who work to create a better and more peaceful community through intercultural awareness understanding and respect.

GENERAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Creates a positive & engaging classroom environment of mutual respect that supports school-wide behavior expectations.
• Communicates with parents and guardians consistently and positively.
• Utilizes a range of research-based classroom and instructional best practices that support scholar independence collaboration & choice.
• Provides scholars specific actionable feedback that promotes mastery of self and grade-level standards.
• Asks questions that promote critical thinking activate prior knowledge & experiences and support scholars with reaching the daily content objective.
• Provides scholars with warranted & appropriate accommodations.
• Utilizes technology & media to appropriately build scholars content knowledge & enhance learning experiences.

Responsibilities:

• Maintains a professional appearance and demonstrates behavior that is conscientious responsible and aligned to Odysseys Vision Mission & Core Values.
• Establishes and maintains appropriate relationships with all Odyssey stakeholders.
• Attends and participates in staff meetings professional learning and extra-curricular/school related activities.
• Participates in ongoing professional learning opportunities & works with school administrators to identify relevant professional learning opportunities.
• Demonstrates mastery of related content knowledge instructional practices and materials for course(s) taught.
• Utilizes lesson plans that are aligned to current state and district standards adopted curricular materials and learning objectives that support scholars with building grade-level content knowledge and skills.
• Engages scholars with a variety of formative and summative assessments and uses data to prepare for upcoming lessons.
• Performs other job-related duties as assigned by the site administrator

KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS:

• Knowledgeable of Odyssey school and departmental policies and procedures.
• Knowledgeable of research-based teaching strategies and methods.
• Interpersonal communication skills that establish and maintain effective working relationships with co-workers vendors students parents the general public and others having business with Odyssey.
• Operating a personal computer and utilizing a variety of software applications and equipment.

SCHEDULE:

• Monday - Friday*
• Elementary Schools - 7:30-4:00
• OI Jr. High & High School - 7:40-3:49
• Teacher schedules include two daily prep periods

*Fridays are reserved for professional learning lesson preparation and grade-level/content collaboration as directed by the site level and district level administrators. Fridays preceding holidays & school breaks are days off and free from professional obligations (i.e. no professional learning lesson prep etc.).

BENEFITS:

• Competitive pay for new and experienced teachers ($38500 - $42000 per year)
• 301 Funds
• 10 days sick/personal leave per year (with various rollover/cash out options)
• Health Dental and Vision Benefits
• Life insurance
• Supplemental insurance options (short-term disability Legal Shield etc)
• 403B retirement plan with 3% employer match
• Earn up to $5000 per year in performance based raise starting in year two