Apprentice Teacher

5-12 Apprentice Teacher

The Apprentice Teacher position provides a unique opportunity for talented individuals with limited or no teaching experience to explore the field of education and to gain hands-on practice and the training necessary to become a successful full-time classroom teacher. Apprentice Teachers will have an opportunity to observe best practices in classroom instruction and education reform from experienced teachers and school leaders at a leading charter management organization in Boston.

Apprentice Teachers observe and learn from Master Teachers, co-teach with teacher-leaders, provide in-house substitute teaching coverage for teachers, and support teachers with tutoring, grading, and individual or small group student instruction. Depending on school needs and candidate background, Apprentice Teachers may also teach their own class of students, allowing for direct teaching experience within a more limited teaching load. Apprentice Teachers will also assist with a variety of work inside and outside of the classroom, including teaching Enrichment classes, organizing student events, and developing mentoring relationships with students.

Through full participation in summer and school-year professional development, as well as regular meetings with an instructional coach, Apprentice Teachers will have many opportunities to gain the experience and support necessary to develop their teaching skills. By the end of the year, Apprentice Teachers will be very strong candidates for full-time teaching positions.

Specific responsibilities include teaching classes on behalf of Deans and teacher-leaders who are observing other teachers, providing substitute teaching coverage for teachers within the school, potentially teaching one class or small groups of students, periodically planning and delivering instruction, developing teaching skills to potentially become a full-time teacher at the school, supporting students by providing one-on-one and small group tutoring daily, observing Master Teachers in order to improve instructional techniques and classroom management, meeting regularly with a coach to implement feedback on lessons and instruction, teaching or helping coordinate an Enrichment class, and assisting teachers with instruction, assessments, grading, and other classroom responsibilities.

As appropriate, perform all duties expected of classroom teachers, including implementing curricula and activities to meet academic standards, designing and implementing assessments that measure progress towards academic standards, using assessment data to refine curriculum and inform instructional practices, participating in collaborative curriculum development, grade-level activities, and school-wide functions, events, and trips, providing consistent rewards and/or consequences for student behavior, serving as an advisor to a small group of students, helping to co-lead advisory/homeroom in the morning and afternoon, supervising students during transitions, breakfast, lunch and after school, being accountable for students' mastery of academic standards, communicating effectively with students, families, and colleagues, and participating in an annual three-week staff orientation and training.

Qualifications include a drive to improve the minds and lives of students in and out of the classroom, evidence of self-motivation, willingness to be a team player, and a strong sense of personal responsibility, hard-working, urgent, energetic, and a willingness to learn and adapt, being extremely reflective and constantly wanting to improve, being flexible and enjoying dealing with unpredictability, strong time management skills, ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously and meet tight deadlines, strong organizational skills, communication skills (particularly with children), and problem solving skills, interest in performing a critical support role and the ability to excel in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial, results-oriented environment, prior experience working in schools and/or urban communities is preferred but not required, and a relentless commitment to the mission of educating urban students.

Belief in and alignment with Uncommon's core beliefs and educational philosophy is non-negotiable.

Educational background and work experience:
Bachelor's degree is required. A background in education is not required, though candidates should show a demonstrated passion for working with K-12 students.

Our people are what make us Uncommon. We offer competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits that support the personal health, wellness, and finances of our staff and their families. Our compensation philosophy values equity & fairness and attracting & retaining top talent.

Compensation for this role is $60,000. The range above represents our compensation scales for the  school year. If starting prior to June 30th, 2026, compensation will be based on a slightly lower range, reflective of current compensation…