Financial Literacy & Business Teaching

POTENTIAL INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR INSTRUCTIONAL ASSIGNMENTS

Program:
Business, Finance & Entrepreneurship Instructor Opportunities

Location:

On-site at partner schools; varies by assignment
Teaching Mode:
In Person
Grade Levels:
Elementary, Middle, and High School; varies by assignment

Schedule:

Typically 1–4 instructional service hours per week after school
Program Length:
Commonly approximately 10 weeks per assignment
Start Dates:
Opportunities become available throughout the school year
Compensation:
Typical compensation of $50+ per completed instructional service hour, depending on assignment scope, experience, location, schedule, and agreed compensation

• Plan and facilitate engaging, age-appropriate business, finance, and entrepreneurship sessions;
• Introduce students to foundational financial literacy, entrepreneurship, and business concepts through interactive discussions and project-based learning;
• Adapt instruction based on student experience levels, site requirements, available resources, and program objectives;
• Support students in developing business ideas, budgets, marketing plans, financial decision-making skills, presentations, or other entrepreneurship-related projects, where applicable;
• Maintain a safe, respectful, inclusive, and age-appropriate learning environment;
• Communicate assignment-related needs or significant concerns with Concorde and school staff, as appropriate;
• Complete a brief session completion form after each scheduled session;
• Follow applicable site safety, visitor, classroom, technology, emergency, and student-protection procedures.

• Budgeting, saving, spending, and financial goal setting;
• Banking, credit, debt, and responsible financial decision-making;
• Introductory investing, compound interest, and long-term financial planning;
• Entrepreneurship, innovation, and identifying business opportunities;
• Business planning, pricing, revenue, expenses, and profit;
• Marketing, branding, customer service, and product development;
• Communication, leadership, teamwork, and professional presentation skills;
• Careers in business, finance, economics, entrepreneurship, and related industries.

• At least 60 college credits, where required by the applicable assignment or site;
• Experience in business, finance, accounting, economics, entrepreneurship, marketing, management, banking, investing, or related professional disciplines;
• Experience teaching, tutoring, coaching, mentoring, training, or leading activities with school-age students;
• Strong communication, organization, and classroom facilitation skills;
• Availability to provide services for the accepted assignment schedule and communicate schedule issues as soon as reasonably practicable;
• Ability to explain business and financial concepts in an engaging, practical, and age-appropriate manner.

Preferred backgrounds may include educators, entrepreneurs, business owners, accountants, financial professionals, economists, marketing professionals, business students, MBA candidates, college instructors, and others with relevant instructional or industry experience.

Assignments may utilize school-provided curriculum resources, lesson plans, presentation materials, financial literacy activities, business simulations, Chromebooks, web-based applications, and other instructional resources, where available. Contractors may use their own instructional methods and materials when appropriate, safe, age-appropriate, lawful, and consistent with the assignment scope and site requirements. Purchases requiring reimbursement must be approved in writing by Concorde before they are incurred.

Compensation varies by assignment and agreed contractor terms. Many opportunities pay $50+ per completed instructional service hour with students. Contractors may propose their desired compensation rate when applying. When proposing a rate, contractors should consider the overall assignment scope, including anticipated preparation, planning, commute, materials, schedule, and other business considerations. Concorde may accept the proposed rate, decline the application, or provide a counteroffer based on the budget for the specific assignment.

Unless otherwise approved in writing, compensation is based on completed instructional service hours with students. Payment for completed services is generally made by direct…