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About the Role

Success Academy is seeking a results-driven Debate Teacher to build a classroom culture that fosters a love for public speaking and debate. This role involves collaborating across the network to develop a world-class debate program, engaging students with relevant material, and preparing them for competitions. Teachers will receive training and feedback to accelerate learning and growth.

Responsibilities

• Build a classroom culture in which scholars develop a love for public speaking and debate.
• Collaborate with teachers across the network to build a world-class debate program, while investing the community in the vital role of public speaking and debate in education.
• Engage students with challenging material that is relevant to their lives and interests.
• Prepare scholars to compete in rigorous city, state, and national competitions.
• Engage in training with school leaders and benefit from targeted, in-the-moment feedback on instruction, which accelerates learning and growth with unparalleled support.

Requirements

• Have or will receive a Bachelor’s degree prior to your start date.
• Achieved outstanding academic results.
• Have a record of excellence competing in debate at the collegiate level or coaching at the middle school or high school level.
• Are passionate about debate and learning.
• Set ambitious goals for yourself and others, and are not afraid of putting in the hard work it takes to achieve them.
• Have confidence and presence -- You enjoy taking the lead and inspiring others with your passion and commitment.
• Enjoy collaborating with others (i.e., playing on an athletics team, or in a band or orchestra).
• Have leadership experience (i.e. leadership position on a club or team; experience overseeing/managing people or organizing activities).
• Pay strong attention to detail, and have experience juggling multiple responsibilities and planning around competing priorities.
• Have experience working with a group of children.
• Embody the character traits we value in our ETHOS - Excellence, Teamwork, Humor, Ownership, and making sure our Scholars are top of mind.

Skills

• Public speaking
• Debate
• Coaching
• Teaching
• Collaboration
• Leadership
• Attention to detail
• Planning
• Time management

Location

• New York
• Florida

Work Type

• Full-time

Experience Level

• Competitive compensation is commensurate with experience.

Education Level

• Bachelor’s degree

Salary/Compensations

• $65,000—$65,000 USD

Benefits

• Full benefits program
• Opportunities for professional growth

About the Company

• Success Academy is a fast-growing, high-performing network of public charter schools in New York, expanding to Florida.
• The organization is dedicated to providing children with a fun, rigorous, whole-child education regardless of zip code or economic status.
• Non-academic subjects like Scholar Talent and electives are considered essential for scholars to explore passions in athletics, chess, debate, and arts.
• Success Academy Charter Schools does not offer employment-based immigration sponsorship.

Equal Opportunity

• Success Academy is an equal opportunity employer and actively encourages applications from people of all backgrounds.
• We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our organization. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We actively seek applications from people of all backgrounds to strengthen our community and the perspectives needed to flourish in a multicultural world.