Salaried Substitute Teacher with Benefits + Subsidized Pathway to Teaching Credential

Job description

Are you feeling stuck with substitute teaching and unsure about the next step in your career? Tired living paycheck to paycheck without access to health insurance and a retirement plan? Want to become a credentialed teacher but afraid of the debt school would require?

Become a TeachStart Fellow where you'll be paid for guaranteed substitute work, plus you'll receive health insurance while getting paid to get your CA teaching credential. End up getting your credential, with a maximum tuition debt of $4000!

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With Scoot Education's unique program, you'll teach and serve students across SF Bay Area as a full-time substitute teacher, and receive teacher training and career coaching in our TeachStart program.

• Salary: $38,500 annualized salary, with benefits
• Work Year: 10 months (September-June)
• Teaching program: Fellowship for fall 2 school year and one week of paid training + quarterly PD days

Job summary:

As a TeachStart fellow, you'll join the Scoot Scholar program, a two-year paid fellowship for prospective teachers who want to earn their CA teacher credential. In year one, you'll work 9 out of 10 days, substituting full-time at our partner schools and spend your other days on foundational training courses, studying to pass required exams.

During year two, TeachStart fellows work at a Scoot school partner as a lead teacher, making a full-time teacher salary while earning their teaching credentials through our alternative certification program partner.

With a growth mindset and a passion for education, you'll bring your empathetic and innovative nature to the classroom where you'll help students have an exceptional learning experience. Your self-initiative and hungry aptitude will be celebrated and you'll make a difference in your local community.

As a TeachStart Fellow, you'll:

• Have guaranteed full-time employment with Scoot
• Enjoy covered training and working costs
• Have exposure to a variety of schools
• Have a clear pathway into the teaching profession, with support along the way

You'll enjoy:

• Direct deposit monthly (provides salary + benefits from day 1)
• Full-time hours (M-F approx: 8am-3pm)
• Devoted, awesome Consultants providing personalized support
• Paid training to prepare you for the classroom
• Access to the TeachStart community where you'll meet other fellows + get invitations to happy hours and social events.

You should apply if:

• You're ready to fulfill your purpose as a change agent in the classroom
• Bachelor's degree
• Clear background check

What to expect:

• Enrollment in a two-year paid teaching program, with training provided and grant opportunities
• Guidance and support on passing the state required tests for substitute teaching
• Advanced understanding of social and emotional development in children and adolescents

About Scoot:

Scoot Education is the creator of TeachStart, a training program to provide low tuition and salaried pathways for prospective teachers (even those without any prior experience) to become licensed educators. TeachStart provides a paid pathway into teaching full-time, providing graduates with either a substitute teaching certificate or a state teaching credential.