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June 3, 2025

Are you a May 2025 graduate motivated to launch your career and make a meaningful impact? At Success Academy, New York City’s top-performing network of K-12 charter schools, we offer an intellectually charged environment where recent graduates like you can grow, lead, and contribute to preparing children from low-income neighborhoods to be confident thinkers and future leaders.

No prior teaching experience or education degree is required. We provide comprehensive training and a proven curriculum, allowing you to focus on engaging and inspiring your students rather than creating lesson plans.

As you transition from college to a dynamic and purpose-driven career, you’ll gain exceptional leadership skills, work collaboratively with a team of professionals, and be part of a movement dedicated to creating profound social impact for children. Success Academy is the ideal place for driven individuals ready to begin a rewarding career immediately after graduation.

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Key Responsibilities:

Lesson Planning and Instruction:

Study and implement lesson plans that align with curriculum standards.

Utilize a variety of instructional strategies and technologies to enhance learning.

Manage a classroom of 20+ scholars.

Assessment and Evaluation:

Assess student progress through assignments, tests, and observations.

Provide timely feedback and support to help students improve.

Maintain accurate records of student performance and progress.

Classroom Management:

Establish and enforce classroom rules and procedures to maintain a productive learning environment.

Communication and Collaboration:

Communicate regularly with students, parents, and guardians regarding academic progress and behavioral issues.

Collaborate with other teachers, staff, and administration to support student success.

Career Advancement and Skill Development:

Success Academy gives you unparalleled opportunities to gain valuable professional skills and advance rapidly with leadership opportunities available both in the classroom and outside.

Sharpen your communication skills and develop strong, meaningful relationships with students, their families, and your peers and mentors. This is inclusive of writing letters of recommendation at the middle school and high school level.

Become a highly skilled problem solver able to tackle challenges in and out of the classroom.

Learn to assess and analyze data to chart your students’ growth and achievement, and tailor your own teaching methods accordingly.

Engage in professional development opportunities with school leaders to benefit from targeted, in-the-moment feedback and coaching to improve your performance.

Have the opportunity to grow as a leader and ultimately a leader of the entire grade team. There are also opportunities to enter our school leadership track as an assistant principal as well as to transition to our network office.

Minimum Qualifications:

A bachelor’s degree before your first day of work with Success Academy (a background in education is not required)

Strong communication and interpersonal skills

Passion for learning and commitment to student development

Ability to work in person in New York City ($2500 stipend for qualified relocations)

What We Look For:

Drive for Excellence: You set ambitious goals for yourself and have never been afraid of putting in the hard work it takes to achieve them;

Confidence and Presence: You enjoy taking the lead and inspiring others with your passion and commitment;

Passion for Content: You relish literature, science, history, and/or math and independently seek to deepen your knowledge of subjects that interest you;

Planning and Organizational Skills: You have experience juggling multiple responsibilities and are able to plan around competing priorities;

Emotional Intelligence: You have strong instincts for building trusting relationships with people from a wide range of backgrounds;

Learner: You are intellectually curious and are motivated to master new skills. You welcome feedback and coaching that will help you achieve your goals; and

Grit and Determination: You are not frustrated by setbacks — you see them as an opportunity for growth.

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