Employment Opportunities
AmeriCorps Teaching Fellow
2024 - 2025 School Year
Full-Time with Multiple Openings
AmeriCorps is the domestic version of the Peace Corps. Academy Prep’s AmeriCorps teachers are generally recent college grads who want to give a year or more of service to nonprofit organizations. Academy Prep is looking for dedicated, passionate teachers to join our team. AmeriCorps teachers will plan, organize and implement an instructional program in a learning environment that guides and encourages students to develop and fulfill their potential.
NO TEACHING CERTIFICATION REQUIRED!
ALL MAJORS CONSIDERED!
AmeriCorps Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
-teaching supplementary academic classes
(includes lesson planning and classroom management)
- providing academic interventions
- assisting in academic classes
-planning and teaching extra-curricular activities
- serving breakfast, lunch and snacks
- supervising students at meals and recess
- providing office and administrative support
- supervising students in study hall
- supervising Saturday field trips
- substituting in academic classes
- monitoring late pick-up students
Compensation:
Live on campus in beautiful, clean, furnished apartments.
Receive FREE rent and utilities.
Receive an annual stipend of $15,300.
Receive full health insurance.
Are awarded a $5,920 education award after 1 year of service
Get real world professional and teaching
experience in a unique and challenging setting!
For more information or to apply contact Lee Lockhart at llockhart@academyprep.org or 727-322-0800 x 2141
Middle School Science Teacher
2025-2026 School Year
Full-Time begins June 5, 2025
Academy Prep Center of St. Petersburg, a private, not for profit, tuition-free Middle School (Grades 5-8) for academically promising students, is currently accepting applications for a full-time Science teacher. We have high expectations for our scholars and seek professional, energetic, passionate educators who will uphold those expectations while crafting culturally responsive curricula and classroom environments that challenge our scholars to think critically, engage in dynamic lessons that help them understand the world around them, and find the confidence to showcase their best. A consistent focus on current events and project-based learning is threaded throughout scholars’ experience from 5th through 8th grade, so teachers should be desirous of teaching thematically and assessing holistically.
Requirements:
● Bachelor’s degree in a related field from an accredited college or university; master’s preferred
● Desire to be part of a forward-thinking school that employs contemporary best practices and always is seeking ways to enhance the experience for our scholars inside and beyond the classroom
● Personal commitment to one’s professional development and collaboration with colleagues
● Ability to relate to middle schoolers and embrace the unique mission of Academy Prep
● Previous teaching experience and/or work with middle school-aged students preferred
Specific Responsibilities:
● Teach 4 classes (2 preps) that average 12-18 students per class; some classes are single-gender
● Teach during our 3-week June Summer Session as well as throughout the traditional August to May academic year
● Lead daily study hall and one enrichment activity/club that meets two days per week
● Serve as a homeroom teacher and class advisor
● Attend all faculty meetings, professional development meetings, and some school recruitment and community events throughout the year
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $45,000.00 - $55,000.00 per year
Benefits:
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Flexible spending account
• Health and Vision insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Professional development assistance
For more information or to apply contact Lee Lockhart at llockhart@academyprep.org or 727-322-0800 x 2141