Are you a top performing teacher, passionate about helping every student reach their full potential? Are you excited to build something from the ground up?

This role is for a founding teacher leader who will both teach and co-lead school administration. You’d be one of two teachers building and running the school from the first year.

Working closely with the Head of School (author of this job post), you will own:

Teaching

Lead a class of 8 students ages 6-9 championing the inner fire values of curiosity, compassion, and challenge

Build out and improve on the class curriculum, select appropriate lesson materials tailored to each learner's level

Stay in sync with each student’s progress, maintaining online observations, records, and data

Family Engagement

Communicating with parents (updates & photos, meetings, family events)

Marketing the school through deep community engagement, social media (maybe), and school tours

School Operations

Establish the annual school calendar and daily routines

Maintain a system for compliance with local education requirements

Interview and onboard TAs and substitutes

The ideal candidate:

Is fiercely dedicated to being the best teacher they can be and bringing out the best in their students

Has 2+ years experience teaching, ideally with a California teacher's credential

Is fluent in Mandarin Chinese and comfortable teaching it to kids

Is excited to be a co-owner, not an employee

Hours and Benefits:

This is a full time, in-person position based in San Francisco

Base salary is $80,000 per year

25% profit sharing if teaching the full year

Holidays aligned with the school calendar, paid sick days whenever needed

Healthcare or other benefits are not offered at this time

If you’re passionate about the Inner Fire mission and have experience to share, we’d love to hear from you.