Associate Teacher (2026-2027 SY)

At a minimum, you have earned your Bachelor’s degree with at least a 2.50 GPA.

You have an interest in becoming a certified teacher within 1-2 years.

You are flexible and a team player, willing to support in various content areas across the middle school and high school grades (5-12), as needed until placed in a long-term vacancy as Instructional Support.

You feel confident in your ability to manage and keep students on track academically.

You are a quick learner and have the ability to learn new tech systems and online platforms quickly.

You are self-aware and self-reflective with a strong desire to continuously grow professionally and personally.

Must be available during school hours and on-campus Monday-Friday from 7:00-4:00pm. On Wednesdays, must be available to attend faculty Circle, a core Valor practice across faculty and students.

Must also be available for Valor’s three-week summer training program, which will begin in mid-July 2026.

This is a full-time role with comprehensive health benefits.

Annualized salary is $35,360; once in a long-term, permit-eligible position, title will change to Instructional Support and salary will increase to the annualized salary of $44,520, which will be prorated based on the date the positional shift is made.

Intensive, on-the-job training on becoming an educator in

one of the best public schools

Valor Collegiate Academies is hiring full-time Associate Teachers to serve as instructional support in the event of short-term teacher absences and long-term vacancies when a certified teacher is unavailable. Valor’s Associate Teacher model is similar to a teacher residency program, where individuals are not just substitute teachers, but receiving on-the-job experience as educators and applying that training as Instructional Support this first year before becoming a certified teacher in their second or third year as a Valor teacher.

Associate Teachers will be assigned to a specific school campus to internalize the culture, integrate into that team, and provide instructional coverage for short-term teacher absences, though that assignment may change based on organizational needs. Short-term coverage assignment is at the discretion of each campus’ Principal and/or Director of Operations. Once a long-term, permit-eligible vacancy is confirmed at a campus, however, Associate Teachers may be assigned to fill that vacancy. This may mean intercampus movement to serve where the long-term vacancy exists. Coverage in long-term vacancies supersedes short-term coverage support for our Associate Teachers.

Once assigned to a permit-eligible, long-term teaching vacancy:

Valor will apply for a temporary, 1-year teaching permit with the Tennessee Department of Education on their behalf.

Associate Teachers will be promoted to an \"Instructional Support\" position, which changes in job title and increased salary to $44,520 because of the additional responsibilities that come with leading, teaching, and grading for permit-eligible content classes.

The Associate Teacher will assume all responsibilities associated with the course, receive coaching, attend professional development, and remain in that vacancy for the remainder of the school year as Instructional Support.

Founded in 2014, Valor Collegiate Academies is a top-performing, public charter school network in Nashville, Tennessee, serving students in Grades 5-12 across three schools. Our mission is to create a community where students of all backgrounds have equitable access to an education that prepares them to live inspired and purposeful lives. This mission is made possible through an innovative school model that balances rigorous academics and whole-child education in an intentionally diverse environment. Learn more about Valor:

https://valorcollegiate.org/our-model/