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  • Assistant Principal: Train in NY, Launch in Miami
    Assistant Principal: Train in NY, Launch in Miami
    7 hours ago
    Full-time
    New York

    Thanks for your interest in Success Academy! Running a large, fast-growing, and high-performing network of public charter schools takes a village - families, children, teachers, staff and faculty, advocates, and supporters alike. We are growing fast in New York and expanding to Florida, and we would love to welcome you to our community! We work tirelessly every day to ensure children have access to a fun, rigorous, whole-child education regardless of zip code or economic status. When you join SA, you play a part in giving every student who walks through our doors a fair shot at reaching his or her potential. Join the Mission: From the Tri-State to the Sunshine State Tired of the Northeast winters? Ready to trade the slush for the sunshine without leaving the mission behind? Success Academy is the fourth-largest public school system in New York State, serving nearly 22,000 predominantly Black and Hispanic students from low-income backgrounds. We lead the state in math and reading performance, and 100% of our graduates have been accepted to four-year colleges. We've proven what's possible in New York---now, we're taking that proven excellence to Florida. The Opportunity: Train in NY, Launch in Miami We are looking for high-performing Tri-State educators ready to make a literal life-style change. This is a unique, phased transition for the 2027-2028 Florida launch: Why Make the Move? If you're a proven leader in the NY/NJ/CT area ready to trade your winter coat for a founding role in the Sunshine State, your next chapter starts here. Position Summary: The Assistant Principal role at Success Academy is a high-impact leadership position for educators who want to develop adults, strengthen teaching and learning, and drive outstanding student outcomes across an entire school. The role is fundamentally about people management to achieve high-quality learning for every student. The Assistant Principal takes full ownership of schooling and instructional excellence across multiple grade levels and content areas, developing and holding teachers accountable to meet and exceed Success Academy's school quality standards. As a key member of the leadership team, the Assistant Principal has a deep understanding of the SA standard for excellence, communicates expectations with clarity, and acts quickly to improve adult practice through feedback and coaching. In close partnership with the Principal, the Assistant Principal helps lead school-wide systems, professional development, and family engagement, ensuring excellence throughout the building. This position is intentionally designed as a pathway to the principalship. Assistant Principals master people management, instructional leadership, and school culture stewardship, with the expectation of readiness for the principal role within three years. Core Responsibilities: • Drive and monitor progress toward organizational priorities and outcomes., • Uphold, communicate, and build investment in Success Academy standards for professionalism, instructional quality, and scholar work., • Develop and change the way adults approach the work, providing clear expectations, precise feedback, and accountability for meeting SA standards., • Observe and monitor grade team and schoolwide culture, actively shaping a positive, results-driven environment grounded in professionalism, ownership, and excellence., • Set and maintain a high pace of change and improvement across teams., • Minimize academic failure and promote high-quality learning across classrooms through accurate diagnosis of gaps in instructional practice and mindsets, and direct, actionable coaching to drive fast change. Founding Assistant Principal Year-Long Leadership Training Program: Success Academy makes a significant investment in your development, beginning with a year-long leadership training and development program in New York City during the 2026-27 school year. This immersive program prepares you for the Assistant Principal role at your Florida school with intensive, hands-on training focused on managing and developing adults, driving instructional quality, and executing organizational priorities. This best-in-class SA leadership program has a proven track record of developing exemplary principals who build and sustain top-ranked public schools. You will emerge prepared to manage high-performing teams, drive schoolwide learning quality, and advance rapidly into senior school leadership --- while helping shape the future of Success Academy in Florida. What The Assistant Principal Training Experience Includes: • A year-long leadership training and development program in New York City with one-on-one coaching and regular leadership and professional learning opportunities tailored to the founding Florida AP cohort., • Continued development once you assume the Assistant Principal role at your Florida school in the summer, 2027., • Preparation for future principalship within a high-performing school network. We encourage you to reach out or apply even if you have questions or would be unable to relocate to New York for a year Qualifications: Education: • Bachelor's Degree Experience: • A minimum of one year of teaching or educational leadership experience, • Prior experience working in a high-intensity, excellent, rigorous, fast-paced environment Skills \& Attributes: • Approaches work with consummate professionalism, integrity, and responsibility., • Strong leadership potential with a clear desire to grow into senior school leadership., • Grit, resilience, adaptability, and a growth mindset., • Embraces rapid change as a leadership advantage; eager to receive and implement feedback immediately., • Excellent judgment and problem-solving skills., • Enjoys holding kids and adults accountable to high expectations and achieving excellence., • Ambitious and competitive in the service of results; energized by clear benchmarks and the opportunity to learn from what's working., • Highly organized, proactive, and able to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment., • Strong sense of ownership for self and team development, performance, and outcomes., • Thinks strategically about people --- how to motivate, develop, and influence to change mindsets and behavior. Benefits: At Success Academy, we invest boldly in our teachers, through exceptional pay growth, comprehensive health and wellness benefits, and career pathways that enable you to advance into leadership within an average of three years! Health \& Wellbeing that Starts Day One • Pre-tax savings accounts for healthcare, dependent care, and commuter expenses., • Free and confidential counseling through our Employee Assistance Program and Talkspace., • Backup care for children and adults, fitness and travel discounts. Time to Recharge • Generous paid parental leave for new parents. Accelerated Growth \& Recognition • Salary growth that provides significant yearly % increases with opportunities to increase earning potential through performance based incentives, • An employee recognition program that offers opportunities for awards and acknowledgment. Financial Security for Your Future • Quarterly employer contributions to your Health Savings Account (HSA) - up to $2,400/year!, • Income protection through employer-paid short- and long-term disability, and group life insurance coverage., • Voluntary supplemental life insurance, accident, hospital indemnity, critical illness, and legal plans. Compensation: Total year one cash compensation earning potential for this role is up to $115,800, including base salary, relocation support, and performance-based bonus eligibility. Success Academy Charter Schools is an equal opportunity employer and actively encourages applications from people of all backgrounds. Compensation is competitive and commensurate with experience. Success Academy offers a full benefits program and opportunities for professional growth. Privacy Policy: By providing your phone number, you consent to receive text message updates from Success Academy regarding your application. Reply STOP to unsubscribe. View our . Current Success Academies Employees: Please apply through the Internal Job Board via Greenhouse. You will be asked to log in through your Okta Profile. We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our organization. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We actively seek applications from people of all backgrounds to strengthen our community and the perspectives needed to flourish in a multicultural world. Success Academy offers a full benefits program and opportunities for professional growth.

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  • Assistant Martial Arts Instructor
    Assistant Martial Arts Instructor
    1 day ago
    $20–$25 hourly
    Full-time
    Manhattan, New York

    Job description: We are looking for an experienced Assistant Martial Arts Instructor to support class delivery across our kids and adult programs. You will work directly alongside our lead instructor to maintain a high-quality, safe, and structured learning environment. This is a teaching role — not a competition or fighting role. Our ideal candidate is patient, professional, and genuinely skilled at working with kids. Responsibilities • Assist in delivering engaging martial arts classes for students of varying ages and skill levels, • Support the lead instructor in maintaining class structure, safety, and energy, • Provide individual attention and feedback to students during training, • Help track student progress and communicate effectively, • Assist with school events, parents night out, belt testing, and student milestone activities, • Uphold El Dojo NYC's values of respect, discipline, and growth at all times Requirements • Minimum 2 years of experience teaching or assisting martial arts classes in a structured school or program setting, • Demonstrated experience working with and teaching children (ages 3–17 preferred), • Proficiency in at least one martial arts discipline; multi-style experience is a plus, • Strong communication and classroom management skills, • Reliable, punctual, and professional, • Must be available weekday afternoons, evenings, weekends, • Background check required What We're NOT Looking For: This is not a fighter or competitor role. We are not looking for someone focused on sport fighting, MMA competition, or aggressive training styles. We want an educator and a team player first.

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  • Assistant Teacher (Full-Time)
    Assistant Teacher (Full-Time)
    2 months ago
    $17.5–$19 hourly
    Full-time
    Long Island City, Queens

    We are currently hiring an Assistant Teacher to support our classroom team. Salary: $17.50–$19 per hour Requirements: Diki Sunshine Childcare Center is an established center located in Long Island City, Queens and we are hiring teaching assistants for various classrooms. The positions will start immediately. The ideal candidates should have experience with ages 0-5 year olds. The ideal candidates should be loving and motivated to learn. Minimum Education Requirement For teaching assistants: • High school diplomas or GED, AA or BA preferred in the related field preferred., • Minimum one year experience in the classroom, • Willing to be DOHMH fingerprinted and background check, • The goal of teachers at Diki Sunshine Childcare Center is to provide a warm, nurturing, safe, and loving environment where self-concepts are enhanced, independence encouraged, and individuality respected. To this end the specific responsibilities included, but are not limited to the following:, • Protects the safety of all children in the center., • Directly supervises children at all times., • Uses positive phrasing with children., • Communicates frequently with children throughout the day, naming objects, actions, using who,, • what, when, where. and why, and open ended questions., • Exhibits behavior management consistent with Diki Sunshine Childcare Center philosophy, including reflecting children's feelings, approaching children to speak with them, directing comments toward children's behavior, not at the children themselves, etc., • Co-plays/interacts with children during play activities both indoors and on the playground., • Treats each child with dignity and respect, recognizing the cultural and socio-economic diversity of the population., • Schedule: Can be flexible and work with your schedule as long as you can work with our operational hours: 8:00am to 6:00pm.

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