APA Los Angeles provides this job bank as a free service. Add a job posting. Submissions are subject to review for relevance to the planning community and will be published upon approval.
After you submit your job posting through the above form, consider browsing the APA Los Angeles resume book for potential hires. The resume book allows job-seeking planners to showcase their work histories and professional skills to prospective employers. If you would like to request access to the resume book, please contact young-emerging@apalosangeles.org.
STEM Teacher – Transition from industry to the classroom
EnCorps STEM Teachers Program / Los Angeles, Orange County, and San Diego Metro Areas
Posted on: February 6, 2018
Application Deadline:
Job Description
New year, new career:
Will 2018 be the year you discover a rewarding and meaningful opportunity to share your professional experience? Inspire the next generation of innovators by exploring teaching as a second career.
The EnCorps STEM Teaching Fellowship is a rigorous on-ramp and exploration of a teaching career — offering you the field experience, knowledge and connections to ensure you thrive. As a professional coming from STEM industry, you are uniquely positioned to inspire and engage students who need you most – those in our country’s most disadvantaged schools. Change a student’s view of the STEM subjects and life prospects by teaching and mentoring.
Apply to the EnCorps Fellowship!
EnCorps Offers:
-Immediate field experience working with high need students as a tutor and/or guest teacher
-Mentorship from EnCorps staff and an experienced host teacher
-Exam support and credentialing guidance (including counseling on paying for your credential)
-Robust slate of professional development
-Collaborative cohort of peers to share ideas, support and best practices
-Opportunity to work in and network with a variety of public schools
“I want to pay it forward and share that caring with underprivileged students in my community.” -EnCorps Fellow Nathan Flatt
Find Out More!
Check out our next informational webinar (https://encorps.org/webinar), read answers to applicant FAQs (https://encorps.org/join/applicant-faqs/), or reach out to Bethany Orozco, Southern California Recruitment Director, at bethany.orozco@encorps.org.
Required Experience / Skills / Education
EnCorps is looking for passionate and driven science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) industry professionals who want to make a difference in urban education with the following eligibility criteria:
- Three or more years of science, technology, engineering or math industry or research experience
- Do not currently hold a California single subject teaching credential
- Possess at least a bachelor’s degree with a 2.50 GPA or higher
- Currently live in an area we serve (Greater San Francisco Bay Area, Greater Sacramento Area, Greater Los Angeles Area, Orange County, San Diego)
- Fully eligible to work in the United States (US Citizen, Permanent Resident, Work Visa)
**You do NOT need prior experience in education.**
Application Instructions
Apply to the EnCorps Fellowship!