Math Coach - Middle or High School - remote

Who we are

The next generation deserves a better kind of school - so we built it from the ground up. We believe education should have two purposes: to instill a lifelong love of learning, and provide kids the skills to thrive in the future. When we built Prisma, we asked: if we started from scratch focused on those two goals, what might school look like? Today, Prisma looks like the best ideas in innovative education, crossed with the joy and flexibility of homeschooling. Prisma looks like harnessing technology, not only to personalize the curriculum, but to connect kids with the best educators worldwide. Prisma looks like a global community of families doing school differently. Our ethos is ‘hard fun’: interesting problems to solve, creative projects to tackle, and an environment where learning is dynamic and exciting. We believe that learning should have purpose in the real world, learning isn’t one-size-fits all, learning happens in community and kids should learn how to think, not what to think. If you believe this too and you dream of a job where you can truly have an impact on the world, read on!

What the role is

Do you dream of a world in which all kids love math, see its relevance in their everyday lives, work regularly in collaborative small groups, embrace struggle, and enjoy playing with numbers?

We are turning the typical school experience on its head, so this is not your average math teacher role! In fact, in our model kids are led by 'learning coaches,' not teachers, and they learn via live video and interactive experiences, not classrooms and textbooks. As a math coach, you’ll be responsible for working closely with groups of learners as they progress through math curriculum, leading engaging and innovative math learning experiences, and creating an environment in which kids see the real-world relevance of numbers and are excited to explore content that interests and challenges them.

What you will do

• Serve as the math coach for five math sections, approximately 100-120 learners.
• Meet with learners in live math groups 3 to 4 times per week to provide direct instruction or intervention, review content, preview new skills, or engage in math challenges.
• Set individualized goals for math progress and mastery with each small group of learners and help to hold learners accountable for meeting math goals.
• Regularly review learner progress and mastery via third-party online tools and programs and communicate that progress clearly and regularly to learners and parents.
• Meet with the math team to share best practices, problem solve, action plan, and review learner progress.

Who the ideal candidate is

You are a/an:

• Someone who loves kids and gets energy from working with learners, building positive relationships with them, and getting to know them as mathematicians and as people. Kids get you and you get kids.
• Experienced math teacher with deep content knowledge in math. You know what the most essential standards are, how they build on each other, and have lots of tricks up your sleeve for helping kids understand and love math.
• Innovative educator who believes that learning should be fun, relevant, engaging, and connected to the real world. You’re a fan of games, challenges, project-based learning, and approaching math learning through a nontraditional lens.
• Exceptional communicator who is able to communicate clearly and professionally with parents about learner progress, strengths, and areas of growth in writing and in live meetings. You’re thoughtful and proactive in your messaging to families.
• Organized & efficient leader who is able to create systems to manage and track progress across multiple groups of learners with varying needs. You love spreadsheets and are able to keep up with who has done what and who needs what next.
• Someone who has a strong entrepreneurial drive and is comfortable operating in a fast-paced rapidly-changing startup environment and on a team that is constantly iterating and responding to feedback from learners and families.
• Excited about working in a fully distributed team.

Beyond possessing these skills, if you also exude these traits, we want to talk with you!

• Gutsy: Unafraid to speak up, take risks and think differently
• Humble: Quick to give credit and slow to pass blame
• Can-do: Optimistic, bring solutions, not problems, and always find a way
• Team player: Care about, respect, help, and speak candidly with others
• Driven: Go above and beyond to achieve our mission

How we compensate

• Starting coaches at Prisma’s annual salaries match what they would make in their local public school district, usually dependent on education, years of experience, and location and generally range from USD $55K-$75K per year. You can often access your local district’s teacher salary schedule online.
• Flexible work schedule (compatible with US-based working hours)