Associate Teacher (SY25-26, Middle School)

Job Description

Job Description

What You’ll Do

As an Associate Teacher (AT) at Veritas Prep, you will join a supportive, team-oriented environment designed to foster your growth as an educator. In this role, you’ll play a key part in advancing the academic and social-emotional success of our middle school scholars through the following responsibilities :

• Build Your Teaching Skills : Work closely with experienced educators through mentorship, observation, and hands-on classroom experience to prepare for a future lead teaching role in ELA, Math, Science, History, Special Education, or ESL / MLL.
• Support Instruction : Serve as a substitute teacher when needed to ensure consistency in high-quality instruction.
• Deliver Small Group Instruction : Teach daily academic support lessons (1–10 students) tailored to students who need extra support or enrichment.
• Foster Positive Relationships : Build meaningful connections with students and families to contribute to strong, high-expectation classroom cultures.
• Engage in Coaching : Participate in regular coaching and feedback sessions to refine your practice.
• Support School Operations : Help lead daily duties such as hallway transitions, lunch, and advisory.

This role is ideal for aspiring educators—including recent graduates, career changers, and education students—looking to gain meaningful classroom experience before stepping into a lead teaching role. At Veritas Prep, we are deeply invested in your development and are excited to support your path to becoming a lead teacher.

Requirements

What You’ll Need (Qualifications)

Interested in applying? If you have a passion for creating equitable educational opportunities and want to make a meaningful impact, we encourage you to apply even if you don’t meet every qualification. We seek a diverse array of educators to reflect the backgrounds of our students and to contribute to a more inclusive school community.

Veritas Prep is an equal opportunity employer and prohibits discrimination in all aspects of employment based on race, religion, color, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, marital status, sexual orientation, genetic information, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by law. This policy encompasses recruiting, hiring, promotion, training, and termination.

Benefits

About Veritas Prep

Veritas Prep is a public, tuition-free school in Springfield that prepares students in grades 5 through 12 to compete, achieve, and succeed in college and beyond. Veritas Prep accelerates every student’s path to college and career by helping them set a strong academic foundation in middle school and guaranteeing access to college classes and college prep support in our wall-to-wall Early College high school.

At Veritas Prep, we are not only breaking down barriers to college access but also providing the tools students need to persist through college and prepare for a successful career. Our middle school program has been serving students in Springfield since 2012 and our scholars are supported by skilled, dedicated, and diverse teachers. Scholars learn important academic habits and are challenged to achieve at high levels academically, socially, and emotionally, setting them up for success as they enter our high school.

Our Early College high school program, in partnership with STCC and Worcester State University, prepares students to earn high-impact college degrees, saving students up to two years’ time in college and thousands of dollars. Students can earn up to an associate degree for free, and the general studies associate degree from STCC means students enter as JUNIORS at any Massachusetts public college or university after high school graduation.

Students at Veritas Prep benefit from high academic standards and robust support, an exceptional learning environment, a diverse staff of high-quality educators, a strong commitment to social / emotional and practical skill development, and an inclusive, anti-racist community that values the identities and backgrounds of all students.

Veritas Prep offers competitive salaries and comprehensive benefit packages that include the following :

About Veritas Prep

Veritas Prep is a public, tuition-free school in Springfield that prepares students in grades 5 through 12 to compete, achieve, and succeed in college and beyond. Veritas Prep accelerates every student’s path to college and career by helping them set a strong academic foundation in middle school and guaranteeing access to college classes and college prep support in our wall-to-wall Early College high school.

At Veritas Prep, we are not only breaking down barriers to college access but also providing the tools students need to persist through college and prepare for a successful career. Our middle school program has been serving students in Springfield since 2012 and our scholars are supported by skilled, dedicated, and diverse teachers. Scholars learn important academic habits and are challenged to achieve at high levels academically, socially, and emotionally, setting them up for success as they enter our high school.

Our Early College high school program, in partnership with STCC and Worcester State University, prepares students to earn high-impact college degrees, saving students up to two years’ time in college and thousands of dollars. Students can earn up to an associate degree for free, and the general studies associate degree from STCC means students enter as JUNIORS at any Massachusetts public college or university after high school graduation.

Students at Veritas Prep benefit from high academic standards and robust support, an exceptional learning environment, a diverse staff of high-quality educators, a strong commitment to social / emotional and practical skill development, and an inclusive, anti-racist community that values the identities and backgrounds of all students.