Career Opportunities

Thank you for your interest in joining our team! You will find our available positions listed below. Please click the links below each position for the full description. When you are ready to apply, please send your cover letter and resume to our director, Robin Shirley, at thecompassctr@gmail.com.

Physical Education Teacher / Outdoor Sports Coach – Part Time

Compass Academy | Thursdays and/or Fridays | 1:00pm–3:00pm

Our nature-based homeschool co-op is seeking a warm and engaging Physical Education teacher or outdoor sports coach for elementary-aged children. We are a collaborative, community-centered co-op that values joyful movement, teamwork, resilience, and time outdoors. Our students are active, imaginative, and accustomed to open-ended play in natural spaces.

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Math Teacher – Part Time

This person will provide guidance and instruction in math skills for children ages 5-11, grouped by age for lessons. This guidance would happen on a part-time basis throughout the week, over the course of 2 morning or afternoon sessions. 

We believe a good amount of math skills can be learned from learning life skills, playing board games, engaging in outdoor games and play, and nature observation. We hope to teach math primarily through farmstead projects, including baking, cooking, building, gardening and animal care, with some unstructured fun game and puzzle time. You will be working with support from the director and other teachers to design lessons to work within our nature-oriented campus and farmstead theme. You will have a teacher assistant to help with complex lessons that may include baking or gardening.

We believe each child will progress in their own time, so time spent with the different age groups can be a combination of group activity and one-on-one time.

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Language Arts / Reading Teacher – Part Time

This person will provide guidance for the natural and gentle progression of pre-reading, reading and writing skills in children ages 6-11, grouped by age for lessons. This guidance would happen on a part-time basis throughout the week, over the course of 2 morning or afternoon sessions. 

You will be working with support from the director and other teachers to design lessons to work within our nature-oriented campus and farmstead theme. We hope to teach reading and writing primarily through the lens of homesteading activities, including baking, cooking, gardening and animal care, as well as giving plenty of relaxed time in the library and time spent at the dining table with pencil and paper. You will have a teacher assistant to help with complex lessons that may include hands-on time with recipes or gardening as supplements to reading and writing practice.

We believe each child will progress in their own time, so time spent with the different age groups can be a combination of group activity and one-on-one time.

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Woodworking Teacher – Part Time

This person will provide instruction and hands-on experiences in woodworking and construction for children ages 5-11, grouped by age for lessons. These lessons would happen on a part-time basis throughout the week, over the course of 1-2 morning or afternoon sessions. 

We would like wood and construction projects to align with our nature-based curriculum and farmstead theme. You will be working closely with the director and other teachers to develop an integrated approach that aligns with the farm operations, the garden, and other class themes and projects. We are open to creative ideas to grow a unique and productive woodworking class!

Read the full description here.