Careers
Memphis Rise Academy is dedicated to creating an environment that is sustainable for our staff and rewards their dedication with a trusting, consistent, and responsive environment that is fully committed to its mission of success for all students.
2024-2025 School Year
Open positions for the 2024-2025 school year are listed here. We welcome submissions of resumes at any time! Please contact us by email at careers@memphisrise.org
Middle School ESL Teacher
High School ELA/Social Studies Electives Teacher
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“I have never worked with an organization that was as supportive, encouraging, and motivating as Rise. Between the collaborative staff and consistent content training, I feel well-equipped to work with my students each day.”
WHY MEMPHIS?
Memphis is a city on the pulse of education reform. In so many ways, our city has shown a clear hunger for educational options which provide students and families with a high quality college preparatory education. The energy in Memphis around education is We are looking for individuals who truly believe in the power of our students’ ambition and are fully committed to helping close the achievement gap here in Memphis, sending 100% of our students to college prepared for success. To learn more about the power and innovation driving the education reform movement in Memphis, visit our partners at Teach 901.
WHY MEMPHIS RISE ACADEMY?
Memphis Rise Academy is looking for passionate educators to join our growing team, a group which will collectively continue to set the foundations for a school ready to serve the Memphis community for years to come. We are looking for individuals with the spirit of our city—incredibly dedicated workers with firm belief in potential and a clear vision for action.
More specifically, we promise our staff:
- An environment with a complete focus on its mission of student achievement—from collaborative data analysis to frequent and supportive classroom observation, our staff is provided constant opportunities to better their practice and promote student achievement.
- Constant opportunities for professional growth and development—in our school, throughout Tennessee, and throughout the country. We provide paid, weekly in-house professional development every Friday because we understand the value of our staff’s ability to reflect on their practice and sharpen their skills as educators. We fund our staff to attend excellent school visits and high-quality national trainings to make an even deeper impact in our students’ growth and development.
- A trajectory for potential instructional, operational or cultural school leadership—as part of a school chartered for almost a decade of constant growth, the opportunities to take on leadership roles within our school are built into our staff development plan.
- A school culture which is built upon strong staff-student relationships—an outstanding school culture supports instructional growth and character development. We are looking for educators who truly believe in the power of building strong relationships with our students. Our advisory program, community meeting program, and family communication systems are designed to ensure that our staff’s personal relationships with students play a significant role in their growth and development, leading them on a path to success in college and life.
- A school which is in relentless search for opportunities to improve, refine and strengthen its practice—Memphis Rise Academy is a school of open doors dedicated to listening and learning. We keep a vigilant eye on the reality of our school and never allow ourselves to become complacent with our success.
We are now hiring individuals who believe in a school which is dedicated to fulfilling these promises.