Discovery is HIRING!
Discovery is looking for innovative, high-energy, and hardworking people with a love for children and learning to be a part of our founding team! Details about how to apply are available below. Please also sign-up for our newsletter.
We're building our founding team! Are you in?
Why work for Discovery? Discovery will offer a competitive salary and benefits, including the NC state retirement and health plans. Benefits for traditional district teachers who come to Discovery are NOT lost. Because we're a charter school, we can also offer our teachers a lot less bureaucracy and red tape and a lot more actual teaching and doing what's best for kids. Being a founding team member also offers employees the unique opportunity to build a school culture and establish precedents. The sky's the limit so apply now to be part of this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, and come grow with us!
We are hiring for the following positions for the 2020-21 School Year:
Assistant Principal
8th Grade Math and Science Teacher (*must be licensed in both areas)
Middle School Math Teacher
Middle School Language Arts Teacher
Middle School Social Studies Teacher
Exceptional Children's Teacher
Visual Arts Teacher
Hearing Impaired Teacher
Substitute Teacher
Assistant Principal
8th Grade Math and Science Teacher (*must be licensed in both areas)
Middle School Math Teacher
Middle School Language Arts Teacher
Middle School Social Studies Teacher
Exceptional Children's Teacher
Visual Arts Teacher
Hearing Impaired Teacher
Substitute Teacher
How to apply:
- Email a resume and cover letter to Toni Shellady at tshellady@discoverycharterdurham.org.
- Make a video! We're a tech-based STEAM school and need all staff to be on board with our mission and vision! Please make a one minute or less video telling us why you want to be a part of our exciting school! Post the video to YouTube and send us the URL along with your resume and cover letter. Don't worry - your video need not be public. Just make it private and so that we can see it via the shared link.
Before you apply:
- We strongly encourage all applicants read our Education Plan (available here starting on p. 14 of our charter application). This will help with your video and also help ensure you're a great fit for our school. If reading the Education Plan gets you as pumped as it does us, chances are you're a great fit for Discovery! :)
- Email a resume and cover letter to Toni Shellady at tshellady@discoverycharterdurham.org.
- Make a video! We're a tech-based STEAM school and need all staff to be on board with our mission and vision! Please make a one minute or less video telling us why you want to be a part of our exciting school! Post the video to YouTube and send us the URL along with your resume and cover letter. Don't worry - your video need not be public. Just make it private and so that we can see it via the shared link.
Before you apply:
- We strongly encourage all applicants read our Education Plan (available here starting on p. 14 of our charter application). This will help with your video and also help ensure you're a great fit for our school. If reading the Education Plan gets you as pumped as it does us, chances are you're a great fit for Discovery! :)