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This job posting is not for any specific role that is currently open. Instead, applying to this posting allows IDEA to gather your information and assess your fit and move quickly once our team identifies an available opportunity for the 2026-2027 Academic Year with an intended start in July 2026. Please continue to monitor our Career Site and apply to any current vacancies that match your interests.
Role Mission:
IDEA’s Teaching Fellows serve as High Dosage Tutors, mastering instructional strategies to provide highly effective intervention, remediation, and acceleration to IDEA students. Teaching Fellows serving as High Dosage Tutors are primarily responsible for tutoring all students on a Reading Improvement and Monitoring Plan (RIMP). Ohio law requires all districts and schools to provide high dosage tutoring opportunities to all students on RIMPs, including students with disabilities. A student remains on a RIMP until reading at grade level. In addition to other RIMP requirements, high-dosage tutoring opportunities must continue until the student is reading at grade level. Under the guidance of an Assistant Principal of Instruction, a Teaching Fellow serving as a High Dosage Tutor will facilitate tutoring best practices and develop skills related to instructional grouping, instructional materials, instructional delivery, and progress monitoring. High Dosage Tutors will also support interventions for IDEA students identified for the RTI/MTSS program (Literacy and Numeracy Skills) and be key staff for tutoring.
What We Offer
Compensation
- Compensation for this role is set at an annual salary of $40,000, paid monthly.
- Earnings are paid out over a 12-month period with first paycheck in August 2025.
Other Benefits
We offer a comprehensive benefits plan, covering the majority of the employee premium for the base medical plan and subsidizing the majority of costs for a spouse/domestic partner and children. Some of the special benefits we offer at IDEA include:
- Paid Family Leave: Eligible staff may receive up to 8 weeks of paid leave for the birth or adoption of a child, based on their tenure with the organization and caregiver designation.
- Tuition Reimbursement: Staff members may apply for up to 50% of tuition paid toward a qualifying degree program, up to $5,250 maximum per year subject to manager discretion and budget availability.
- Employer-Paid Mental/Behavioral Health: 5 face-to-face counseling sessions within a year, unlimited 24/7 telephonic counseling, and other work-life services available at no cost.
Other benefits include dental and vision plans, disability, life insurance, parenting benefits, flexible spending account options, generous vacation time, referral bonuses, professional development, and a 403(b) plan. IDEA may offer a relocation allowance to defray the cost of moving for this role, if applicable.
What You Bring
Qualifications
- Education: At least 48 college hours required with current enrollment in a bachelor’s degree conferring teacher preparation program highly preferred.
- Experience: 1+ year(s) of experience working with children in a classroom or volunteer setting.
- Commitment: Ability to work before and/or after school hours.
Knowledge And Skills
- Ability and motivation to master High Dosage Tutoring Best Practices.
- Ability to instruct students and manage student behavior.
- Strong organizational, communication, and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to adjust and adapt to a multitude of situations in the school environment.
Responsibilities
What You’ll Do
- Assist in the educational development of students under the guidance of an Assistant Principal of Instruction with a focus on Literacy and Numeracy.
- Assist Assistant Principal of Instruction with maintaining student records to include Reading Monitoring and Improvement Plans, RTI/MTSS referrals, and progress monitoring in Reading/ELA and Mathematics.
- Successfully implement High Dosage Tutoring Best Practices per state of Ohio guidance.
- Participate in lesson practice and delivery of tutoring programs like: Direct Instruction, i-Ready, Zearn, Amplify, and Edmentum.
- Communicate students’ progress with students and families on a weekly basis.
- Implement a clear and consistent behavior management system that aligns to campus-wide initiatives while developing students’ character and sense of community in the classroom.
- Help shape and develop a school-wide culture that fosters a productive and enthusiastic learning environment for each student.
- Establish and maintain a cooperative working relationship with students and families based on trust, understanding and respect for the communities in which they identify.
- Host necessary tutoring sessions to meet all students’ needs.
- Participate in weekly manager check-ins, grade-level meetings, before and after-school duties, and school-wide meetings and functions.
- Engage in summer and year-long district, school and personal learning and development.
- Minimum of 40+ hours spent at school per week to include hours and shifts that support before and after-school tutoring.
- Execute arrival duties, dismissal duties, and lunch duties.
- Additional responsibilities will include: After-School Tutoring or Saturday School; other hours and shifts based on the needs of our students.
We look for Team and Family who embody the following values and characteristics:
- Believes and is committed to our mission and being an agent of change: that all students are capable of getting to and through college.
- Has demonstrated effective outcomes and results, and wants to be held accountable for them.
- Has a propensity for action, willing to make mistakes by doing in order to learn and improve quickly.
- Works with urgency and purpose to drive student outcomes.
- Thrives in an entrepreneurial, high-growth environment; is comfortable with ambiguity and change.
- Seeks and responds well to feedback, which is shared often and freely across all levels of the organization.
- Works through silos and forges strong cross-departmental relationships in order to achieve outcomes.
- We believe in education as a profession and hold ourselves to high level of conduct, professionalism and behaviors as models for our colleagues and students.
About IDEA Public Schools
At IDEA Public Schools, we believe each and every child can go to college. Since 2000, IDEA Public Schools has grown from a small school with 150 students to the fastest-growing network of tuition-free, Pre-K-12 public charter schools in the United States. IDEA Public Schools boasts national rankings on The Washington Post and U.S. News & World Report’s top high schools lists. IDEA serves nearly 80,000 college-bound students in 137 schools across Texas, Florida, Ohio, and is on-track to maintain its legacy of sending 100% of its graduates to college. When you choose to work at IDEA, you are part of our IDEA Team and Family. You will work alongside team members who set and reach ambitious goals every day, are excited to continue to grow with IDEA, and work relentlessly to make college for all a reality.
Staff Culture and Belonging
At IDEA the Staff Culture and Belonging Team uses our Core Values to promote human connection and a culture of integrity, respect, and belonging for all Team and Family members. Learn more about our Commitment to Core Values here!
To Apply
Please submit your application online through Jobvite. It’s in your best interest to apply as soon as possible.
Description
This job posting is not for any specific role that is currently open. Instead, applying to this posting allows IDEA to gather your information and assess your fit and move quickly once our team identifies an available opportunity for the 2026-2027 Academic Year with an intended start in July 2026. Please continue to monitor our Career Site and apply to any current vacancies that match your interests.
Role Mission:
IDEA’s Teaching Fellows serve as High Dosage Tutors, mastering instructional strategies to provide highly effective intervention, remediation, and acceleration to IDEA students. Teaching Fellows serving as High Dosage Tutors are primarily responsible for tutoring all students on a Reading Improvement and Monitoring Plan (RIMP). Ohio law requires all districts and schools to provide high dosage tutoring opportunities to all students on RIMPs, including students with disabilities. A student remains on a RIMP until reading at grade level. In addition to other RIMP requirements, high-dosage tutoring opportunities must continue until the student is reading at grade level. Under the guidance of an Assistant Principal of Instruction, a Teaching Fellow serving as a High Dosage Tutor will facilitate tutoring best practices and develop skills related to instructional grouping, instructional materials, instructional delivery, and progress monitoring. High Dosage Tutors will also support interventions for IDEA students identified for the RTI/MTSS program (Literacy and Numeracy Skills) and be key staff for tutoring.
What We Offer
Compensation
- Compensation for this role is set at an annual salary of $40,000, paid monthly.
- Earnings are paid out over a 12-month period with first paycheck in August 2025.
Other Benefits
We offer a comprehensive benefits plan, covering the majority of the employee premium for the base medical plan and subsidizing the majority of costs for a spouse/domestic partner and children. Some of the special benefits we offer at IDEA include:
- Paid Family Leave: Eligible staff may receive up to 8 weeks of paid leave for the birth or adoption of a child, based on their tenure with the organization and caregiver designation.
- Tuition Reimbursement: Staff members may apply for up to 50% of tuition paid toward a qualifying degree program, up to $5,250 maximum per year subject to manager discretion and budget availability.
- Employer-Paid Mental/Behavioral Health: 5 face-to-face counseling sessions within a year, unlimited 24/7 telephonic counseling, and other work-life services available at no cost.
Other benefits include dental and vision plans, disability, life insurance, parenting benefits, flexible spending account options, generous vacation time, referral bonuses, professional development, and a 403(b) plan. IDEA may offer a relocation allowance to defray the cost of moving for this role, if applicable.
What You Bring
Qualifications
- Education: At least 48 college hours required with current enrollment in a bachelor’s degree conferring teacher preparation program highly preferred.
- Experience: 1+ year(s) of experience working with children in a classroom or volunteer setting.
- Commitment: Ability to work before and/or after school hours.
Knowledge And Skills
- Ability and motivation to master High Dosage Tutoring Best Practices.
- Ability to instruct students and manage student behavior.
- Strong organizational, communication, and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to adjust and adapt to a multitude of situations in the school environment.
Responsibilities
What You’ll Do
- Assist in the educational development of students under the guidance of an Assistant Principal of Instruction with a focus on Literacy and Numeracy.
- Assist Assistant Principal of Instruction with maintaining student records to include Reading Monitoring and Improvement Plans, RTI/MTSS referrals, and progress monitoring in Reading/ELA and Mathematics.
- Successfully implement High Dosage Tutoring Best Practices per state of Ohio guidance.
- Participate in lesson practice and delivery of tutoring programs like: Direct Instruction, i-Ready, Zearn, Amplify, and Edmentum.
- Communicate students’ progress with students and families on a weekly basis.
- Implement a clear and consistent behavior management system that aligns to campus-wide initiatives while developing students’ character and sense of community in the classroom.
- Help shape and develop a school-wide culture that fosters a productive and enthusiastic learning environment for each student.
- Establish and maintain a cooperative working relationship with students and families based on trust, understanding and respect for the communities in which they identify.
- Host necessary tutoring sessions to meet all students’ needs.
- Participate in weekly manager check-ins, grade-level meetings, before and after-school duties, and school-wide meetings and functions.
- Engage in summer and year-long district, school and personal learning and development.
- Minimum of 40+ hours spent at school per week to include hours and shifts that support before and after-school tutoring.
- Execute arrival duties, dismissal duties, and lunch duties.
- Additional responsibilities will include: After-School Tutoring or Saturday School; other hours and shifts based on the needs of our students.
We look for Team and Family who embody the following values and characteristics:
- Believes and is committed to our mission and being an agent of change: that all students are capable of getting to and through college.
- Has demonstrated effective outcomes and results, and wants to be held accountable for them.
- Has a propensity for action, willing to make mistakes by doing in order to learn and improve quickly.
- Works with urgency and purpose to drive student outcomes.
- Thrives in an entrepreneurial, high-growth environment; is comfortable with ambiguity and change.
- Seeks and responds well to feedback, which is shared often and freely across all levels of the organization.
- Works through silos and forges strong cross-departmental relationships in order to achieve outcomes.
- We believe in education as a profession and hold ourselves to high level of conduct, professionalism and behaviors as models for our colleagues and students.
About IDEA Public Schools
At IDEA Public Schools, we believe each and every child can go to college. Since 2000, IDEA Public Schools has grown from a small school with 150 students to the fastest-growing network of tuition-free, Pre-K-12 public charter schools in the United States. IDEA Public Schools boasts national rankings on The Washington Post and U.S. News & World Report’s top high schools lists. IDEA serves nearly 80,000 college-bound students in 137 schools across Texas, Florida, Ohio, and is on-track to maintain its legacy of sending 100% of its graduates to college. When you choose to work at IDEA, you are part of our IDEA Team and Family. You will work alongside team members who set and reach ambitious goals every day, are excited to continue to grow with IDEA, and work relentlessly to make college for all a reality.
Staff Culture and Belonging
At IDEA the Staff Culture and Belonging Team uses our Core Values to promote human connection and a culture of integrity, respect, and belonging for all Team and Family members. Learn more about our Commitment to Core Values here!
To Apply
Please submit your application online through Jobvite. It’s in your best interest to apply as soon as possible.
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Start with the J-1 Exchange Visitor visa for teaching
The J-1 visa is the most common path for international teachers, offering up to 3 years with a possible 2-year extension. The U.S. Department of State sponsors cultural exchange programs that actively recruit teachers from specific countries.
Target shortage subjects for stronger sponsorship demand
Math, science, special education, and ESL or bilingual education face chronic teacher shortages across the U.S. School districts in shortage areas are more motivated to sponsor visas and may offer additional incentives.
Know that many education employers are H-1B cap-exempt
Colleges, universities, and K-12 schools affiliated with institutions of higher education are exempt from the H-1B cap. This means no lottery - you can file any time of year, and approval rates tend to be higher.
Research state teaching licensure requirements early
Every U.S. state has different requirements for teacher certification, and many require exams like the Praxis. Start the credentialing process well before applying for jobs, as some states take months to evaluate foreign credentials.
Pursue O-1 or EB-1 if you hold a PhD
Doctoral-level educators with published research, peer review contributions, or significant academic recognition may qualify for an O-1 visa or EB-1 green card. These paths bypass employer-specific sponsorship limits and offer more flexibility.
Consider university positions for long-term stability
University teaching and research positions are cap-exempt for H-1B and offer clearer paths to EB-1B (outstanding researcher) or EB-2 green cards. Higher education institutions generally have established immigration support offices.
Frequently Asked Questions
What visa types are available for international teachers in the U.S.?
The most common pathways are J-1 visa exchange visitor programs (typically 1-3 years through designated sponsor organizations), H-1B visa for specialty subject areas where you can demonstrate the role requires a bachelor's degree, and EB-3 for permanent placements. The right visa depends on the school, subject area, and whether the position is temporary or permanent.
What subjects are in highest demand for sponsored teaching positions?
STEM subjects (math, science, computer science), special education, bilingual education, and world languages consistently have the strongest demand for international teachers. Rural and underserved school districts are often more willing to sponsor because they face the most difficulty recruiting domestically for these subjects.
Do I need U.S. teaching certification to get a sponsored teaching job?
Requirements vary by state. Some states offer provisional or emergency certifications that allow you to begin teaching while working toward full certification. J-1 teacher exchange programs often have their own credentialing pathways. You'll generally need your foreign teaching credentials evaluated for U.S. equivalency and may need to pass state-specific exams like Praxis.
Can J-1 teacher exchange programs lead to permanent employment?
J-1 programs are temporary (typically up to 3 years for teachers), and some participants are subject to a two-year home residency requirement afterward. However, if a school wants to keep you long-term and you're not subject to the home residency requirement, they can sponsor you for an H-1B or green card. Many teachers use J-1 programs to establish U.S. experience and employer relationships first.
Do private schools or public schools offer more visa sponsorship for teachers?
Both sponsor international teachers, but through different mechanisms. Public school districts often participate in J-1 exchange programs and may sponsor H-1B visas for hard-to-fill subjects. Charter schools and private schools can also sponsor but may have smaller budgets for immigration costs. The key factor is usually the subject area shortage rather than whether the school is public or private.
What is the prevailing wage requirement for sponsored Teaching jobs?
When a U.S. employer sponsors a foreign worker for a work visa, they are legally required to pay at least the "prevailing wage", the average wage paid to workers in the same occupation, in the same geographic area, with similar experience. This is set by the Department of Labor to prevent employers from hiring foreign workers at below-market rates. The prevailing wage varies significantly by role, location, and experience level. For example, a teaching in Texas will have a different prevailing wage than the same role in a smaller state. You can look up current prevailing wage rates for any occupation and location using the OFLC Wage Search Page.
How to find Teaching jobs with visa sponsorship?
To find teaching jobs with visa sponsorship, use Migrate Mate, which specializes in connecting educators with international opportunities. Focus on international schools, universities, language institutes, and educational technology companies that commonly sponsor H-1B, J-1, or country-specific work visas for qualified teachers. Many institutions actively recruit overseas talent to fill specialized teaching positions across various subjects and grade levels.