EF Academy Pasadena PT Sub
EF Academy Pasadena is seeking to create a pool of substitute faculty members that can primarily support academic day coverage. Opportunities to serve in a larger capacity and cover the full range of duties of a faculty member exist, particularly for long-term subbing arrangements. [Our PT Subs are also welcome to express interest in serving in our Field Study driver’s pool. See below for the description of our Field Study Vehicle Driver position.]
EF Academy is an international day and boarding high school serving international students from over 50 countries. EF Academy Pasadena opened in September of 2022, joining sister schools in New York and Oxford. EF Academy Pasadena currently enrolls 260 students, but is on a growth pathway towards 1000 students (700 boarders and 300 local day students) over the next many years. EF Academy Pasadena faculty members are exceptional educators who are fully committed to a competency-based learning (CBL) approach to education. Our faculty constantly pursue learning to refresh their understanding of pedagogical best practices for student engagement and agency (with an emphasis on Project-Based Learning – PBL), and they work collaboratively on implementing CBL with fidelity to the guiding values for equity and personalization. Our signature Innovation & Impact (I2) program provides a “pedagogy playground” for faculty, as every faculty member team teaches one section on a transdisciplinary team using a fully project-based learning model. I2 offers students the opportunity to use the design thinking process to propose, prototype, and implement an actionable solution in alignment to one of the seventeen UN Sustainable Development goals.
As both a start-up and a boarding school, at EF Academy Pasadena our faculty are guided in their practice by an educator competency architecture with four domains that define how to be and become inspiring educators, committed caretakers, courageous innovators, and relationship builders. Working on this team of faculty requires a commitment to best practices, a comfort with iteration, and a fervor for collaboration!
EF Academy Ethos:
We teach students not classes. We customize every student’s learning journey to maximize their full potential. They gain critical knowledge and skills and put theory into practice through hands-on experience.
Professional Qualifications and Qualities:
- Bachelor’s degree in teaching or relevant field
- A minimum of 2 years’ experience working with students as a teacher, instructor, or tutor
- Familiarity with student-centered teaching methods
- Outstanding written and verbal communication skills
- Well-organized
- Exceptional interpersonal and presentation skills
- Growth mindset
Key Responsibilities in each domain:
Inspiring Educators
- Implement student-centered pedagogies as outlined in substitute lesson plans, inclusive of project-, problem-, inquiry-, place-, and/or research-based approaches.
- Uphold inclusive classrooms for students with learning differences or with lower English proficiencies.
Committed Caretakers
- Be familiar with EF Academy Pasadena’s processes for supporting student well-being.
- Embrace responsibilities to support student well-being.
Courageous Innovators
- Embrace opportunities to implement innovative lesson plans.
Relationship Builders
- Communicate and work cooperatively with colleagues as appropriate.
- Help students feel known, seen, and valued.
Job Status
The substitute faculty position is a part-time, non-exempt position with hours dependent upon availability. Pay rate is dependent upon years of relevant experience and highest degree earned and varies from $18-$25/hour. Should the candidate also elect to support Field Study as a PT driver, service in the driving pool is paid at $18/hour.
EF Academy Pasadena PT Field Study Vehicle Driver
The Field Study Vehicle Driver’s responsibility is to transport students between school and other sites within designated route(s) and to ensure the safety of the student passengers while in a school vehicle. Employees in this classification receive general supervision within a framework of standard policies and procedures. This job class is responsible for the safe operation of a school van (9 passenger + 1 driver) and for ensuring the safety of student passengers while meeting established field study schedules. Together as a team, we create a community where students feel safe and supported. We safeguard trust with a real family feel that makes our school a home away from home.
EF Academy Ethos: We take our responsibility of ‘in loco parentis’ very seriously. When students are in our care, they are the most important thing in the world. Every interaction with them should come from the heart. We offer our students a second home. They join an extended family that cares for them, nurtures them and encourages them to become their best selves.
Professional Qualifications and Qualities:
- Possession of a valid California Driver's License within the proper class;
- Possession of a safe driving record, undergo a drivers history check via DMV;
- Knowledge of basic first aid practices, procedures, and techniques;
- Knowledge of safe driving practices;
- Ability to read and write at a level necessary to successfully perform the required duties;
- Ability to understand and carry out both oral and written instructions in an independent manner;
- Ability to establish and maintain proper student conduct on school vehicle;
- Ability to drive a school van safely and efficiently;
- Ability to exercise good judgment and extreme caution while driving;
- Ability to meet the physical requirements necessary to safely and effectively perform required duties;
- Ability to establish and maintain effective work relationship with those contacted in the performance of required duties;
- Be a motivated and flexible team player that is ready to work towards the good of the community.
Key Responsibilities:
- Drives a school van within a prescribed route(s) in accordance with time schedules;
- Transports students and teachers on field trips to various locations;
- Maintains order and proper discipline of student passengers according to school policy;
- Conducts safety and operational inspection of assigned vehicle before departure;
- Reports needed mechanical repairs when necessary;
- Fill the gas tank when needed;
- Completes periodic mileage and other reports including passenger counts;
- Attends various meetings regarding safety, first aid and training updates as required by
About EF Education First
At EF we believe that the world is better when people try to understand one another. Since 1965, we have helped millions of people see new places, experience new cultures, and learn new things about the world and about themselves. Our culturally immersive education programs—focused on language, travel, cultural exchange, and academics—turn dreams into international opportunities.
When you join EF, you join a multicultural and diverse community working across more than 600 schools and offices in 50 countries, all with one shared mission of opening the world through education. Whoever you are, whatever you are passionate about—we welcome you and want you to bring that to work every day. EF is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and we are committed to inclusion and belonging across race, ethnicity, gender, age, religion, caste, parental status, identity, experience and everything else that makes you unique.
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