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Status: Exempt, full time
Location: San Francisco, California
Reports to: Chief Operating Officer
School Description:
The Life Learning Academy (LLA) is an SFUSD charter high school for disconnected and under-resourced youth. Our mission is to create a nonviolent community for students who have not been successful in traditional school settings. LLA welcomes students into an ‘extended family’ which motivates everyone to give and receive support, develop responsibility and judgment, and build the academic, vocational, and social skills necessary to be successful.
For 21 years, Life Learning Academy has successfully supported high-need students from the San Francisco Bay Area to thrive. Factors contributing to the uniqueness of LLA’s program include: (1) the degree to which the students are involved in school management; (2) the ability to re-engage youth who were previously disconnected from school and community; and, (3) innovative project-based curricula and career development programs such as a community-based internship and employment program; student-operated culinary academy and organic mini-farm; digital arts training program; a partnership with the Northern California Carpenters Union, providing LLA graduates with priority enrollment into the NCCU pre-apprenticeship program.
Many LLA students live in overcrowded, cramped, and inadequate spaces, frequently moving between the homes of different family members and friends in search of a safe place to stay. Without intervention, disconnected and unstably housed youth are at very high risk for homelessness, substance abuse, incarceration, and violence. Opened in August 2019, we have an on-campus (no fee) dormitory for up to 24 students. The impact on our residents’ attendance, academic performance, and engagement is nothing short of remarkable.
Additionally, LLA is a very small school that maintains a 1:6 teacher to student ratio with 6-8 students per class. We utilize a block schedule model for extended instructional periods and maintain immediate, on-call student intervention and counseling support. Students are eligible for credit recovery options if appropriate, concurrent enrollment with local community colleges in their junior & senior years, and ongoing transition services including education and employment counseling post-graduation. Teachers teach 3 classes per term carrying a student load of no more than 24 students. We plan for a full return to the in-person instruction fall semester of 2021.
LLA’s achievements in helping disconnected youth re-engage with school, graduate, and continue on to productive post-secondary education and employment have been recognized consistently by external observers and reviewers. Select awards and recognition that LLA has received over the years include Finalist, Innovation in American Government Award, Harvard University’s Ash Institute; Unsung Hero Award for project-based math and art curriculum; California Charter School Association Hart Vision Charter School of the Year, California; AT&T/Giants Community All-Stars in addressing community violence; and Model Program, California Corrections Standards Authority.
Position Summary:
We are seeking a seasoned Academic Director with extensive experience in curriculum, instruction, and management. LLA values and prioritizes a parallel lived experience to our students the same way we value professional experience, and we encourage people of both categories to apply.
Hiring, Supervision & Support of Teaching Staff
- Facilitate hiring, onboarding, mentoring, and support of all new teaching staff
- Schedule, plan and facilitate staff meetings and PD offerings during the school year
- Identify, support, and track professional development opportunities for all teaching staff, including identifying potential training by education partners
- Provide processes to support ongoing opportunities for collaborative and project-based classroom activities by all teachers
- Provide thought leadership with teachers for ongoing innovation, curriculum development, reflection and feedback processes, development of alternative assessment tools, and effective use of instructional technologies
- Monitor and support as necessary the documentation of classroom projects to be included in LLA dissemination work
- Ensure timely compliance by all teaching staff in grading and grade reporting
Student Support
- Work with Principal, Academic Counselor, Student Support Team, and Special Education staff to identify appropriate student-level academic interventions and supports
- Work with Academic Counseling Team to effectively provide online credit recovery programs that are aligned with other LLA academic programs.
- Work with Academic Counselor to support college concurrent enrollment programs
- Participate in IEP meetings as needed
Curriculum and Instruction Oversight
- Work with the management team to identify areas for growth in the academic program and work with the development team to draft grant proposals for new initiatives
- Evaluate and provide recommendations to COO on required instructional materials and other resource needs
- Serve as the Testing Coordinator on the administration of State-mandated annual testing
- Lead planning and collaboration of school-wide special activities, such as garden workdays, teach-ins, visits by guest speakers, and corporate volunteer days
- Teach at least one academic or elective class each semester
- Other duties as assigned by Principal and COO
Program Management and Development
- Oversee the WASC Self-Study reporting and documentation requirements, charter re-authorization, and DASS program participation and compliance
- Support LLA Development Team efforts through presentations to school visitors, funders, and other strategic partners and participation in off-site development activities
- Under the direction of the COO, oversee the academic component of LLA replication activities
- As requested by the COO, submit bi-annual written progress reports detailing the academic program activities and highlights
Qualifications
All employees must possess an unshakable faith in students' abilities to learn and to develop healthy, productive, independent lives; and each staff member must demonstrate the talent, energy, and commitment necessary to help transform those individual abilities into a collective reality.
Other Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree
- Valid teaching credential
- At least two (2) years experience in instructional leadership and curriculum development
- Knowledge of the needs of disconnected and system-involved youth and at least two (2) years experience working directly with this population
- Ability to work as part of the agency's management team
- Excellent communication skills, professional demeanor, sound judgment, and strong organizational skills
- Willingness to work collaboratively, but with the capacity to work independently
- Competency with Google Docs
- Criminal Justice Clearance required
Compensation and Benefits: Competitive, based on experience and market standards
How to Apply: Send a cover letter outlining your interest and qualifications, and a resume to
Status: Part time
Location: San Francisco, California
Reports to: Chief Academic Officer
School Description:
The Life Learning Academy (LLA) is an SFUSD charter high school for disconnected and under-resourced youth. Our mission is to create a nonviolent community for students who have not been successful in traditional school settings. LLA welcomes students into an ‘extended family’ which motivates everyone to give and receive support, develop responsibility and judgment, and build the academic, vocational, and social skills necessary to be successful.
For 21 years, Life Learning Academy has successfully supported high-need students from the San Francisco Bay Area to thrive. Factors contributing to the uniqueness of LLA’s program include: (1) the degree to which the students are involved in school management; (2) the ability to re-engage youth who were previously disconnected from school and community; and, (3) innovative project-based curricula and career development programs such as a community-based internship and employment program; student-operated culinary academy and organic mini-farm; digital arts training program; a partnership with the Northern California Carpenters Union, providing LLA graduates with priority enrollment into the NCCU pre-apprenticeship program.
Many LLA students live in overcrowded, cramped, and inadequate spaces, frequently moving between the homes of different family members and friends in search of a safe place to stay. Without intervention, disconnected and unstably housed youth are at very high risk for homelessness, substance abuse, incarceration, and violence. Opened in August 2019, we have an on-campus (no fee) dormitory for up to 24 students. The impact on our residents’ attendance, academic performance, and engagement is nothing short of remarkable.
Additionally, LLA is a very small school that maintains a 1:6 teacher to student ratio with 6-8 students per class. We utilize a block schedule model for extended instructional periods and maintain immediate, on-call student intervention and counseling support. Students are eligible for credit recovery options if appropriate, concurrent enrollment with local community colleges in their junior & senior years, and ongoing transition services including education and employment counseling post-graduation. Teachers teach 3 classes per term carrying a student load of no more than 24 students. We plan for a full return to the in-person instruction fall semester of 2021.
LLA’s achievements in helping disconnected youth re-engage with school, graduate, and continue on to productive post-secondary education and employment have been recognized consistently by external observers and reviewers. Select awards and recognition that LLA has received over the years include Finalist, Innovation in American Government Award, Harvard University’s Ash Institute; Unsung Hero Award for project-based math and art curriculum; California Charter School Association Hart Vision Charter School of the Year, California; AT&T/Giants Community All-Stars in addressing community violence; and Model Program, California Corrections Standards Authority.
Position Summary:
We are seeking an enthusiastic teacher with experience and a clear passion for teaching young people about art and/or digital media. LLA values and prioritizes a parallel lived experience to our students the same way we value professional experience, and we encourage people of both categories to apply.
Desired Qualifications:
All employees must possess an unshakable faith in students' abilities to learn and to develop healthy, productive, independent lives; and each staff member must demonstrate the talent, energy, and commitment necessary to help transform those individual abilities into a collective reality.
Other Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree
- CA Teaching Credential (Multiple Subjects or Single Subject in Art/Provisional Internship Permits accepted)
- Some experience in classroom instruction at the high school level
- Knowledge and commitment to supporting the needs of disconnected and system-involved youth and at least two (2) years experience working directly with this population
- Excellent communication skills, professional demeanor, sound judgment, and strong organizational skills
- Willingness to work collaboratively, but with the capacity to work independently
- Competency with Google Docs
- Criminal Justice Clearance required
Desired skills, experience, and dispositions for LLA teachers:
- Encourages a culture of mutual respect and equitable practice
- Demonstrates content knowledge
- Commitment to understanding student academic needs and catering instruction to meet those specific needs
- Supports students’ social, emotional, and behavioral learning needs
- Implements Project-Based Learning techniques and strategies
- Facilitates and designs effective group work & independent learning opportunities
- Provides timely feedback and collaborates with faculty to offer specialized support
- Showcases student work within the local and wider school community
- Scaffolds instructional activities that facilitate engaging and appropriate learning opportunities
Compensation and Benefits: Competitive, based on experience and market standards
How to Apply: Send a cover letter outlining your interest and qualifications, and a resume to
Status: Part time
Location: San Francisco, California
Reports to: Chief Academic Officer
School Description:
The Life Learning Academy (LLA) is an SFUSD charter high school for disconnected and under-resourced youth. Our mission is to create a nonviolent community for students who have not been successful in traditional school settings. LLA welcomes students into an ‘extended family’ which motivates everyone to give and receive support, develop responsibility and judgment, and build the academic, vocational, and social skills necessary to be successful.
For 21 years, Life Learning Academy has successfully supported high-need students from the San Francisco Bay Area to thrive. Factors contributing to the uniqueness of LLA’s program include: (1) the degree to which the students are involved in school management; (2) the ability to re-engage youth who were previously disconnected from school and community; and, (3) innovative project-based curricula and career development programs such as a community-based internship and employment program; student-operated culinary academy and organic mini-farm; digital arts training program; a partnership with the Northern California Carpenters Union, providing LLA graduates with priority enrollment into the NCCU pre-apprenticeship program.
Many LLA students live in overcrowded, cramped, and inadequate spaces, frequently moving between the homes of different family members and friends in search of a safe place to stay. Without intervention, disconnected and unstably housed youth are at very high risk for homelessness, substance abuse, incarceration, and violence. Opened in August 2019, we have an on-campus (no fee) dormitory for up to 24 students. The impact on our residents’ attendance, academic performance, and engagement is nothing short of remarkable.
Additionally, LLA is a very small school that maintains a 1:6 teacher to student ratio with 6-8 students per class. We utilize a block schedule model for extended instructional periods and maintain immediate, on-call student intervention and counseling support. Students are eligible for credit recovery options if appropriate, concurrent enrollment with local community colleges in their junior & senior years, and ongoing transition services including education and employment counseling post-graduation. Teachers teach 3 classes per term carrying a student load of no more than 24 students. We plan for a full return to the in-person instruction fall semester of 2021.
LLA’s achievements in helping disconnected youth re-engage with school, graduate, and continue on to productive post-secondary education and employment have been recognized consistently by external observers and reviewers. Select awards and recognition that LLA has received over the years include Finalist, Innovation in American Government Award, Harvard University’s Ash Institute; Unsung Hero Award for project-based math and art curriculum; California Charter School Association Hart Vision Charter School of the Year, California; AT&T/Giants Community All-Stars in addressing community violence; and Model Program, California Corrections Standards Authority.
Position Summary:
We are seeking an enthusiastic teacher with construction experience and a clear passion for teaching young people. LLA has a partnership with the Northern California Carpenters’ Union. We prepare students to enter the Carpenters Union Pre-Apprenticeship program by teaching them workplace safety and basic carpentry skills. Students learn the math needed for success in the carpentry trade and become familiar with the safe and efficient use of basic hand and power tools used in carpentry. LLA graduates who have completed our three course program have priority enrollment in the NCCU Pre-apprenticeship program. LLA values and prioritizes a parallel lived experience to our students the same way we value professional experience, and we encourage people of both categories to apply.
Desired Qualifications:
All employees must possess an unshakable faith in students' abilities to learn and to develop healthy, productive, independent lives; and each staff member must demonstrate the talent, energy and commitment necessary to help transform those individual abilities into a collective reality.
Other Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree
- CA Teaching Credential (Provisional Internship Permits accepted)
- Current knowledge and experience with basic carpentry practices and competency with basic hand and power tools
- Some experience in classroom instruction at the high school level
- Knowledge and commitment to supporting the needs of disconnected and system-involved youth and at least two years experience working directly with this population
- Excellent communication skills, professional demeanor, sound judgment, and strong organizational skills. Competency with Google Docs, Google Classroom, and Zoom
- Willingness to work collaboratively, but with the capacity to work independently
- Criminal Justice Clearance required.
Desired skills, experience, and dispositions for LLA teachers:
- Encourages a culture of mutual respect and equitable practice
- Demonstrates content knowledge and skill with tools and building with wood
- Commitment to understanding student academic needs and catering instruction to meet those specific needs
- Supports students’ social, emotional, and behavioral learning needs
- Implements Project-Based Learning techniques and strategies
- Facilitates and designs effective group work & independent learning opportunities
- Provides timely feedback and collaborates with faculty to offer specialized support
- Showcases student work within the local and wider school community
- Scaffolds instructional activities that facilitate engaging and appropriate learning opportunities
Compensation and Benefits: Competitive, based on experience and market standards
How to Apply: Send a cover letter outlining your interest and qualifications, and a resume to
Status: Full time
Location: San Francisco, California
Reports to: Chief Academic Officer
School Description:
The Life Learning Academy (LLA) is an SFUSD charter high school for disconnected and under-resourced youth. Our mission is to create a nonviolent community for students who have not been successful in traditional school settings. LLA welcomes students into an ‘extended family’ which motivates everyone to give and receive support, develop responsibility and judgment, and build the academic, vocational, and social skills necessary to be successful.
For 21 years, Life Learning Academy has successfully supported high-need students from the San Francisco Bay Area to thrive. Factors contributing to the uniqueness of LLA’s program include: (1) the degree to which the students are involved in school management; (2) the ability to re-engage youth who were previously disconnected from school and community; and, (3) innovative project-based curricula and career development programs such as a community-based internship and employment program; student-operated culinary academy and organic mini-farm; digital arts training program; a partnership with the Northern California Carpenters Union, providing LLA graduates with priority enrollment into the NCCU pre-apprenticeship program.
Many LLA students live in overcrowded, cramped, and inadequate spaces, frequently moving between the homes of different family members and friends in search of a safe place to stay. Without intervention, disconnected and unstably housed youth are at very high risk for homelessness, substance abuse, incarceration, and violence. Opened in August 2019, we have an on-campus (no fee) dormitory for up to 24 students. The impact on our residents’ attendance, academic performance, and engagement is nothing short of remarkable.
Additionally, LLA is a very small school that maintains a 1:6 teacher to student ratio with 6-8 students per class. We utilize a block schedule model for extended instructional periods and maintain immediate, on-call student intervention and counseling support. Students are eligible for credit recovery options if appropriate, concurrent enrollment with local community colleges in their junior & senior years, and ongoing transition services including education and employment counseling post-graduation. Teachers teach 3 classes per term carrying a student load of no more than 24 students. We plan for a full return to the in-person instruction fall semester of 2021.
LLA’s achievements in helping disconnected youth re-engage with school, graduate, and continue on to productive post-secondary education and employment have been recognized consistently by external observers and reviewers. Select awards and recognition that LLA has received over the years include Finalist, Innovation in American Government Award, Harvard University’s Ash Institute; Unsung Hero Award for project-based math and art curriculum; California Charter School Association Hart Vision Charter School of the Year, California; AT&T/Giants Community All-Stars in addressing community violence; and Model Program, California Corrections Standards Authority.
Position Summary:
We are seeking an enthusiastic teacher with experience and a clear passion for teaching young people about English Language Arts. In these unpredictable times, we need someone with flexibility and a collaborative spirit to join us in meeting the challenges that come with such uncertainty.
Desired qualifications:
All employees must possess an unshakable faith in students' abilities to learn and to develop healthy, productive, independent lives; and each staff member must demonstrate the talent, energy, and commitment necessary to help transform those individual abilities into a collective reality.
Other Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree
- CA Teaching Credential (Multiple Subjects or Single Subject in English or Social Sciences, Provisional Internship Permits accepted)
- Some experience in classroom instruction at the high school level
- Knowledge and commitment to supporting the needs of disconnected and system-involved youth and at least two (2) years experience working directly with this population
- Excellent communication skills, professional demeanor, sound judgment, and strong organizational skills
- Willingness to work collaboratively, but with the capacity to work independently
- Competency with Google Docs and Google Classroom
- Criminal Justice Clearance required
Desired skills, experience, and dispositions for LLA teachers:
- Encourages a culture of mutual respect and equitable practice
- Demonstrates content knowledge
- Commitment to understanding student academic needs and catering instruction to meet those specific needs
- Supports students’ social, emotional, and behavioral learning needs
- Implements Project-Based Learning techniques and strategies
- Facilitates and designs effective group work & independent learning opportunities
- Provides timely feedback and collaborates with faculty to offer specialized support
- Showcases student work within the local and wider school community
Compensation and Benefits: Competitive, based on experience and market standards
How to Apply: Send a cover letter outlining your interest and qualifications, and a resume to
Status: Full time
Location: San Francisco, California
Reports to: Chief Academic Officer
School Description:
The Life Learning Academy (LLA) is an SFUSD charter high school for disconnected and under-resourced youth. Our mission is to create a nonviolent community for students who have not been successful in traditional school settings. LLA welcomes students into an ‘extended family’ which motivates everyone to give and receive support, develop responsibility and judgment, and build the academic, vocational, and social skills necessary to be successful.
For 21 years, Life Learning Academy has successfully supported high-need students from the San Francisco Bay Area to thrive. Factors contributing to the uniqueness of LLA’s program include: (1) the degree to which the students are involved in school management; (2) the ability to re-engage youth who were previously disconnected from school and community; and, (3) innovative project-based curricula and career development programs such as a community-based internship and employment program; student-operated culinary academy and organic mini-farm; digital arts training program; a partnership with the Northern California Carpenters Union, providing LLA graduates with priority enrollment into the NCCU pre-apprenticeship program.
Many LLA students live in overcrowded, cramped, and inadequate spaces, frequently moving between the homes of different family members and friends in search of a safe place to stay. Without intervention, disconnected and unstably housed youth are at very high risk for homelessness, substance abuse, incarceration, and violence. Opened in August 2019, we have an on-campus (no fee) dormitory for up to 24 students. The impact on our residents’ attendance, academic performance, and engagement is nothing short of remarkable.
Additionally, LLA is a very small school that maintains a 1:6 teacher to student ratio with 6-8 students per class. We utilize a block schedule model for extended instructional periods and maintain immediate, on-call student intervention and counseling support. Students are eligible for credit recovery options if appropriate, concurrent enrollment with local community colleges in their junior & senior years, and ongoing transition services including education and employment counseling post-graduation. Teachers teach 3 classes per term carrying a student load of no more than 24 students. We plan for a full return to the in-person instruction fall semester of 2021.
LLA’s achievements in helping disconnected youth re-engage with school, graduate, and continue on to productive post-secondary education and employment have been recognized consistently by external observers and reviewers. Select awards and recognition that LLA has received over the years include Finalist, Innovation in American Government Award, Harvard University’s Ash Institute; Unsung Hero Award for project-based math and art curriculum; California Charter School Association Hart Vision Charter School of the Year, California; AT&T/Giants Community All-Stars in addressing community violence; and Model Program, California Corrections Standards Authority.
Position Summary:
We are seeking an enthusiastic teacher with experience and a clear passion for teaching young people about Science and sustainable horticulture practices in our campus organic garden. Our students learn science in our organic garden through hands-on lessons planting, tending, and harvesting vegetables, keeping bees, and using the produce for food donations for Treasure Island Families and for sale at Farmers Markets. LLA values and prioritizes a parallel lived experience to our students the same way we value professional experience, and we encourage people of both categories to apply.
Desired Qualifications:
All employees must possess an unshakable faith in students' abilities to learn and to develop healthy, productive, independent lives; and each staff member must demonstrate the talent, energy, and commitment necessary to help transform those individual abilities into a collective reality.
Other Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree
- CA Teaching Credential (Multiple Subjects or Single Subject in Science / Provisional Internship Permits accepted)
- Current knowledge and experience with sustainable organic gardening principles and effective organic garden management practices
- Some experience in classroom instruction at the high school level
- Knowledge & commitment to supporting the needs of disconnected and system-involved youth and two years of experience working directly with this population
- Excellent communication skills, professional demeanor, sound judgment, and strong organizational skills
- Competency with Google Docs, Google Classroom, and Zoom
- Willingness to work collaboratively, but with the capacity to work independently
- Criminal Justice Clearance required.
Desired skills, experience, and dispositions for LLA teachers:
- Encourages a culture of mutual respect and equitable practice
- Demonstrates content knowledge
- Commitment to understanding student academic needs and catering instruction to meet those specific needs
- Supports students’ social, emotional, and behavioral learning needs
- Implements Project-Based Learning techniques and strategies
- Facilitates and designs effective group work & independent learning opportunities
- Provides timely feedback and collaborates with faculty to offer specialized support
- Showcases student work within the local and wider school community
- Scaffolds instructional activities that facilitate engaging and appropriate learning opportunities
Compensation and Benefits: Competitive, based on experience and market standards
How to Apply: Send a cover letter outlining your interest and qualifications, and a resume to
Status: Part-time (5-10 hrs/week), Volunteer, Remote
SCHOOL DESCRIPTION: The Life Learning Academy (LLA) is an SFUSD charter high school for students with profound histories of school failure and truancy. Our mission is to create a nonviolent community for students who have not been successful in traditional school settings. LLA welcomes students into an ‘extended family’ that motivates everyone to give and receive support, develop responsibility and judgment, and build the academic, vocational and social skills necessary to be successful.
POSITION SUMMARY: We are seeking a Social Media Intern to join our team as the primary go-to for social creativity with a primary goal of expanding our reach and impact. As LLA continues to grow its brand awareness and community visibility, we're looking to grow our social media presence. In this role, you will engage, research, and develop content across the current social media channels (Twitter, Linkedin, Facebook, Instagram, and Youtube). The Social Media Intern will interface heavily with senior management and the development team. This role requires executive-level communication and significant knowledge of social media processes. We are looking for an all-in team player who is driven and highly motivated. A personality highly suited for this role is someone proactive; a self-starter who takes initiative, with strong attention to detail and business-savvy project prioritization capabilities.
What your skills will contribute towards…
Social Engagement (25%)
- Engage with consumers on social to amplify our influence, expand reach, and impact
- Proactively oversee engagement tasks as designated by the development team
Research and tracking (25%)
- Research competitors and industry trends
- Identify category trends (i.e. culture, followers, impressions, and clicks)
- Track engagement, touchpoints, and trends in excel and salesforce
Content Creation (50%)
- Collaborate in meetings
- Create content for each social media platform
- Follow out campaign strategies as designated by the development team
How to Apply: Send a cover letter outlining your interest and qualifications, and a resume to