# Language Arts Teacher - Company: [Artofproblemsolving]() - Location: Northbrook, Illinois, United States - Team: AoPS Academy \(Part Time\) - Posted: October 7, 2025 ## Job description **Join Our AoPS Academy as a** **Language Arts** **Instructor!** Are you passionate about Language Arts? Do you love inspiring young minds in an engaging, collaborative classroom setting? We have the perfect opportunity for you! **The Part-Time Instructor will:** * **Teach Engaging Curriculum**: Use company-created curriculum and materials designed for advanced students to lead small classes in language arts * **Engage Students:** Actively involve students in each class or student-led learning * **Classroom Management:** Expertly manage up to 16 students * **Grade & Provide Feedback:** Provide feedback on tests and assignments * **Build Relationships:** Connect with students and families to make a lasting impact on their educational journey * **Inspire Learning:** Encourage a love for learning and critical thinking in language arts **The Ideal Candidate has:** * Bachelor’s degree is required + A Bachelor’s degree in education or a humanities field is strongly preferred * Strong content knowledge in reading, writing, and/or grammar * Classroom teaching experience at the K-12 level is preferred. * Experience teaching or tutoring students **Not Required:** * A formal teaching credential is not required for this position. **Schedule (Academic Year)**: * AoPS Academy is an afterschool program with classes in the evenings and on weekends. Candidates must be available to teach during weekday after-school hours (as early as 4pm) and/or on weekends. * This position requires a minimum initial commitment of about 3 hours per week for each assigned class. * Each course meets once per week for 1 hour 45 minutes. **The Northbrook team is currently looking for substitute elementary instructors.** **Schedule (Summer):** * During the summer, we offer multiple two-week camps between June - August. * Camp classes are held Monday-Friday for 3 hours a day, with both morning and afternoon classes. **Campus Location:** * This is an in-person position at our Northbrook campus location * Candidates must be located in Northbrook, Illinois or the greater area and must be able to commute to our campus. **Why Join AoPS:** * **Hourly Rate:** 32.00 – 32.25/hour * **Impact**: Directly teach and inspire advanced students in small classroom settings, fostering critical thinking and a love for learning while making a lasting impact on students' educational journeys * **Culture**: Join a team of passionate educators dedicated to discovering, inspiring, and training the great problem solvers of the next generation through engaging, student-led learning * **Benefits**: Paid sick leave, employee discounts on classes and programs * **Future Planning:** 401(k) retirement plan with company match * **Quality of Life:** Flexible part-time schedule with minimum 3 hours per week commitment, teaching during afterschool hours and weekends to fit around other commitments **About AoPS Academy** * AoPS Academy is a year-round educational enrichment program. * Since 1993, AoPS has prepared hundreds of thousands of students for college and career success through engaging curriculum, expert online instruction, and local, in-person academies. * AoPS Academy is a program of Art of Problem Solving, a global leader in K–12 advanced education. AoPS Academy brings the AoPS methodology to small live physical and virtual classrooms. We offer a world-class curriculum in math, science, and language arts for students in grades 1-12, creating an environment where exploration meets challenge, right in your local neighborhood. Students learn in small classes led by accomplished instructors and collaborate with a peer group who share their passion for learning. * We have opened 20+ academies across the nation since 2016 and are still growing! **In order to be considered for this position you must be legally authorized to work in the US. We are unable to offer sponsorship, including STEM-OPT and H-1B.** ## Apply [Apply on Artofproblemsolving]() Canonical job page: