Business Teacher

About Innovation Charter High School

At Innovation Charter High School, we believe schools can be places where young people are deeply known, challenged, and prepared to shape their futures, and where educators do some of the most meaningful work of their careers. We are a mission-driven public charter high school in New York City serving students with ambition, care, and urgency. Our team is fiercely committed to improving student outcomes and continuously strengthening the school we are building together.

This is a place for educators who believe:

• Feedback is essential to growth, for students and adults
• Curiosity is a driver of strong teaching and learning
• Great schools are built through reflection, collaboration, and persistence
• Students thrive when adults hold high expectations and provide deep support
• Supporting one another as a community and showing up as strong team players matters just as much as individual excellence

We are not interested in maintaining the status quo. We are actively working to create new ways of supporting students and new ways of working together as colleagues. That takes humility, experimentation, resilience, and heart.

Our staff cares deeply. We challenge one another. We learn in public. We keep improving.

If you are energized by joining a dedicated team that is building toward something better, for students and for each other, we'd love to meet you.

About the Role

We are seeking a Business Teacher who is passionate about preparing high school students with the financial literacy, entrepreneurial thinking, business knowledge, and career-readiness skills necessary to thrive beyond high school. The Business Teacher will design and deliver rigorous, engaging, and relevant instruction in courses including Personal Finance and Entrepreneurship, helping students connect classroom learning to real-world financial decisions, business concepts, career pathways, and postsecondary opportunities.

This educator will create inclusive and project-based learning experiences that develop students' critical thinking, problem-solving, communication, collaboration, financial decision-making, and professional skills. Working closely with the College & Career Readiness team and other instructional staff, the Business Teacher will help students develop the confidence and practical knowledge necessary to successfully navigate college, careers, entrepreneurship, and adult life.

What You’ll Do

Deliver Engaging, Real-World Business & Financial Literacy Instruction

• Plan, teach, and assess Business courses, including Personal Finance, Entrepreneurship, and other business or career-readiness courses as assigned.
• Develop rigorous and engaging lessons that connect business concepts to real-world applications and students' future goals.
• Teach essential financial literacy concepts, including budgeting, saving, credit, banking, investing, taxes, debt management, and responsible financial decision-making.
• Introduce students to entrepreneurship and foundational business concepts, including business planning, marketing, operations, financial management, innovation, and ethical decision-making.
• Create project-based and experiential learning opportunities that allow students to apply business and financial concepts to authentic problems and scenarios.
• Integrate literacy, quantitative reasoning, research, presentation, and professional communication skills throughout instruction.
• Maintain high expectations while providing students with the structure, support, and encouragement necessary to succeed.

Design Inclusive & Responsive Instruction

• Differentiate instruction to meet the needs of diverse learners, including students with IEPs and students requiring additional academic support.
• Use Universal Design for Learning, backward planning, and other effective instructional practices to create multiple entry points for student learning.
• Adapt instructional materials, assignments, projects, and assessments based on student needs while maintaining rigorous learning expectations.
• Collaborate with special education teachers, counselors, and student support staff to implement appropriate accommodations and instructional supports.
• Create a classroom environment that promotes belonging, curiosity, collaboration, responsible risk-taking, and student voice.

Use Data & Assessment to Strengthen Student Learning

• Develop and use formative and summative assessments to measure student understanding and skill development.
• Analyze student work, assessment results, participation, and other indicators of learning to identify strengths and areas requiring additional support.
• Use data to differentiate instruction, provide targeted interventions, and adjust instructional strategies.
• Provide students with timely, actionable feedback and opportunities to reflect on and improve their work.
• Maintain accurate student grades, records, and required instructional documentation.

Build College, Career & Entrepreneurial Readiness

• Help students understand how financial literacy and business skills connect to college, careers, entrepreneurship, and long-term economic independence.
• Expose students to a variety of business industries, career pathways, entrepreneurial opportunities, and postsecondary options.
• Develop students' employability skills, including communication, collaboration, problem-solving, professionalism, time management, and workplace expectations.
• Incorporate career exploration, guest speakers, business case studies, simulations, and other authentic learning experiences into instruction.
• Collaborate with the College & Career Readiness and CTE teams to connect classroom learning with internships, work-based learning, career exploration, and postsecondary opportunities.
• Participate in relevant College & Career Readiness events, student activities, and schoolwide initiatives.

Contribute to a Collaborative Adult Culture

• Engage actively in feedback, coaching, and professional learning.
• Collaborate with colleagues to improve instructional practice and student outcomes.
• Participate actively in department meetings, professional development, and schoolwide planning.
• Contribute to a culture of reflection, curiosity, accountability, and continuous improvement.
• Help create classrooms and a school community rooted in belonging, safety, equity, and high expectations.

Qualifications

Required:

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university
• Appropriate New York State teaching certification or active pathway toward certification
• Demonstrated knowledge of business, financial literacy, entrepreneurship, mathematics, economics, or a related content area
• Strong written, verbal, organizational, and interpersonal communication skills
• Commitment to providing rigorous, inclusive, and culturally responsive instruction to diverse high school learners

Strongly Preferred:

• New York State certification in CTE Business and Marketing or another certification appropriate to the courses taught
• 3+ years of teaching experience, ideally in a New York City public or charter school setting
• Experience teaching Personal Finance, Entrepreneurship, Business, Economics, or related secondary-level coursework
• Professional experience in business, finance, entrepreneurship, marketing, or a related industry
• Experience developing and facilitating project-based and experiential learning
• Experience supporting students with IEPs in inclusive classroom settings
• Experience using assessment data to differentiate instruction and provide targeted student support
• Experience collaborating with College & Career Readiness, CTE, or Work-Based Learning programs

Compensation & Benefits

This is a full-time position with a salary range of $68,902–$95,000, based on certification level and experience. Innovation teachers certified in New York State receive a highly competitive compensation package. Uncertified teachers receive competitive compensation with increases upon certification.

Benefits include:

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage
• 401(k) with up to 5% employer match
• Life insurance
• Professional development and coaching
• A collaborative team deeply committed to growth and support