Who we are

Prisma is a new kind of education company driven by a mission to ignite a love of lifelong learning and prepare kids to thrive in the future. The world is changing faster than ever, yet our current education system is not designed for rapid change. At Prisma we have designed a new kind of K-12 school, which is built from the ground up to not only prepare kids in the core competencies they’ll need for the 21st century (things like applied curiosity, innovator’s mindset, communication & collaboration, and initiative & follow through to name a few) but to instill in them a desire to make a positive impact on the world. Prisma combines the flexibility of home-based learning, the socialization of a close-knit peer group that meets daily, the support of an inspiring learning coach, and the personalization of an interests-based, adaptable curriculum. We believe that every student deserves to love school, to be able to progress at their own pace, to pursue what interests them, to have a supportive peer group, and to reach their full potential. If you believe this too and dream of a job where you can truly impact the world, read on!

What the role is

Our high school began in 2022 and is a full 9-12th grade experience which prepares learners for college, career, or any path they want to pursue. At Prisma high, kids learn through interdisciplinary themes and projects, have a great amount of choice & flexibility over what & how they learn, attend engaging live virtual workshops & simulations where they debate relevant issues & collaborate with peers, and build a deep supportive bond with a small cohort of peers & an academic learning coach who gives feedback and pushes them to be their best self.

Each Prisma High School learner is matched with a mentor coach. As a mentor coach, your role is to build a meaningful, motivating relationship with each of your mentees. As they navigate the project-based Prisma curriculum (which is facilitated by our academic learning coaches), you'll provide support in helping them manage their time, complete their best work, and personalize the experience based on their particular strengths, interests, and future goals, such as through partner courses, internships and real-world projects. You'll also build community and real-world skills among a cohort of learners by facilitating daily standups and weekly Life Skills workshops. Prisma high schoolers also build & curate an outstanding portfolio of projects that demonstrate their unique strengths & that will help them stand out when applying to colleges or other post-high school opportunities. In our high school themes, learners explore a range of relevant, future-focused topics that spark their curiosity & acquaint them with the complexities of the world around them, from artificial intelligence to modern international conflicts, plus real-world life skills from financial literacy to writing great emails.

What you'll do

• Work with our Head of School and full high school team to refine, expand, and execute on our vision for Prisma High School’s curriculum and family/learner support systems.
• You will jump right into an active role mentoring and coaching learners, facilitating workshops, and communicating with families. This includes leading life skills synchronous workshops, facilitating stand up time for learners, providing learner feedback, supporting learners in 1:1 and group tutoring sessions, building personalized systems to support successful outcomes, and communicating with families to ensure learners are making academic progress. You will also be expected to support other programmatic needs as they arise.
• Create, source, vet, and potentially modify high-quality virtual learning SEL curriculum, learner-facing materials, live facilitation plans, and resources and seamlessly integrate those experiences into the Prisma curriculum.
• Work individually with learners and parents as a team to support diverse needs, create structures to facilitate success, and achieve goals.
• Think outside the box & contribute to the team's vision for a learning experience that offers more engagement & choice than any other on Earth.

Who the ideal candidate is

You are:

• Passionate educator who has demonstrated success with learners in grades 9-12 and loves working with and building relationships with high schoolers.
• Experienced facilitator with a drive to iterate, grow, and improve while supporting learners with a wide variety of needs, backgrounds, and academic experience. Special needs instruction, college & career programming, and/or guidance counseling experience is a plus. Your portfolio demonstrates your experience as a tech-savvy maker with a toolkit of interesting ways to engage kids in virtual learning experiences (familiarity with Google Suite essential; tools like Padlet, Jamboard, Loom, Flipgrid, TinkerCad, Canva helpful) and an ability to explain concepts and procedures clearly in writing & through engaging visuals for kids at all levels.
• Thorough and detail-oriented support planner, who is invested in discovering the best ways to share information, nurture learner autonomy &  executive function, reframe topics to support new insight, and help learners navigate social and academic complexities until they achieve mastery.
• Innovator with a strong entrepreneurial drive who is comfortable operating in a fast-paced rapidly-changing startup environment. You have experience creating and building programs and systems from the ground up.