
Associate Director - Elementary
San Diego, CAFull-time$83–85K/yrPosted 1w agoStill listed 5 days ago
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Job overview
The Associate Director supports administrative and logistical operations at the Carmel Valley campus, teaches weekly math and language arts classes, and partners with the Campus Director on hiring and training part-time staff and teachers. The role also supports enrollment, student and family needs, and campus community building. It is a full-time, year-round position covering the academic year and summer.
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Full job description
The AoPS Academy Associate Director at our Carmel Valley campus is responsible for assisting with the campus’s administrative and logistical operations, teaching weekly math and language arts classes, and partnering with the Campus Director on the hiring and training of part-time staff and teachers. This role is a full-time, year-round position which includes the academic year and summer.
This may be the right job for you if you are looking to build on your management and leadership experience, have strong subject knowledge in Math and Language Arts, and have outstanding classroom management skills. The ideal candidate will have exceptional communication skills and pedagogical instincts to not only teach our advanced curriculum, but also coach and collaborate with other instructors.
If you’re an ambitious and creative individual with a passion for education, we want to talk to you!
The Associate Director will:
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Teach the AoPS curriculum in dynamic, participation-oriented classes, actively engaging students and expertly managing the classroom.
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Participate in the hiring and training of part-time staff.
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Assist with the campus’s administrative, logistical, and customer service operations.
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Support campus enrollment and sales efforts by meeting with prospective families to assess a student's academic ability, determine overall fit, and explain the benefits of our program.
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Counsel current students and families as needed to provide student support.
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Helps design and implement campus community building activities in order to build a strong campus culture and support high student retention.
The ideal candidate has:
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Bachelor’s degree required, strongly preferred to be in education or a field closely related to math and language arts
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Advanced degree related to math or language arts preferred
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Strong content knowledge in math and language arts
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Minimum 1-year teaching experience, with experience working with advanced K-12 students preferred
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Strong organizational and priority management skills
Work Schedule
AoPS Academy is an after-school program; most of our classes and family meetings occur during the evenings and on weekends. As such, it's expected that Associate Directors work a nontraditional schedule during the academic year. Summer hours typically shift to a more standard Monday to Friday work schedule.
Benefits
This position includes a hiring range of $82,600 – $84,575. Here are some things you can look forward to:
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Impact: Opportunity to work closely with motivated students, develop leadership and management experience, work with a team of passionate educators in pursuit of our shared mission.
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Culture: Work and collaborate with an organization filled with builders and life-long learners who strive to discover, inspire, and train the great problem solvers of the next generation
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Benefits: Multiple options for Medical, Dental and Vision plans
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Future Planning: 401(k) with company match
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Quality of Life: PTO Plan and supportive leadership
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Ease of Transition: Relocation bonus for candidates living outside the greater area.
About AoPS Academy
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AoPS Academy is a year-round educational enrichment program.
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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.
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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.
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We have opened 20+ academies across the nation since 2016 and are still growing!
Please note that 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.
How this job compares
Set against the 4,619 open Teacher jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 5, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$83–85K/yr
- California median$95–127K/yr28 salary ranges
- US median$54–73K/yr683 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $84K, is 31% below the California median midpoint ($122K) — in the middle half of Teacher salary ranges in California.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 288 open Teacher jobs in California and 4,619 across the US. 3% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in California
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- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 1 year of experience; Teacher postings that state a minimum ask for 2 years at the median (764 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 1,713 of the 4,619 open Teacher jobs (37%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 5, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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