Make an impact on students and schools by seeking a teaching job in Cleveland.
Are you searching for a teaching position in Cleveland for the school year?
With Teach For America (TFA), you’ll have a one-of-a-kind opportunity to make an impact in students’ lives and serve the Greater Cleveland community.
Teach For America’s Approach
TFA recruits outstanding leaders from all backgrounds and career sectors—including recent grads, people who are new to education, and people who have previously taught—to become TFA “corps members.”
Corps members commit to teaching for two years, in the districts and schools most impacted by educational inequity. Corps members are full, salaried employees of local public schools, confronting both the challenges and joys of expanding opportunities for kids. Many opt to continue teaching after their two-year TFA commitment ends. During their time with TFA, corps members develop into strong classroom leaders who go beyond traditional expectations to advance students’ academic and personal growth, while helping to strengthen schools.
In partnership with nonprofit organizations and businesses around Greater Cleveland, corps members receive initial training, ongoing professional development, and access to an unparalleled resource and support network.
Teach For America has 6,200 corps members in 50 regions, reaching more than 400,000 students in 2,500 schools.
While specific regional placement is not guaranteed, 80 percent of TFA's applicants are assigned to their most preferred location. We know that your personal location preferences are important. Read more below about our placement process.
Corps Member Eligibility
In order to be considered for a position with TFA, you must have a bachelor’s degree with a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.50 and U.S. citizenship, national/legal resident status, or be a DACA recipient. You are not required to have a background in education.
In addition to these eligibility requirements, we seek people who have a deep belief in the potential of every child, a strong record of achievement, and perseverance in the face of challenges, among other key values and experiences. Read more about the characteristics of strong corps members.
Redefine Your Career
Learn more about teaching in Greater Cleveland, and apply to teach as part of the Teach For America corps today.
Working in the Greater Cleveland
As a corps member, you will be required to complete steps to become highly qualified in the subject(s) you’ll teach and work toward full teaching certification during your two-year commitment. Learn more about earning your teaching license and getting hired at a school.
Salary and Benefits
You’ll receive a salary and benefits from the school district, charter school, or pre-K center where you work. You’ll be paid the same as other beginning teachers working for the same employer. Salaries range from $36,000 to $44,000 for new teachers in Greater Cleveland.
As a full-time TFA teacher, you are entitled to medical benefits through your school or district. Plans and costs vary, depending on where you teach. Read more on salary and benefits as a corps member, plus take a look at details on the cost of living in Cleveland.
You may also be eligible for additional financial incentives exclusively available to TFA corps members. Learn more about financial aid, including transitional funding packages.
After Two Years
After your two-year commitment with TFA, you may choose to stay in the classroom for additional years of teaching. Some TFA alumni go on to work in school leadership, and many others go on to impact educational equity from another sector.
We are dedicated to making sure you have the resources and support you need to lead and continue to work towards change, with a dedicated TFA Greater Cleveland support staff. Learn more about life after the corps.
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Teach For America’s Placement Process
TFA corps members teach in 50 regions. After applying and interviewing for TFA, you’ll have the opportunity to rank the regions where you prefer to teach.
Our placement process is designed to assign you to the region(s) you’re most interested in as best as possible, since we know that landing in a region that matches your priorities is important. A majority of applicants are placed in one of their top regional choices.
After applying, you must select and rank 10 TFA regions where you want to teach, one of which must be a region we’ve designated as “high priority.” Read more about our placement process.
Make an Impact in Greater Cleveland
For nearly a decade, Teach For America has been in Greater Cleveland, working in partnership to help students succeed.
Corps members have helped lead students to an average of 1.2 years of academic growth. And after their two-year commitment, TFA alumni continue to work to positively impact the lives of students in Cleveland, whether as teachers, school leaders, entrepreneurs, nonprofit executives, consultants, lawyers, healthcare workers, policy advocates, or other meaningful roles.
As a corps member, you’ll join Greater Cleveland’s network of 400+ corps members and alumni, who are all united in striving to end educational inequity. You’ll be placed in one of the local school districts or charter networks within Cleveland or the city’s first-ring suburbs. As part of TFA Greater Cleveland, you’ll work to meaningfully expand opportunities for students, using your background and leadership skills to drive students to academic success and transform lives.
Find out more about what it’s like to be a part of this movement in Greater Cleveland, and start your application to join the work today.
Apply Today
Make an impact on students. Apply to be a corps member with Teach For America today.