Role OverviewLead Teachers are the primary classroom leaders at DeKalb Brilliance Academy. They design and facilitate rigorous, culturally responsive instruction while helping refine the systems, curriculum, and culture of a growing founding school. The role requires strong instructional skill, commitment to growth, and a willingness to build and iterate alongside colleagues in pursuit of excellence for every student. Teaching at DeKalb Brilliance is demanding and deeply purposeful, with real support built into the structure of the day.
What You Will Do
Facilitate rigorous, culturally responsive instruction across core academic subjects, social-emotional learning, and real-world Project-Based Learning. Maintain an asset-based, growth-oriented mindset toward oneself and every member of the school community, using reflection and perseverance to drive student progress. Collaborate with peers to plan units, analyze assessments and student work, and continuously improve instruction and curriculum.
Why It Might Be a Fit
This role is not for educators seeking comfort or predictability - it is for those who want to build something new, more just, and more powerful than what currently exists. We believe demanding work requires meaningful support. DeKalb Brilliance invests in its teachers through competitive compensation, planning time, and high-quality coaching.
Requirements
- Valid Georgia teaching certification required
- Minimum two years previous teaching experience is strongly preferred
- All candidates must have a Bachelor’s degree
- Higher salaries are awarded to those with Masters degrees
- Has demonstrated impact on the growth of students
- Ability to meet the physical demands of the role (including standing and walking for extended periods of time and lifting heavy objects up to 40lbs)
Benefits
- Competitive salary schedule
- Paid sick and personal days
- Competitively-priced medical, dental, vision, short-term disability, and life insurance
- Contributions to the Teacher Retirement System (TRS) in accordance with Georgia state law, as well as an additional, optional 403(b) retirement account
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