ELA Associate Instructor (9th - 11th Grade)

sponsorsforeducationalopportunity; New York (NY); On-site; USD 45,000 - 65,000; Part time

Job summary

SEO Scholars is a free, eight-year program transforming public high school students in New York City, San Francisco, North Carolina, and Miami into college graduates. SEO mentors students to and through college with high acceptance and graduation rates.

As an ELA Associate Instructor, you will co-teach ELA and Advisory for 9th–11th graders, implement a rigorous college-prep curriculum, and support Scholars through tutoring and small-group instruction, on-site at Baruch College and LIU Brooklyn.

Qualifications

• Co-teach four periods including ELA and Advisory.
• Follow provided lesson plans and meet lesson objectives with rigorous instruction.
• Utilize Brightspace, Nearpod and Zoom for blended learning environments.
• Tutor and support Scholars through small-group or one-on-one sessions.

Responsibilities

• Instruction & Facilitation
• Co-teach four periods including ELA and Advisory.
• Lead class when covering for another instructor.
• Follow lesson plans and meet objectives with engagement criteria.
• Navigate instructional technologies like Brightspace, Nearpod, GSuite, Zoom.

Skills

Instruction & Facilitation

Co-teach

Student engagement

Adaptability

Tools

Brightspace

Nearpod

GSuite

Zoom

Job description

Title: ELA Associate Instructor (9th - 11th Grade)

• Department: SEO High School Scholars, New York
• Report to: Senior Manager, Teaching & Learning
• Compensation: $40/hour
• FLSA: Non-Exempt
• Employee Type: Part-Time, Seasonal
• Location: New York, NY
• Work Arrangement: This role requires on-site work at Baruch for 9th Grade and LIU for 10th & 11th Grade
• Hours: Average up to 10 hours/programming week

9th Grade : 8:45 - 3:05pm

10th Grade: 8:45 - 2:45 (2 days); 8:45 - 3:05 (5 days); 8:45 - 3:45 (3 days)

11th Grade: Average of 8:45 - 12:20pm (with potential of at least 2 later days)

ABOUT SEO

Founded in 1963 during the Civil Rights Movement, SEO closes educational and career opportunity gaps for 7,000 ambitious young people annually.

SEO Scholars is a free, eight-year, academic program that transforms public high school students in New York City, San Francisco, North Carolina, and Miami into college graduates. SEO Scholars successfully educates and mentors students to and through college. 100% of Scholars are accepted into four-year colleges, 85% of Scholars graduate with a Bachelor's degree, and 80% are first-generation college graduates. All are welcome to apply.

POSITION OVERVIEW

Associate Instructors will join SEO's community of passionate educators to implement a rigorous college prep curriculum for motivated and driven high school students. Associate Instructors co-teach alongside Instructors to facilitate classroom instruction, teach mini lessons, organize small group and one-on-one instruction, and provide additional Scholar support. Associate Instructors are the first to cover when there is an instructor absence and do not have grading responsibilities. Associate Instructors co-teach ELA and Advisory (Identity & Empowerment - 9th Grade Only; Mentoring - 10th Grade Only) in New York City.

Key Responsibilities:

• Instruction & Facilitation
• Co-teach four periods including ELA and Advisory.
• When asked to cover for another instructor, lead the class on your own.
• Follow provided lesson plans and meet lesson objectives, abiding by SEO's articulated criteria for rigorous instruction and student engagement.
• Navigate Instructional Technologies
• Learn and efficiently utilize our instructional technologies such as Brightspace (Learning Management System), Nearpod, GSuite applications, and Zoom chat (instant messaging tool) in a Blended Learning environment.
• Content Preparation
• Read, internalize, and practice all lesson plans and materials provided by SEO prior to teaching.
• Implement thoughtful adjustments to pacing and activities based on specific student needs.
• Tutoring and Academic Support
• Host open-door lunch tutoring sessions with Scholars who want to come in and review skills learned from class, makeup missed work or lessons, or develop new skills.
• Classroom Culture
• Maintain responsive & restorative approaches to promote students' connection to the content, investment in the learning experience, and positive relationship to all members of the community.
• Collaboration with SEO Staff and Instructors
• Attend all scheduled meetings, professional development trainings, check-ins, and debriefs and respond to all emails and Zoom chats in a timely manner
• Responsiveness to Coaching and Feedback
• Meet with your assigned instructional coach (Lead Instructor) at least twice during the semester to receive and implement feedback and recommendations from their classroom observations.

Courses:

Associate Instructors will be placed in either 9th, 10th, or 11th. The English Language Arts (ELA) courses offered this semester are:

• 9th Grade course: Finding Your Voice: Public Issues and Perspectives
• 10th Grade course: Critical Media Analysis
• 11th Grade course: Supplemental Essay Writing
• 9th ELA instructors also teach Advisory , a course designed to support scholars' academic and social success. ELA instructors will teach two Advisory courses: Identity & Empowerment (IE) and Level All.
• Identity & Empowerment (IE) focuses on helping scholars explore their identities, understand systems that shape their experiences, and build the self-awareness and confidence needed to navigate school and society.
• 10th Instructors also teach Mentoring . Mentoring is all about personal growth, academic persistence, and career readiness for our scholars in partnership with a mentor and ELA instructor. These lessons will at times be facilitated with and without mentors present and can range in time between 30 and 90 minutes).

Based on ELA Associate Instructors' grade placements, they will teach the following Advisory course:

• 9th Grade: Identity & Empowerment
• 10th Grade : Mentoring
• 11th Grade: N/A

Sites:

Saturday Academy takes place at one of our partner sites through the semester where the Associate Instructor will be placed based on the grade level they are assigned:

• 9th Grade: Baruch College, (Vertical Campus Building, 55 Lexington Ave., New York )
• 10th & 11th Grade : LIU Brooklyn, (1 University Plaza, Brooklyn).