Part-Time After-School Academic & Career Coach

BGC Clifton; Clifton (NJ); Hybrid; USD 59,000 - 80,000; Part time

Job summary

Boys & Girls Club of Clifton is seeking an enthusiastic, student-centered Academic Support & Career Exploration Teacher to work with middle and high school students through our 21st CCLC program.

The role combines academic help, college and career readiness, career exploration, and mentoring, helping students connect classroom learning to future opportunities and develop essential employability skills after school.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university or other qualifications permitted by applicable program and organizational requirements.
• Experience working with middle school and/or high school students.
• Experience providing academic support, tutoring, teaching, mentoring, youth development, or career-related programming.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to establish positive and appropriate relationships with adolescents and young adults.
• Ability to engage students with different academic abilities, interests, backgrounds, and career goals.
• Strong organizational and classroom-management skills.
• Dependable, patient, energetic, and committed to student success.
• Ability to work during scheduled after-school hours.

Responsibilities

• Provide individualized and small-group academic support to middle and high school students.
• Assist students with homework, assignments, projects, research, and long-term academic tasks.
• Provide support in English Language Arts, mathematics, science, social studies, and other subject areas as appropriate.
• Reinforce and extend concepts taught during the regular school day.
• Provide instruction and activities aligned with the New Jersey Student Learning Standards (NJSLS) and students' academic needs.
• Help students develop effective study habits, organization, time-management, note-taking, research, and test-preparation skills.
• Support students in setting academic goals and developing strategies to achieve them.
• Use differentiated instructional approaches to accommodate different academic levels, learning styles, and interests.
• Monitor student participation and progress in academic and career-readiness activities.
• Maintain required attendance, participation, and program documentation.
• Communicate relevant student observations and progress with the Site Coordinator/Program Director.
• Collaborate with program staff and, when appropriate, school-day educators and community partners.
• Participate in staff meetings, professional development, training, family engagement activities, and special program events.
• Follow all organizational, school-site, safety, confidentiality, and 21st CCLC policies and procedures.
• Perform other duties that support the successful operation of the 21st CCLC program.

Skills

Mentoring

Student engagement

Communication

Organizational skills

Differentiated instruction

Education

Bachelor's degree

NJ teaching certification (preferred)

Job description

Boys & Girls Club of Clifton is seeking an enthusiastic, student-centered Academic Support & Career Exploration Teacher to work with middle and high school students through our 21st CCLC program.

The role combines academic help, college and career readiness, career exploration, and mentoring, helping students connect classroom learning to future opportunities and develop essential employability skills after school.