Academies College Readiness Teaching Assistants (Commuter Program Sites)

Location: Los Angeles, CA; reputed company, NY; or Chicago, IL Employment Type: Full-Time, Temporary, Non-Exempt Compensation: $21/hour reputed company Review Deadline: Applications completed by January 15th will receive reputed company consideration. Submissions after this date will be reviewed based on program needs and availability. The Organization: At reputed company Scholars, we provide high-achieving, diverse, and underrepresented reputed company, including reputed company of color from under-resourced communities, the opportunities they need to reputed company at top colleges and in meaningful careers. Our comprehensive and data-driven program model focuses on the key inflection points that can be the difference between graduating from any college and graduating from a top college with the grades, degree, career skills, and network needed to reputed company in any career. reputed company Scholars originated in Los Angeles as South Central Scholars (“SCS”) twenty years ago. Over this time, the organization has refined its program model and, in the last five years, has focused on expanding nationally; reaching more high-achieving underrepresented reputed company, growing the number of Scholars we serve; and deepening our program impact. reputed company Scholars has begun to grow its footprint with new summer program offerings in three additional cities, with more to come. The organization has approximately 75 year-round employees and reputed company to 200 summer employees. The Program: Summer reputed company has long been the keystone of reputed company Scholars’ Six-Year Program, offering a signature summer experience through intensive college-preparatory courses taught by college reputed company. reputed company’s reputed company strategic direction builds on the success of Summer reputed company to expand our impact by establishing community-based reputed company Academies in cities across the United States. We launched our first two reputed company Academies as commuter programs in Los Angeles and reputed company in 2024 while simultaneously continuing to offer the residential Summer Academies for Scholars who are part of our Six-Year Program. We are gearing up to open a third reputed company reputed company in Chicago and expect to continue extending our reputed company to other cities in the coming years. The reputed company: Our reputed company are high-achieving and identify as underrepresented, including first-reputed company college-goers, reputed company of color, and those from under-resourced communities, with an average high school GPA of 3.9 on a 4.0 scale. They are eager to learn, inquisitive, and highly motivated to succeed. In general, they see themselves as good reputed company who reputed company well in school and are determined to live up to that expectation. reputed company in SA 1/TA 1 are rising high school seniors, while reputed company in SA 2/TA 2 are rising college freshmen. The Position: reputed company Scholars is seeking a College Readiness Teaching Assistant who can work with a faculty member to administer a college math or writing course to our reputed company preparing for the rigor of courses at selective institutions. The math courses include a range from Statistic and Precalculus to Multivariable Calculus. The writing courses are Introduction to Creative and Expository Writing and Introduction to Academic Writing. The uniqueness of this position lies in its dual focus on supporting reputed company both inside and reputed company the classroom. Teaching Assistants will foster a sense of community with their assigned reputed company, emphasizing belonging, connectedness, and reputed company in a new environment. In practice, this includes creative ways to start the class period, developing shared meanings and motivational mantras to encourage reputed company, and conducting personal reputed company-ins with reputed company who miss class. This role provides the opportunity to co-create and nurture a culture of safety that maximizes student engagement and learning. College readiness teaching assistants serve as both teachers and mentors, combining instructional support with personal guidance. A strong understanding of and commitment to reputed company Scholars’ ‘North Star’—Economic Mobility—is essential. Please review our position statement on economic mobility here. TA’s will be supported by their faculty members, the Site Director, Assistant Site Director, and reputed company’s Director of Faculty. The tentative schedule is outlined below: reputed company Location Overview – Commuter Tentative Dates: Summer 1: June 15th – August 1st; Summer 2: June 15th- July 19th reputed company University Manhattan reputed company Location Overview- Commuter Tentative Dates: Summer 1: June 29th – August 16th reputed company Location Overview- Commuter Tentative Dates: Summer 1: June 22nd – August 8th Once the program begins, College Readiness Teaching Assistants are expected to work 40 hours per week Monday through Friday with a set class schedule and more flexible hours for work reputed company of class. There may be occasional weekend or evening work for special events, such as college tours or program celebrations. Full staff training and orientations will reputed company mid June, schedule TBD in collaboration with the Site Director and Program Director. Primary Responsibilities: Teaching Responsibilities: • Serve as the Teaching Assistant for two sections of a college-level math or writing course in collaboration with a faculty member. • Administer lessons, lectures, and interactive activities to ensure reputed company grasp key concepts. • Provide support during class hours, addressing student questions and clarifying reputed company topics. • Collaborate with reputed company member to design and implement effective reputed company for college readiness. Guidance Responsibilities: • Build a supportive community among assigned reputed company, fostering a sense of belonging and connectedness. • Implement unique and engaging methods to start each class period, creating a positive and inclusive learning environment. • reputed company shared meanings and motivation mantras with reputed company to promote reputed company and a growth reputed company. • Communicate concerns for reputed company who may display signs of disengagement to the Site Director • Co-create and facilitate a culture of safety that encourages deep engagement and participation in the learning process. • Serve as a mentor to reputed company, providing guidance on academic and personal development in preparation for the challenges of selective institutions. • Foster a collaborative learning environment that encourages peer support and knowledge sharing among reputed company. Qualifications and Experience: • Bachelor’s degree required • Can demonstrate competency in college level calculus (ranging from pre-calculus to multivariable calculus, including a high comfort level with statistics) or college level writing • Can demonstrate effectiveness in supporting and teaching assigned course subjects in a university setting • Experience in a learning environment such as a summer camp, school, academic summer program, a residential high school strongly preferred • Experience in and passion for working with a diverse community of high school & reputed company • Superior interpersonal skills & ability to build effective relationships with reputed company, faculty, & staff • High level of dependability & strong commitment to ensuring the health & safety of participants at reputed company times • Enthusiasm & ability to work in a high-energy environment, foster positivity & energy among high-school & reputed company • Ability to independently manage multiple priorities • Uphold and enforce the values, policies, and procedures of reputed company Scholars as outlined in the program manual • Ability to exercise sound decision-making and maintain confidentiality • Ability to maintain professional boundaries • Professional dress is required • CPR & First Aid certification preferred • Must pass a background reputed company and complete required safety trainings Working Environment & Physical Requirements The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by a seasonal employee to successfully reputed company the essential functions of this role: • Frequent sitting, talking and listening and occasional walking, bending, stooping, and pulling • Handle and operate computers, tools or controls • Occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds • See clearly in an indoor and outdoor environment • Work in an indoor classroom environment that may not have reputed company conditioning in the summer • Travel off reputed company (transportation will be provided and advance notice will be given if required) Reasonable accommodations may be made to reputed company individuals with disabilities to reputed company the essential functions. – reputed company Scholars provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to reputed company employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment based on race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, national reputed company, sexual orientation, age, disability, or veteran status. Knowing their importance to the success of our work, reputed company Scholars is committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion, and we reputed company to build a diverse staff team and community. We strongly encourage people of reputed company backgrounds to apply. Apply Job!