Identity & Empowerment Instructor

Title: Identity & Empowerment Instructor

Reports To: Senior Manager of Teaching and Learning

FLSA: Part-time, Non-Exempt

Employment Type: Seasonal/Instructional

Compensation: $50/hr

Schedule: 6 standard (required) + 6 flex (use as needed) hours per week

Semesters:

• Fall: September – December
• Winter/Spring: February – May
• Summer: July – August

LOCATIONS:

New York: In-Person

• Baruch College, (Vertical Campus Building, 55 Lexington Ave., New York).
• LIU Brooklyn, (1 University Plaza, Brooklyn).

San Francisco: In-Person

• UC Law campus: 200 McAllister St, San Francisco, CA 94102; off the Civic Center BART stop
• Berkeley City College: 2050 Center St, Berkeley, CA 94704; off the Downtown Berkeley BART stop

North Carolina: Remote (North Carolina instructional experience preferred)

POSITION OVERVIEW:

Instructors will join SEO’s community of passionate educators to implement a rigorous college prep curriculum for motivated and driven high school students. Using our original curriculum and a student-centered, anti-oppressive approach to teaching and learning, instructors play an integral part in supporting our Scholars’ journeys to a competitive college and beyond. Instructors promote depth of understanding and skill acquisition by serving as a coach and facilitator of learning.

IDENTITY & EMPOWERMENT CURRICULUM

Instructors will be placed depending on their self-reported proficiency and demo lesson.

Courses include:

• 10th Grade IE course: Intersectionality
• 11th Grade IE course: Self-Exploration and Relationship Building

Schedule & Format:

• Schedule: 3 Saturdays a month, exact dates vary. We cannot support more than 2 absences a semester. Saturday Academy Programming is held on campus from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM (PT)

• Format:

  • IE Instructors teach four 50-minute lessons, two 10th grade and two 11th grade, to groups of approximately 25-30 Scholars. Schedules include an instructional prep period.
  • Individual teaching schedules will vary within the 9:00 am-4:00 pm instructional time frame.

Key Responsibilities:

• Instruction & Facilitation – Teach four periods of IE instructional content. Follow provided lesson plans and meet lesson objectives, abiding by SEO’s articulated criteria for rigorous instruction and student engagement. Hold students to high expectations, use protocols for student-driven discussion and group work, and promote depth of understanding via questioning.
• Navigate Instructional Technologies – Instructors will also be given access to SEO’s G Suite collaboration tools and SEO’s Learning Management System, Brightspace. Instructors will be expected and supported in facilitating the use of technological resources for their instruction.
• 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. Reflect on curriculum notes from Lead Instructors and brainstorm content teaching strategies with peers.
• Classroom Culture – Project an energetic, engaging, and approachable persona 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 Other Instructors – Plan and work alongside fellow instructors to build optimal experiences for Scholar learning. Collaborate with Scholars’ Program Managers to communicate Scholar celebrations and/or concerns to ensure we are supporting the whole student. 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. Coaching is centered on SEO’s Indicators of Effective Instruction including 1) Developing Facilitation & Protocols, 2) Strengthening Content & Learning, 3) Promoting Scholars’ Leadership & Self-Efficacy, and 4) Building Community.

Required Qualifications:

• Minimum of a Bachelor’s degree in content related field
• Expertise and depth of knowledge in advanced high school-level English and Humanities subjects
• Comfortable with and skilled at working with and navigating technological learning systems
• Understanding and practice of student-centered pedagogy
• High school classroom teaching experience
• Willingness to engage in conversations analyzing power, privilege, and oppression

Preferred Qualifications:

• Secondary Education Degree and Certification
• Knowledge and experience with Universal Design for Learning (UDL)
• Certifications, PD course completions, and/or tertiary education in Instructional Technologies
• Knowledgeable with research-based, culturally responsive, equity-driven, and anti-oppressive instructional practices

*Teaching certification is not required

The Hiring Process:

• Phase 1: Application Review
• Phase 2: Initial Phone Screening
• Phase 3: Demo Lesson
• Phase 4: Offer

COMPENSATION & BENEFITS

This position is benefits ineligible in accordance with local, state, and federal regulations.

The compensation listed in this posting reflects what SEO believes it will pay for this position at the time of this posting. Consistent with applicable law, compensation will be determined based on the skills, qualifications, and experience of the applicant along with the requirements of the position, and SEO reserves the right to modify this pay range at any time.

SEO EEOC Policy

At SEO we are committed to cultivating a team that embodies the backgrounds and experiences of the constituencies we serve and the communities we live in, and a workplace that reflects the impact we make in the world. Candidates from all communities – including people of color, women, members of the LGBTQIA+ Community, veterans, and people with disabilities are strongly encouraged to apply.

Equal Employment Opportunity is not just the law, it is our commitment.

Sponsors for Educational Opportunity is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer – M/F/D/V. We will consider all qualified applicants for employment regardless of race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex, gender, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, age, marital status, veteran status, pregnancy, parental status, genetic information or characteristics, or any other legally protected status.

If you need accommodation while applying for a role with SEO, due to a disability, please email SEO Talent.

About SEO Scholars

SEO Scholars is a non-profit focused on improving educational outcomes for students that come from underserved and historically underrepresented backgrounds. Our free eight-year academic program gets low-income public high school students to and through college–with a 100% college admissions rate and 90% college graduation rate. For 60 years, SEO has been an innovator in education and mentorship programs. We are on a mission to create an ecosystem of excellence in which our students can achieve their full potential.