About the Role
Associate Instructors join a community of educators to implement a rigorous college prep curriculum for high school students. Using a student-centered approach, they serve as coaches and facilitators to support Scholars' journeys to competitive colleges. Associates co-teach ELA coursework, facilitate mini-lessons, and provide small group or one-on-one support.
Responsibilities
- Co-teach four periods of ELA coursework
- Follow provided lesson plans and meet objectives
- Facilitate the use of technological resources for instruction
- Read, internalize, and practice lesson plans and materials prior to teaching
- Implement adjustments to pacing and activities based on student needs
- Reflect on coaching feedback and brainstorm teaching strategies with peers
- Project an energetic and approachable persona to promote student engagement
- Plan and work alongside fellow instructors
- Attend all scheduled meetings, professional developments, check-ins, and debriefs
- Respond to all messages in a timely manner
- Meet with instructional coaches at least twice per semester to receive and implement feedback
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in a content-related field
- Experience working with high school-aged students
- Comfortable navigating technological learning systems
- Expertise in advanced high school-level English and Humanities subjects
- Eagerness to engage in conversations analyzing power, privilege, and oppression
Skills
- Student-centered pedagogy
- Universal Design for Learning (UDL)
- Instructional Technologies
- Culturally responsive instructional practices
- Equity-driven instructional practices
- Anti-oppressive instructional practices
Location
- San Francisco, CA
Work Type
- On-site
- Part-time
- Non-Exempt
Education Level
- Bachelor’s degree
- Education Degree and Certification (Preferred)
Salary/Compensations
- $40/hour
About the Company
- Founded in 1963, SEO is an educational non-profit that closes educational and career opportunity gaps for 7,000 ambitious young people annually.
- SEO Scholars is a free, eight-year academic program that supports public high school students in New York City, San Francisco, North Carolina, and Miami.
- The organization is dedicated to educating, training, mentoring, and amplifying the voices of participants to ensure they have access to competitive opportunities.
Equal Opportunity
- SEO is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.
- Candidates from all communities, including people of color, women, members of the LGBTQIA+ community, veterans, and people with disabilities, are strongly encouraged to apply.
- SEO considers all qualified applicants 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, or genetic information.
