Program Dates: July 6 – July 27, 2024 (additional dates required for training and wrap up)
The High School Summer Program is three weeks in length and provides rising high school juniors and seniors an introduction to college living and learning. This is a great opportunity for high school students to grow academically and socially. Students will attend a development course, writing course, elective choice, and activities. By the end of the program, students will have discovered strategies and tools for academic success, improved interpersonal communication, developed oral and written expression skills, and learned how to advocate for their needs.
The academic portion of the High School Summer Program is designed to introduce students to a curriculum that is developmentally appropriate, relevant, and engaging. Instructors are encouraged to be creative and innovative in both pedagogy and curriculum to meet the needs of a diverse group of students.
The program curriculum is separated into three segments of course work: a study skills course that will provide a foundation for other coursework and activities in the program; a writing class that covers the basics of good writing; and general electives that will provide students with an opportunity to apply what they learn in both the core and the writing class. Students take these three academic courses each weekday, and each course meets for 1 hour and 15 minutes.
Specific Responsibilities:
- Provide instruction and course-related support to students
- Design and implement lesson plan consistent with goals and outcomes of High School Summer Program
- Collaborate with Academic Director, other program instructors, and staff to design and deliver effective academic curricula
- Attend scheduled meetings of instructors and staff, including planning session, instructor orientation sessions, regular instructors’ meetings, and post-program debriefings
- Generate course syllabus
- Facilitate student participation and manage learning activities
- Provide students with supplemental instruction as needed
- Communicate to program administrators regarding disruptive student behaviors in and out of the classroom.
- Assess student performance using end-of-session reports outlining students’ academic strengths and areas for future development
- Communicate when appropriate with administrators regarding student difficulties
Required Qualifications & Skills:
Essential qualifications include bachelor’s degree and/or demonstrated experience working with students with LD/ADHD and/or Autism, including those with executive function difficulties; experience and a genuine commitment/desire to work with high school students; ability to practice effective classroom management skills and serve as a role model. Familiarity with Canvas course management system a plus. The candidate should be highly effective classroom manager with strong interpersonal and communications skills, as well as a genuine love of working with high school-aged students of varying academic and developmental levels.
Physical Demand:
The work is sedentary. Typically, the employee may sit comfortably to do the work. However, there may be some walking, standing, bending, carrying of light items such as papers, books, small parts. Some repetitive motions are performed in typing and word processing. No special physical demands are required to perform the work.
Working Conditions:
General office and campus conditions. The work environment involves everyday risks or discomforts, which require normal safety precautions typical of such places as offices, meetings and classroom and libraries. The work area is adequately lighted, heated, and ventilated.
Compensation:
$5,200 for 3 sections, $3,800 for 2 sections and $2,400 for 1 section. Section assignments depend upon enrollment and program needs.
Application Procedure:
Qualified applicants should submit a letter of interest and resumé to [email protected]