Position Type:
ExtraCurricular Activities

Date Posted:
1/4/2019

Location:
Stamford, CT

Date Available:
2018-2019 School Year

Closing Date:
until filled

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JOB DESCRIPTION
Upward Bound Teachers/Instructors
General Statement

The Upward Bound Program serves 65 ninth through twelfth grade students who are low-income and/or potential first generation college students. The program seeks to promote collegiate preparedness by strengthening students' academic and social-emotional skills necessary for success in high school and beyond. The Upward Bound Teacher will work with the Upward Bound Project Director and Advisor to support these goals, by providing instruction and enrichment for Upward Bound's Saturday Academy.

Responsibilities
Teachers instruct four, 50-minute long, small classes, based at UConn-Stamford for our Upward Bound high school students. Classes take place 2 times per month on Saturday mornings (9:00 am – 12:30 pm). Teachers are responsible for tracking and reporting students' progress. Teachers develop their own classroom content/curriculum. We are especially looking for teachers of: Math, Science, Technology, English (Grammar & Composition, etc.), Foreign Language and History. In your cover letter, please indicate what areas you can teach in. We are interested in elective options as well - if you have a unique idea for a 5-session course you think would be interesting and beneficial for high school students, please provide us with a blurb about your proposed course.
In your cover letter, please indicate what areas you can teach in.

Qualifications
· Bachelors' degree
· Expertise in content area
· Excellent organizational skills.
· Professional or personal experience in overcoming barriers similar to those confronting the target
Population from which project participants will be selected.

Work Year

Prospective Cycle 2 Dates :
January 26
February 9
March 9
March 23
April 6

Cycle 3 Dates :
April 27
May 11
May 18
June 1
June 15

Compensation
College Graduate: $20/hr
Graduate with CT teaching certification: $25/hr
Stamford Education Association Certified Teacher: as per contract.
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