College Success Instructor (Fall 2023)

Title: College Success Instructor

Department: SEO Scholars, San Francisco

Reports To: Assistant Director of Program Operations

FLSA: Part-time, Seasonal

Target Start-Date: August 22, 2023

Dates: Fall Semester: Orientation- 8/29 and 8/31; Instruction: Tuesdays and Thursdays between 9/6-12/14

Compensation: $50/hr for 4 standard (required) + 6 flex (use as needed) hours per week

Location: Remote (Pacific Standard Time)

Eligible only to California state residents. Candidates not currently based out of California cannot be considered at this time.

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.

About San Francisco Scholars:

SEO Scholars provides motivated, low income public high school students with a rigorous out-of-school supplemental academic curriculum, college guidance and the leadership development necessary to gain admission to, and succeed at, competitive colleges and universities. SEO Scholars San Francisco is the first expansion region for this program and aims to replicate for Bay Area students the stellar outcomes that the program has delivered in New York City. (Learn more here: SEO Scholars)

Position Overview & Responsibilities

The College Success Instructor will join SEO's community of passionate educators to implement a rigorous college prep curriculum for motivated and driven high school students. This unique role will allow individuals to support rising 10th and 11th grade Scholars to be successful as they embark in their community college class. College Success Instructors (CSI) will audit a college course along with our Scholars and be paid for the hours they are in class and leading their own indepenent lab class. CSIs ensure that Scholars have everything they need to succeed in the class through modeling note taking habits, time management techniques, study skills and communicating constantly with students, professors, and SEO staff.

Key Responsibilities:

• Engage in Community College Course - Audit a college course through Chabot College alongside enrolled scholars by attending all synchronous lectures, taking class notes, and completing assignments as necessary. Collaborate with professor to clarify assignments expectations.
• Lesson Preparation - Create lesson plans for a weekly 90-minute CSI Lab to support scholar comprehension of the course material, provide guidance on how to complete the required assignments, and ensure high quality assignment completion. Use Google Slides to design lessons to be facilitated in the online classroom.
• Online Facilitation - Facilitate CSI Labs via Zoom to gain consensus around understanding of the material. Hold students to high expectations, use protocols for student-driven discussion and group work, and promote depth of understanding via questioning.
• Asynchronous Learning - Lead your cohort to work together to complete all assigned asynchronous materials thoroughly and to the highest standards.
• 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.
• Scholar Support – Hold 30-minute office hours before lecture and CSI Lab. Identify students of concern to provide targeted support to ensure successful completion of the course. Create scaffolds, graphic organiers, and supplementary materials as necessary.
• Data Collection - Maintain accurate attendance and grade tracking on a weekly basis.
• Communication - Respond to scholar emails in a timely manner, facilitate Google Spaces chat, send important reminders on deadlines and assignments, and provide motivating messages throughout the semester.
• Collaboration with SEO Staff – Attend all scheduled meetings, professional development trainings, meetings, and respond to all emails in a timely manner. Collaborate with SEO staff to communicate Scholar celebrations and/or concerns to ensure we are supporting the whole student.

Dates, Weekly Hours, and Compensation:

• Orientation: Orientation will be held via Zoom on Tuesday, August 29 and Thursday, August 31st from 5-7pm. More information will be provided in the onboarding process.
• Instruction: Tuesdays and Thursdays, from September 5 -December 14

College Success Instructors are allotted 10 hours per week during their semester seasonal employment, made up of Standard and Flex Hours.

• Standard Hours are when the instructor must be working directly with staff or students. CSIs are required to be on Zoom for Office Hours, Lecture, or CSI Lab for a total of 4 hours each week:
  • Tuesdays: 5-7pm
  • Thursdays: 5-7pm

• Flex Hours make up the additional "instructor work" educators know go into the job. This is time spent preparing for the lesson, grading, entering gradebook data, writing Scholar feedback, communicating with staff and Scholars, etc. These are hours put in outside of the required schedule and can be completed asynchronously throughout the week.
  • 6 Flex Hours allotted per week.

Competencies

• Mission-Driven – Demonstrated dedication to closing the opportunity gap for underserved and underrepresented students and young professionals
• Passionate about Education – A genuine love of working with high school students and a strong belief in rigorous education as a vehicle for societal change
• Student-Centered – Alignment with an instructional philosophy that positions teachers as thinking coaches and facilitators of student learning
• Empathetic – Capacity to recognize and appreciate the lived experience of students while supporting them in reaching their highest potential
• Growth-Oriented – Desire to grow and refine your teaching practice through instructional coaching and professional development opportunities
• Organized & Flexible – Adept at processing and acting upon complex logistical information and demonstrates flexibility when needed
• Conscientious Communicator – Proactive, reliable, and consistent staff partner who articulates ideas clearly and effectively to both adults and students
• Anti-Oppression and Equity Mindedness - Demonstrated commitment to an anti-racist and anti-oppressive teaching and learning framework that engages diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging in practice.
• Cultural Responsiveness - Awareness of one's own cultural identity and views about difference, and the ability to learn and build on the varying cultural and community norms of Scholars and their families.
• Cultural Humility - Ability to apply critical reflection, self-awareness, and self-regulation to manage the influence of bias, power, privilege, and values in working with students and colleagues.

Qualifications:

Required:

• Bachelor's degree
• Depth of knowledge in college-level study, writing, and reading skills
• Online course facilitation experience
• Comfortable with and skilled at working with and navigating technological learning systems
• Understanding and practice of student-centered pedagogy

Preferred:

• Secondary Education Degree and high school classroom teaching experience
• 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

The Hiring Process:

• Phase 1: Application review
• Phase 2: Phone Screening with Talent Acquisitions
• Phase 3: 45-minute Interview & Demo Lesson with SEO Scholars staff
• Phase 4: Update on Application and/or offer letter sent.

Future Opportunities:

• There are potential College Success Instructor opportunities for the Spring and Summer semesters

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