Teaching Associate (Part-Time Youth Mentor & Educator) - Envisioneers Inc

Join the Envisioneers Team as a Teaching Associate!

Are you passionate about educational equity and making a difference in the lives of our middle schoolers? We are seeking dynamic and dedicated youth mentors/emerging educators to serve as after school part-time Teaching Associates in the Alum Rock Union School District of San Jose, CA.

Position Start Date: ASAP
Part-Time Hours: 1pm-6pm Monday-Friday every OUSD school day
Location: Alum Rock Union School District (ARUSD) Middle School site in San Jose

Who We Are

The mission of Envisioneers is to combat systemic inequity in education by fostering and cultivating the academic and social emotional skills of our scholars while exposing them to project-based learning and industry mentors. Envisioneers works collaboratively with schools in three California districts, connecting students with a second shift of educators: AmeriCorps service members, Teaching Associate Leads, and volunteer Career Teachers from community organizations and local businesses. Students benefit from mentorship and hands-on learning experiences that spark curiosity and illuminate the world of opportunity available through education.

What We Offer

• A proven program model with immediate and long-term impact on the lives of middle school students.
• A welcoming atmosphere for individuals seeking to grow their instructional skills and interest in a career in teaching or non-profits.
• Opportunities to form relationships with passionate, smart, Envisioneers colleagues focused on student impact.
• Regular meetings with your onsite Campus Director to receive coaching feedback on goals and performance and monthly professional development in supporting student outcomes.

The Opportunity:

Envisioneers seeks a talented, enthusiastic, and diverse cohort of educators to serve as Teaching Associates for the academic school year. TAs are vital members of the Envisioneers program who provide the following direct services to scholars: teach after school classes, co-lead apprenticeships (our signature hands-on learning program) and design and teach student enrichment activities. We operate at public school sites in several Bay Area locations with openings in Oakland Unified School District and in the Alum Rock Union School District in San Jose.

Responsibilities:

• Work with your campus team to create academic and elective activities, including homework support, that promote academic growth and social emotional learning.
• Work with Envisioneers Mentors, career-based volunteers to create apprenticeships that allow students to grow in their social emotional learning and explore career fields.
• Work with your campus team to create a culturally responsive environment that focuses on diversity, equity and inclusion.
• Inspire students to set and achieve ambitious academic and personal goals.
• Partner with families, colleagues, and school staff to support student growth and hold students to consistently high expectations.
• Participate in Envisioneers’ system of student incentives, recognition, and student behavior expectations.
• Create culturally-responsive opportunities for students that strengthen the connection between academic success, college, and career.
• Collect and track student data in order to made decisions for individual students and the program.
• Create and reinforce a culture of achievement and the idea that hard work opportunity = success.
• Build and leverage relationships with students, families, volunteers, peers, and the school community.

Requirements:

• Knowledge of and commitment to the Envisioneers’ mission
• Proficiency in middle school math and English
• Coachable attitude, able to receive and implement constructive feedback
• Commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion with Envisioneers team members and all stakeholders
• Experience working with middle school youth preferred
• Ability to build relationships and influence students, colleagues, and community members
• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Strong detail orientation, time management, and organization skills
• 2 years of college with 48 units OR a High School Diploma/GED AND pass district Instructional Aide Exam (75% is passing grade)
• Spanish and Vietnamese language skills are a plus

Qualifications we are seeking:

• Organization: Uses a consistent practice to manage materials, information, and commitments in order to successfully meet expectations in a fast-paced work environment.
• Excellent Communicator: Demonstrates active, intentional, and ongoing engagement with a diverse range of individuals and groups. Routinely makes room for multiple perspectives.
• Achievement: Goal-oriented mindset takes personal ownership for results and has a track record of overcoming barriers to achieve ambitious outcomes.
• Commitment to Service: Mobilizer who believes education is a vital project that requires community-wide support.
• Passion for Educational Equity: Willing to remain curious and open to all students' and team needs supporting them where they are.

Job Type: Part-time

Pay: $21.00 per hour

Expected hours: 25 per week

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Paid time off

Physical Setting:

• Public school

Schedule:

• Day shift
• Monday to Friday every regular school day
• No weekends

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