Summer Language Arts Instructor

4 weeks ago

Princeton, United States Art of Problem Solving Full time
Job DescriptionJob Description

AoPS Academy is a program of Art of Problem Solving (AoPS), a global leader in K–12 advanced education. AoPS is on a mission to discover, inspire, and train the great problem solvers of the next generation.Since 2003, AoPS has trained hundreds of thousands of the country's top students through its online school, in-person academies, textbooks, and online learning systems. AoPS Academy offers unique problem solving curriculum at its in-person locations across the country as well as through the virtual campus.

The AoPS Academy in Princeton, NJ is hiring part-time Summer English Language Arts (ELA) Instructors. We are looking for professionals with strong writing and humanities backgrounds to teach our engaging summer camp Language Arts curriculum to small classes of high-achieving elementary, middle, or high school students.

Our instructors contribute greatly to the success of our students and are an integral part of our Academy family. This may be a great fit for you if you enjoy facilitating discussions in a collaborative and engaging student-led classroom, building relationships with students, and making a direct impact on how they learn and approach language arts.

Our classes challenge students to approach a variety of problem solving scenarios within different language arts contexts. We don't only help students communicate their own ideas; we enable them to understand and interpret ideas and texts wherever they're encountered. Visit our Course Catalog to see more details regarding all of our class offerings.

We are currently hiring for the following:

  • Writing Camp Grades 8-10: Academic Essay Toolkit, August 5-16, 9am-12pm

Job Duties:

You will use company-created materials to prepare for and teach advanced courses that focus on problem solving and critical thinking. This allows instructors to focus on the delivery of material. As an AoPS Academy Summer Language Arts Instructor, you will:

  • Prepare for daily lessons created by our curriculum team.
  • Actively engage students in the course material throughout each class.
  • Expertly manage a classroom of up to 18 students.
  • Provide comprehensive feedback on writing assignments to help students improve writing skills on unit projects.
  • Meet with students and families, as needed, during the 15 minutes before or after class.

Skills and Experience:

  • A Bachelor's degree in Education or a humanities field, or equivalent experience, ideally related to language arts.
  • A formal teaching credential is not required, but experience working with students, particularly grades 2-12, is preferred.
  • Possess strong content knowledge in reading, writing, and grammar with the ability to help students navigate advanced concepts requiring critical thinking.
  • Skillfully provide clear, thoughtful, and thorough feedback on students' writing assignments.
  • Expertly motivate and challenge advanced learners.

Location and Schedule:

As this is an in-person position at our Princeton campus location, candidates must be located in Princeton or the greater area and must be able to commute to our campus.

During the summer, we offer multiple two-week camps August 5-16. Camp classes are held Monday-Friday for three hours a day, with both morning and afternoon classes. Instructors must be available to teach all 10 days of the camp they are assigned.

Benefits, Compensation, and Opportunity for Continued Employment:

The instructor rate at our Princeton location is $30/hour. The rate includes flexible work time, 15 minutes early arrival immediately before class, actual class time, and the 15 minutes after class ends. Some benefits of the position include:

  • Paid Sick Leave
  • 401K retirement plan with company match
  • Employee discount on classes and Beast Academy Online (BAO) yearly subscriptions
  • Eligible for a pay increase after successfully teaching a full academic year at an AoPS Academy campus

If you enjoy your experience and would like to keep teaching with us during the academic year, you will have an opportunity to discuss your interests with the Campus Director Team before the start of fall classes.

In order to be considered for this position you must be legally authorized to work in the US. We are unable to offer sponsorship, including STEM-OPT and H-1B.

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