Funded by a grant from Bloomberg Philanthropies, Summer Boost is designed to support rising 6th through 9th grade students to accelerate their academic progress in ELA and math while providing engaging enrichment opportunities. School in the Square’s Summer Boost program will serve approximately 30% of our overall student population and is an opportunity for our students to continue to grow over the summer.
Responsibilities
Summer Boost Program Directors are required to attend training on June 24th from 1 to 3 pm EST and work the entirety of the summer session from July 8 - August 7th. Daily work hours for this role are 8:15 a.m. - 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.
Drive rigorous instruction and create a culture of academic ownership across the school, ensuring all ambitious goals are met by the end of the summer session
Ensure that high quality curriculum and pedagogy is implemented across classrooms
Build and maintain an welcoming and caring school culture that is strengths-based, warm, and deeply committed to student success
Ensure diagnostic, formative, and summative assessment systems and practices are implemented effectively in order to accelerate student outcomes
Manage, coach, and train a team of six teachers
Create a culture among staff of collaboration, teamwork, feedback, reflection, and continuous improvement
Foster strong relationships with students, families, and staff to ensure collective investment in student success
Partner with organizations to successfully coordinate and facilitate afternoon enrichment programs
Qualifications
Experience coordinating programs with proven results
A strategic, solutions-focused thinker with strong communication and planning skills
A strong relationship builder and collaborator
Adept at studying data in order to drive instructional practices
Able to lead restorative practices, a strong believer in anti-racist education, culturally responsive and sustaining pedagogy, and trauma-informed practices
Bachelor degree required
Bilingual in Spanish preferred
Certified as a New York State School Administrator preferred
Bilingual in Spanish preferred
Compensation
The salary for this position is $14,000. This part-time role is not benefits-eligible; however, current S2 staff members’ benefits will continue through the summer as usual.
School in the Square understands specific groups are subject to marginalization. We believe these powerful groups should be centered in our community and are highly encouraged to apply. We are an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer.