Position: College Preparatory Teacher -11th-12th Grade Pre-College Program

Liberty LEADS is a NYC-based college access program that has served over 200 underrepresented children between 5th and 12th grade each year since 1989. Liberty LEADS was founded to empower youth by helping them attain higher education, embrace leadership engagement, and create a positive future for themselves and others. Liberty LEADS provides an alternative learning environment in which young people can experience success as learners and increase their ability and motivation to graduate from high school and seek entry into postsecondary education and/or meaningful employment. The program is guided by the principle that all children have gifts, talents, and great potential and can contribute to one another's social and academic growth. We are looking for energetic and creative educators who enjoy working with youth during the summer and are available for in person programming.

The Pre- College Program is a summer program for current 11 and 12th graders.. The Pre-College Program goals are: 1- Making sure that each 12th grade student matriculates in college in Fall 2025 and 2- Students will complete 1-2 asynchronous CLEP course(s) and 3- Each student will sign up to take 1-2 CLEP exams. In addition, the program will explore the themes of transition and will address all the elements that are required for each student to matriculate successfully in college in the Fall of 2025. The teacher will provide advisement using small groups and one on one meetings. The teacher will also oversee students taking asynchronous CLEP courses. The teacher will be responsible for planning and implementing advisement/college transition lessons that may include outdoor programming and other physical activities.
Selected applicants will be responsible for developing and implementing a 16-day, schedule for class students that will break up their day between their Selected CLEP courses and discussions on what to expect in the fall as college students. For the interview, we ask that applicants present ideas for the purpose and theme of their ideal summer experience. Programming begins June 30th 2025 and meets Mondays through Thursday for four weeks culminating with a final presentation on July 24 th. All applicants must be available for all 16 days of programming from 9 am to 330 pm. Lunch is provided and spent with the students.

Responsibilities
- Create advising/college transition lesson plans for 11th/12th grade students
- Include outdoor programming in curriculum planning.
- Manage classroom using positive behavior management strategies
- Meet regularly with the Liberty LEADS staff for supervision and debriefing
- Accompany students up and down stairs, on field trips (that may include but not limited to walks, hikes, parks)

Qualifications
- Must possess a Bachelor or Master degree in education, preferably with a concentration in guidance counseling and/or Special Education
- NYS Teacher Certification or professional proficiency in content area preferred
- Experience teaching high school youth using project-based learning
- Knowledge and understanding of the NYCDOE academic standards (Common Core/New Generation Standards)
- Experience teaching classes using Zoom platform preferred

Requirements
- Reliable WIFI and computer access
- Attend mandatory curriculum planning session with co teachers and advisors (dates tbd)
- Attend mandatory June 2025 Orientation (will be held on a Saturday TBD)
Physical Requirements
- Walking up and down stairs up to and including the nine flights to the gym
- Supervising and participating in outdoor activities such as walking up to 20 city blocks, hiking or other activities as named.

SALARY RANGE $45-$55 PER HOUR

About Bank Street College of Education

The mission of Bank Street College is to improve the education of children and their teachers by applying to the educational process all available knowledge about learning and growth, and by connecting teaching and learning meaningfully to the outside world. In so doing, we seek to strengthen not only individuals, but the community as well, including family, school, and the larger society in which adults and children, in all their diversity, interact and learn. We see in education the opportunity to build a better society.

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