Saturday Academy Instructor, ELA (9th - 11th Grade)
About The Position
SEO is hiring a part-time, seasonal ELA instructor for its SEO High School Scholars program in Miami. Instructors join a community of educators implementing SEO’s college-preparatory curriculum for motivated high school Scholars. Using SEO’s original curriculum and a student-centered approach, instructors support students’ academic development and college journeys by facilitating learning, building understanding, and developing skills. The Miami program is conducted entirely online through Zoom. Instructors are placed in courses based on their self-reported proficiency and demonstration lesson. Courses offered include 9th-grade Finding Your Voice: Public Issues and Perspectives, 10th-grade Critical Media Analysis, and 11th-grade Supplemental Essay Writing. The schedule includes selected Saturdays from 8:45 a.m. to 2:15 p.m., with up to 13 programming hours per week. New instructors complete 13 hours of self-guided asynchronous training before programming begins and attend an online orientation during the week of February 8.
Requirements
- Minimum of a bachelor’s degree in a content-related field.
- Teaching certification, K–12 classroom teaching experience, and/or experience teaching at the college or university level.
- Reliable personal laptop meeting basic technology requirements for instructional and administrative duties.
- Experience working with high school-aged students.
- Comfort navigating technological learning systems.
- Expertise and depth of knowledge in advanced high school-level English and Humanities subjects.
- Eagerness to engage in conversations analyzing historical and continuing causes of societal ills and challenges.
- Successful completion of a Level 2 background screening through the Florida Care Provider Background Screening Clearinghouse, including fingerprinting.
Nice To Haves
- Understanding and practice of student-centered pedagogy.
- Knowledge and experience with Universal Design for Learning (UDL).
- Certifications, professional development course completions, and/or tertiary education in instructional technologies.
Responsibilities
- Co-teach three to four periods, including ELA, follow provided lesson plans, meet lesson objectives, and adhere to SEO’s criteria for rigorous instruction and student engagement.
- Lead a class independently when asked to cover for another instructor.
- Learn and use instructional technologies, including Brightspace, Nearpod, GSuite applications, and Zoom chat, in a blended-learning environment.
- Read, internalize, and practice lesson plans and materials before teaching; adjust pacing and activities thoughtfully to meet student needs.
- Host open-door lunch tutoring sessions for Scholars seeking to review skills, make up missed work or lessons, or develop new skills.
- Create an energetic, engaging, and approachable classroom presence that supports students’ connection to course content and the learning community.
- Attend scheduled meetings, professional development, check-ins, and debriefs, and respond to emails and Zoom chats in a timely manner.
- Meet with an assigned instructional coach at least twice during the semester and implement feedback from classroom observations.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Career Level
Entry Level
