Summer Academy Teacher Internship

Sacred Heart Community Service•San Jose, CA

8d•Onsite

About The Position

Teacher Internship, Summer Academy Program Temporary: 32 hours/Week, June 8 - July 16, 2026 Schedule:8am-4:30pm, Monday through Thursday INTERNSHIP ANNOUNCEMENT Sacred Heart Community Service, located in San José, CA, is looking for a Summer Academy Teacher for our Summer Academy program to analyze and improve programs that stabilize individuals and families facing severe economic hardship while creating opportunities for members to get involved to change the conditions in their lives. This individual must be highly organized, possess an ability to work flexibly and creatively, demonstrate superior communication skills, and be able to understand and analyze program data in order to present them to our community and funders. The ideal candidate must be equally committed to our vision of a community united to ensure every child and adult is free from poverty, an approach of driving policy change through transformational leadership development, and developing programs through an anti-racism and anti-oppression worldview. For over 59 years, SHCS has been one of the leading institutions addressing poverty in Santa Clara County through a strategy that combines addressing the consequences of poverty through impactful programs while building power with people to push for systemic change. POSITION SUMMARY: For 24 years, Sacred Heart Community Service has offered Summer Academy (SA), which is a 5-week, all-day program that serves 100 rising 3rd-6th graders from the Washington/Guadalupe neighborhood of San Jose at the Sacred Heart building in downtown San Jose. The program focuses on students’ academic, social and emotional development, and aims to reduce summer learning loss. Students are divided into groups based on grade and each day work on math, language arts, science, technology, and enrichment (including subjects ranging from art to music to sports). Prior to starting the program, Sacred Heart receives information about each child’s report card and any relevant education/behavioral plan so they can emphasize particular subjects as needed.

Requirements

Strong commitment to our vision of a community united to ensure that every child and adult is free from poverty
Bilingual in English and Spanish
A minimum of 24 college units are required
Strong academic background in related major
Ability to multi-task and provide quick, professional responses
Be detail-oriented and highly organized
Computer literacy with proficiency in google applications and canva
Be flexible, compassionate, and have a supportive attitude
Treat all students, volunteers, and staff with dignity, compassion, and respect while adhering to program rules and procedures
Adhere to SHCS-mandated reporting policies and procedures and work with Summer Academy Site Lead to appropriately report any suspected child abuse or neglect
Provide proof of a negative tuberculosis (TB) test

Nice To Haves

Bilingual in English and Spanish preferred

Responsibilities

Provide instruction that reflects multiple perspectives and multicultural education
Design and deliver instructional plans that are focused on student mastery of curriculum goals
Create and implement lesson plans for single subject classes for 3rd to 6th grade in accordance with the California Common Core Standards
Utilize interactive, engaging teaching techniques aimed at improving knowledge and retention of age-appropriate concepts in each class
Train, direct, and provide meaningful engagement opportunities for your volunteer class
Use measurement tools to evaluate effectiveness of lesson plans and document improvements for future programmatic use
Evaluate each student’s performance throughout the program and actively communicate with Program Manager and the students’ families as deemed appropriate to support them in maintaining their academic grade level
Administer pre- and post-testing to track students’ progress
Challenge and empower both youth and volunteers to think critically, to work together to design and lead activities, and to make positive choices
Develop improvement plans for students who are underachieving academically
Support the planning and implementation of all SA activities
Participate and contribute to professional development meetings with SA staff and volunteers aimed at working together to improve the quality and content of the Summer Academy
Perform other duties as assigned
Develop, track, and manage the progress of students
Submit a bi-weekly class curriculum to Summer Academy Site Lead