Manager, Summer Math Enrichment (Los Angeles - Hybrid)

The role

The Manager, Summer Math Enrichment leads the Los Angeles summer programs. You will lead a local team responsible for student enrollment, school and family relationships, and site preparation. Each year, you will also serve as a Site Director to lead a team in creating the summer experience for students.

What you will do

• Lead the LA Summer Math Enrichment team with clear goals and collaborative practices
• Define and delegate roles for planning and implementing summer programs
• Develop project management and data tracking tools
• Support site leadership training and pre-camp training for summer staff
• Collaborate on recruitment strategies and implement localized hiring initiatives
• Support recruitment, interviews, and selection of seasonal summer staff
• Plan and lead school partnership and admissions strategy
• Conduct in-person visits to partner schools to support student admissions
• Manage the student application process and financial/merit eligibility
• Oversee summer program logistics including food, supplies, housing, and transportation

Required qualifications

• 5+ years of professional work experience
• 2+ years working in summer camp leadership or school leadership
• At least 2 years managing a team or a program requiring management of personnel
• Coaching experience
• Professional experience working with low-income communities
• Written/verbal fluency in Spanish or Korean

Nice to have

• Prior experience working at BEAM Discovery or BEAM Summer Away within a leadership capacity
• Experience with STEM education, STEM research, or STEM outreach
• Experience working middle school age students
• Experience using Asana or other project management tools
• A strong math teaching and/or math curriculum background
• Degrees (bachelor's, master's, or PhD) in a STEM field
• Experience designing strong STEM or academics-based programs and curriculum
• Experience in the geographic area served by BEAM (LA/NY)

Benefits

• Flexible working hours
• Health, dental and vision benefits including health plan options that are free for individuals
• 12 paid holidays including an office closure between Christmas Day and New Year’s Day
• 15 days of paid annual leave to start, increasing by one day each year for the first 5 years
• Paid sick leave
• 403(b) Retirement Plan with employer match of 50% of elective deferrals, up to 3% of eligible compensation
• Student loan reimbursement
• Pre-tax commuter benefits
• $1,500 annual allowance for professional development

Before you apply

• Initial step is to submit application via online portal
• Process includes a 30-minute phone interview and/or sample projects
• Final step is a final interview with the team

About the company

Bridge to Enter Advanced Mathematics (BEAM) creates pathways for students from low-income, low-access backgrounds to become scientists, mathematicians, engineers, and computer scientists. It is a year-round, national program.