Beam
Part-Time After School Math Educator (Prospect Leffert Gardens & Crown Heights - Hybrid)
New York. Posted 15 days ago
The role
You will lead weekly after-school math clubs for 4th graders and help refine the pilot program curriculum. Work includes running sessions, monitoring student progress, and participating in weekly debrief meetings.
What you will do
- Lead club sessions once a week per assigned school
- Track weekly student attendance and follow up on absences
- Track and assess student work for mathematical progress
- Write evaluations of student interest and growth
- Administer student surveys
- Contribute to testing activity, lesson, and game ideas
- Attend weekly debrief meetings to assess engagement and adapt sessions
- Provide ongoing feedback about curriculum materials
Required qualifications
- At least two years of teaching math
- Experience with students in 3rd-7th grade
- Commitment to equity and student-centered teaching
- Growth mindset and openness to feedback
- Ability to connect with students and colleagues
- Passion for logic puzzles and problem solving
- Strong understanding of math concepts up through Algebra 1
- Flexibility and willingness to adapt during a pilot year
- Proficiency with Google Workspace
- Constant sitting or standing
- Frequent walking and bending
Nice to have
- Working with students from low-income or historically marginalized communities
- Supporting multilingual learners
- Developing math curriculum and/or assessments
Before you apply
- Phone interview and/or sample projects
- Final interview
- Reference checks
- TB testing
- Fingerprinting
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.