Saturday Enrichment Math Faculty (Part Time - BEAM Gateway)

The role

Teach one 2-hour enrichment class per week to 15-24 eighth-grade students in math, or programming in Python, over 8 weeks. Also run a 1-hour weekly skill-building workshop for the 8th-grade courses, plus prep, training, and formative feedback to students.

What you will do

• Teach an engaging enrichment course in your topic area, 2 hours per week for 8 weeks
• Facilitate a 1-hour weekly skill-building workshop for middle school courses
• Review and prepare BEAM curriculum, about 6 hours per week for 8 weeks
• Attend faculty training and orientation
• Give students ongoing formative feedback, including two in-class assessments and an end-of-semester growth report
• Give feedback on new 8th-grade curriculum in weekly meetings with the curriculum team
• Build positive relationships with students, teaching assistants, and BEAM staff
• Optionally staff special event days or run a section of group advisory

Required qualifications

• At least 3 years as a primary instructor in schools, enrichment programs, colleges, math circles, or similar settings
• Experience with the topics in one or more of the listed courses and readiness to teach them
• Demonstrated experience with proofs, problem solving, and logical reasoning, especially at the college level
• Genuine excitement about mathematics and ability to share it with students
• Commitment to student-centered teaching and inquiry
• Commitment to equity and inclusion
• Ability to motivate students through productive struggle
• Commitment to teaching the 'why' behind concepts
• Growth mindset and openness to feedback
• Effective communication with students, colleagues, and the community

Nice to have

• Prior teaching of enrichment courses at a BEAM program or other enrichment courses outside the K-12 curriculum
• Experience with multiple courses offered at BEAM
• Ability to open college-level problem solving for younger students

Benefits

• Small classes of 15-24 students
• Opportunity to implement and give feedback on new advanced math enrichment curriculum
• Participation in community events that give students access to STEM experiences

Before you apply

• Hiring process: initial application, first-round interview, project, demo lesson and final interview, reference checks, then offer letter
• Instructors are assigned to courses by BEAM; you can express interest in one or more roles
• Instructors are hired one semester at a time; strong performers may receive an offer to return, subject to course offerings

About the company

BEAM (Bridge to Enter Advanced Mathematics) creates pathways for students from low-income, low-access backgrounds to become scientists, mathematicians, engineers, and computer scientists. It runs year-round programs in New York City and Los Angeles, plus summer sites and a national pilot.