Resident, East Harlem Teaching Residency (2027-2028)

The role

This 15-month program prepares aspiring teachers through graduate coursework at Hunter College and a paid residency at East Harlem Scholars Academies. Residents will teach academic content to elementary students and complete requirements for initial New York State teaching certification.

What you will do

• Enroll in graduate coursework at Hunter College
• Complete all requirements for initial teaching certification
• Conduct structured observations of and shadow highly effective teachers
• Receive weekly coaching and cohort-based professional development
• Implement high leverage teaching practices to teach math, ELA, and social studies
• Create a classroom culture grounded in antiracist teaching practices
• Build positive relationships with families through frequent communication
• Provide small group intervention support with mentor guidance
• Teach social studies/science in mentor teacher classroom
• Serve as lead teacher in summer school during summer 2028

Required qualifications

• Bachelor's degree conferred by June 2027
• A liberal arts or sciences major (or interdisciplinary concentration) of at least 30 credits
• A liberal arts core including artistic expression, communication, information retrieval, history, social sciences, humanities, a language other than English, scientific and mathematical processes, and
• U.S. Citizen or National/Permanent Resident status
• Applicants must not have taken more than 18 college credits in education

Nice to have

• Minimum undergraduate GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale
• Experience working with students
• Arabic, Mandarin or Spanish speaking candidates

Benefits

• Choice of fully covered medical benefits, including mental health services or medical buyout
• Partial tuition reimbursement ($5,000) towards Masters’ Degree in Childhood Education
• Cost of NYSTCE certification exams - (first attempt)
• Eligible for NYS initial teaching certification upon completion of all program requirements
• Paid vacation (aligned with school closings calendar) and paid time off
• Laptop
• Coaching support
• Job placement support

Before you apply

• If you have an undergraduate GPA that falls under a 3.0, you will be required to write a statement explaining factors that impacted your GPA and steps to ensure success
• Applications are accepted on a rolling basis

About the company

East Harlem Scholars Academies are community-based Pre-K to 12 public charter schools operated by East Harlem Tutorial Program (EHTP). EHTP is a multi-site after-school program and a network of public charter schools focused on increasing the college graduation rate in East Harlem.