Job Description

North Shore Community College is a diverse, caring, inclusive community that inspires our students to become engaged citizens and to achieve their personal, academic, and career goals through accessible, affordable, rigorous educational opportunities that are aligned with our region's workforce needs and will prepare them for life in a changing world. NSCC is one of 15 Massachusetts community colleges, which serves the 26 cities and towns north of Boston. Since its founding in 1965, NSCC has grown from a single leased building to an urban campus in downtown Lynn and a suburban campus in Danvers, and from five to 80 academic programs of study. Nearly 50,000 students have graduated from NSCC. The college is accredited by the New England Commission of Higher Education (NECHE).

 

 

Job Description:

Summer Instructor, TRIO Upward Bound Program

Campus Location: NSCC Lynn & UMass Amherst

Work Schedule: June 20 & June 21: Staff Training

June 22 - July 14: Day Program (program not in session, Tuesday July 4) 8:00am-4pm

July 16 - August 5: Residential Program, UMass Amherst

August 8: NSCC: Wrapping up paperwork and program materials

If necessary, due to COVID, we will switch to a virtual model via Zoom.

Non-benefited, MCCC position, grant funded

ABOUT TRIO UPWARD BOUND PROGRAM

The North Shore Community College (NSCC) TRIO Upward Bound (UB) Program is a federally funded program for low-income, first-generation, and/or academically at-risk high school students. The primary mission is to increase the rate at which participants complete their secondary school education, and enroll in and graduate from institutions of post-secondary education. The UB program provides academic, co- and extra-curricular activities during the academic year and the summer, including instruction, tutoring, college tours, cultural events, health and fitness activities, educational workshops, and service activities.

ABOUT UB SUMMER ACADEMY

The UB Summer Academy is a six-week program that simulates commuter and residential college experiences. The Summer Academy serves approximately 46 students from the Lynn Public Schools. This year's Summer Academy includes a three-week, day program at North Shore Community College's Lynn Campus and a three- week residential program at Umass Amherst. The program runs Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM during the non-residential component and Sunday evening through Friday afternoon during the residential component. The overarching theme for this year's Summer Academy is Go, Grow, Thrive.

 

GENERAL STATEMENT OF DUTIES:

The Summer Instructors are responsible for planning and implementing dynamic, engaging, empowering project-based courses as part of our 6-week summer program. Positions available for the following subject:

• English: Literature, Composition, Grammar, and Creative Writing
• Foreign Language: Spanish, French, Khmer, American Sign Language; other languages considered
• Social Science: History, Sociology, Psychology, Government
• Math: Pre-Algebra through Calculus
• Science: Natural Science-Physical Science, Biology, Chemistry, Physics and/or Computer Science
  • Upward Bound licensed curriculum from Nucleus Robotics for two of the science courses this summer. There will be a one hour training with a teacher from Nucleus Robotics regarding the curriculum and the robot.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Design a curriculum that matches and supports Upward Bound's teaching and learning goals, yearly theme and is responsive to Massachusetts Curriculum Frameworks
• Implement a virtual assessment/evaluation system for determining student success on assignments, culminating projects, class participation and the course as a whole
• Identify virtual educational reference materials (books, articles, supplies, etc.) to be utilized during the course
• Incorporate culturally responsive pedagogy, student-centered learning, and multicultural perspectives
• Focus on one overarching project that guides the content and skills you want students to learn and apply to be presented on the last day of the summer program
• Collaborate with Academic Coordinator to maximize academic benefits for each individual student
• Instructors also engage in non-instructional virtual activities including weekly meetings, facilitated study sessions, and co-curricular activities

 

 

Requirements:

• B.A. or B.S. in the related field(s) required
• Familiarity with assessment techniques in the subject area(s)
• Teaching experience, preferably with urban youth
• Knowledge of Massachusetts Curriculum Frameworks in the related field(s) www.doe.mass.edu/candi/commoncore/
• Demonstrated ability to be punctual and dependable
• Demonstrated ability to act as a team player
• Bi-lingual (Spanish, French, Khmer) preferred
• Demonstrated sensitivity towards and passion and commitment to working with students and staff of diverse socioeconomic, cultural, and ethnic backgrounds, different levels of academic preparation, or/and varying physical and learning abilities-prior experience preferred
• Candidates will be required to pass a CORI/SORI and/or a National background check as a condition of employment.

COVID VACCINATION REQUIREMENT:

Candidates for employment should be aware that all North Shore Community College students, faculty and staff are required to be fully vaccinated by January, 2022. Accordingly, initial employment is dependent upon receipt and verification of full vaccination status records; details of how to fulfill vaccine record verification requirements will be provided during the hire and onboarding process.

 

 

Additional Information:

SALARY: Total earnings for this position is $3,536.25 at $30.03/hr plus room and board and transportation to/from during the residential portion of the program.

STARTING DATE: Tuesday, June 20, 2023

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