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Upward Bound Teacher (2023 Summer Academy)

University of New Hampshire

Job Description

Operating Title

Upward Bound Teacher (2023 Summer Academy)

Summary of Position

Openings
Math:
Algebra/Geometry, Alg2/Trig, Pre-Calculus
Science: Biology, Chemistry, Physics/Lab Sciences
Success Seminar: Financial Literacy, Research, Study Skills,

The Upward Bound Summer Academy takes place on the campus of the University of New Hampshire where students live in a UNH residence hall, eat at a UNH dining hall, and attend classes in academic buildings throughout the campus. UB teachers are committed to education and to helping young people and have the opportunity to create an experiential curriculum that is both interesting and inspiring. The 2023 six-week summer program is scheduled to begin on Sunday, June 25 with an end date of Friday, August 4 excluding weekends.

Teachers will have two, 90-minute classes and will support students during a “lunch & ketchup” period on either a Monday/Wednesday or Tuesday/Thursday schedule (9am-2pm) depending on your subject.

In addition to classroom responsibilities, we also require teachers join us for one weekly staff meeting. Teachers will also prepare mid-summer and final student evaluations to help students strengthen their academic performance.

Ideal candidates will have experience working with high school students.

If, due to AY teaching commitments, an applicant is unavailable to start at the beginning of our program we may be able to accommodate their schedule.

Training & Other Responsibilities:
Upward Bound Staff will provide pre-summer training on both an individual level and at a full staff afternoon retreat to help guide curriculum and to introduce the Upward Bound program. While working predominantly with classroom students, the teacher will have the opportunity to interact with the entire program during our No Discount Policy ceremony and work across disciplines to create a Creative Problem-Solving afternoon for students.

Campus Location

Durham

Required Qualifications

  • Desire to help disadvantaged youth succeed.
  • Sensitivity and maturity level to successfully work in a summer academic program with high school aged students.
  • Ability to interact with diverse constituencies including program & UNH staff, parents/guardians, and students.
  • Completion of an AA/AS/BS/BA program in relevant field.
  • Must be able to pass a comprehensive background check.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience in direct instruction of high school students.
  • Experience participating in a TRIO, or similar, pre-college program.
  • Experience working with students from low-income backgrounds, multi-ethnic backgrounds and/or who are potential first-generation college graduates.

Salary Information

The starting salary for the summer position will be $2600.

Posting Number

ASP0752FY23

Open Date

04/04/2023

Open Until Filled

Yes

Additional Job Information

UNH is a federal contractor within the meaning of the Executive Order on Ensuring Adequate COVID Safety Protocols for Federal Contractors. This position may require that you be vaccinated against COVID-19 in the future unless you apply for and receive a religious or medical exemption. You may not test out of this requirement. 

EEO Statement

The University System of New Hampshire is an Equal Opportunity/Equal Access/Affirmative Action employer. The University System is committed to creating an environment that values and supports diversity and inclusiveness across our campus communities and encourages applications from qualified individuals who will help us achieve this mission. The University System prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or marital status.

Institution Information

UNH Upward Bound, a federally funded college preparatory program, provides services at no cost to 114 students attending Farmington, Somersworth, Spaulding, Manchester Central, Memorial, School of Technology, and West High Schools. Our mission is to help students develop the skills necessary to successfully graduate from high school and go on to college in order to earn a two or four-year degree within six-years of high school graduation.

Since 1966, UNH Upward Bound has helped several thousand New Hampshire young people earn college degrees and improve their options for successful careers. Our program begins during the Academic Year where students will meet with advisers twice-monthly in their schools and receive academic, career, and college assistance and guidance. In addition to in-school advising, students receive college & career guidance during grade-level workshops, have the opportunity to attend monthly Saturday Tutoring Academies at UNH and college, educational and cultural visits throughout New England. The program continues during the Summer Residential program which takes place over six weeks at UNH. Students get to experience residence hall life while living with other Upward Bound students on the UNH Durham campus Monday through Friday. They take classes that will help prepare them for their next year in school. In addition, students will get support through tutoring, creative problem-solving challenges, and culturally enriching activities.

The University of New Hampshire is an R1 Carnegie classification research institution providing comprehensive, high-quality undergraduate and graduate programs of distinction. UNH is located in Durham on a 188-acre campus, 60 miles north of Boston and 8 miles from the Atlantic coast and is convenient to New Hampshire’s lakes and mountains. There is a student enrollment of 13,000 students, with a full-time faculty of over 600, offering 90 undergraduate and more than 70 graduate programs. The University actively promotes a dynamic learning environment in which qualified individuals of differing perspectives, life experiences, and cultural backgrounds pursue academic goals with mutual respect and shared inquiry.

The UNH Diversity Resource Guide with information and programming available in the seacoast area, New Hampshire, and the region can be found here: https://www.unh.edu/hr/diversity-resource-guide

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