Middle School Program Instructor – Math Summer 2025

Organization Overview

NJ LEEP is a college access and success program for low-income and first-generation students from the greater Newark area. NJ LEEP currently serves middle school students, high school students, college students, and family members. We help students perform at high academic levels by building skills through law-related and other educational programs, developing the habits necessary for college success and community leadership, and offering exposure to colleges, careers, and role models who have achieved professional success. NJ LEEP’s model is challenging and rigorous and prepares NJ LEEP program graduates for success in college. NJ LEEP strives to be a diverse, equitable, and inclusive organization. We are committed to anti-racist principles and are actively engaged in the work of those principles, including staff trainings and creating space for dialogue around race and identity for both staff and students. For more information about our work, please go to www.njleep.org.

Position Overview

The summer instructors work with students in the NJ LEEP Middle School Scholars Program, delivering highly interactive and student-centered lessons with the support of a teaching assistant. Additionally, all instructors will be responsible for implementing and facilitating our grade-level Project-Based Learning curriculum (all lesson plans will be provided), as well as supervising teaching assistants implementing and facilitating our Life Skills curriculum. These positions report to NJ LEEP’s Middle School Program Manager.

The summer instructor positions are seasonal roles. The program runs for six weeks and requires a commitment of 40 hours per week from June 30th to August 8th (1 week of training and 5 weeks of programming).

Responsibilities:

• • Use provided curriculum to plan and deliver highly engaging subject-area lessons for students. Lesson plans, student handouts, and rubrics/grading guidelines will be provided; instructors are responsible for creating course syllabi, customizing lesson plans for their classes/teaching style, and documenting their plans and materials.
  • Co-facilitate Project-Based Learning curriculum with grade-level team to ensure development of research, public speaking, and project management skills.
  • Supervise Teaching Assistants implementing Life Skills instruction using the provided curriculum
  • Collaborate with fellow instructors to ensure a coherent learning experience for students
  • Maintain regular communication with program constituencies including students and their families, and NJ LEEP staff
  • Use Google Classroom and Sheets, as well as Gradelink to track and input homework completion, attendance, and assessment information, as well as provide feedback and comments on student work and behavior.
  • Suggest revisions for subsequent iterations of middle school curriculum
  • Support & supervise non-academic programming as needed

Minimum Qualifications:

• Teacher certification in Math or Science with a Middle School or Secondary School specialization OR at least 1 year of relevant teaching experience.
• Ability to engage students and teach effectively
• Strong organizational and time management skills
• Must be available on all of the NJ LEEP summer program days without any prior scheduled commitments during the hours of program operation

Preferred Qualifications:

• • Experience working with low-income and/or first-generation students, preferably in a middle school setting

Compensation: Compensation for the summer starts at $1000 per week, paid biweekly.