Identity & Empowerment Instructor (Summer 2025)

Title: Summer Academy Instructor, Identity & Empowerment
Reports To: National Teaching & Learning Manager
FLSA: Part-time, Seasonal
Location:  Miami-Dade County, Florida (Remote
Compensation: $40/hr
Dates:

• Pre-Semester Orientation and Asynchronous Training: Begins in June, exact dates to come
• Programming Dates: Monday-Friday, July 1-25

There will also be future Saturday opportunities for Fall and Spring semesters.

Position Overview

Instructors will join SEO’s community of passionate educators to implement a rigorous college prep curriculum for motivated and driven high school students.  Using our original curriculum and a student-centered approach to teaching and learning, instructors play an integral part in supporting our Scholars’ journeys to a competitive college and beyond. Instructors promote depth of understanding and skill acquisition by serving as a coach and facilitator of learning. This Instructor will teach our Advisory, Identity & Empowerment (IE) course for 10th Grade Scholars.

SEO Miami is a bichronous program for Scholars with lesson instruction is held 100% online, facilitated through Zoom.

The Courses

Identity and Empowerment Instructors teach/facilitate our Advisory course. This course is designed to prepare Scholars for academic and social success. Throughout their time in SEO’s High School Scholars program, Advisory includes two courses, Identity & Empowerment (IE) and Level All. Level All is a college and career readiness partner.  9-11th grade lessons are organized by the following 5 themes: Preparing for Success in High School, Career Exploration, Affording College, College Exploration and Decision Making, College Applications and Admissions.

Identity & Empowerment Instructors will teach the following Advisory course:

• 10th Grade– The Power of My Academic Identity

Dates, Times, and Hours:

• Self-guided Asynchronous Instructor Training: New Instructional staff will complete Asynchronous Training that equates to 10 hours of work. This can be completed on your own time and will be completed prior to the start of programming.
• Instructor Orientation: Wednesday, June 4th, 5:30pm on Zoom
• Summer Academy: 7/1-7/3, 7/7-7/10, 7/14-7/17, 7/21-7/24
• Professional Development: 7/11, 7/18, 7/25
• Standard Hours are when the instructor must be working online with staff or students instructing/co-teaching a class or engaging with an instructional prep or support period:
  • Monday-Thursday, 8:45am-1:30pm= about 5 Hours/day
  • Friday PD, 9:30am-12:30pm = 3 hours
• Flex Hours make up the additional “teacher work” educators know go into the job. This is time spent preparing for the lesson, following up with Scholars, communicating with staff and Scholars, etc. These are hours put in outside of the required schedule and can be completed asynchronously throughout the week

Key Responsibilities:

• Online Instruction & Facilitation – Co-Teach three to four periods of Advisory classes. Follow provided lesson plans and meet lesson objectives, abiding by SEO’s articulated criteria for rigorous instruction and student engagement.
• Navigate Instructional Technologies – Learn and efficiently utilize our instructional technologies such as Brightspace (Learning Management System), Nearpod, GSuit applications, and Zoom chat (instant messaging tool) in a Blended Learning environment.
• Content Preparation – Read, internalize, and practice all lesson plans and materials provided by SEO prior to teaching. Implement thoughtful adjustments to pacing and activities based on specific student needs.
• Classroom Culture – Project an energetic, engaging, and approachable persona to promote students’ connection to the content, investment in the learning experience, and positive relationship to all members of the community.
• Collaboration with SEO Staff and Instructors – Attend all scheduled meetings, professional development trainings, check-ins, and debriefs and respond to all emails and Zoom chats in a timely manner.
• Responsiveness to Coaching and Feedback – Meet with your assigned instructional coach (Lead Instructor) at least twice during the semester to receive and implement feedback and recommendations from their classroom observations.

Qualifications:

Required:

• Minimum of a Bachelor’s degree in content related field
• Teaching certification, K-12 classroom teaching experience, and/or experience teaching at the college or university level
• Online Course Facilitation Experience
• Comfortable with and skilled at navigating technological learning systems
• Expertise and depth of knowledge in advanced high school-level Humanities
• Experience working with high school-aged students
• Understanding and practice of student-centered pedagogy
• Eagerness to engage in conversations analyzing the historical and continued causes of societal ills and challenges.

Preferred:

• Knowledge and experience with Universal Design for Learning (UDL)
• Certifications, PD course completions, and/or tertiary education in Instructional Technologies
• Experience with Online Learning (or e-learning) Tutoring or Instruction, other than Emergency Remote Teaching (ERT)
• Florida resident with teaching experience in FL schools.

COMPENSATION & BENEFITS   

This position is benefits ineligible in accordance with local, state, and federal regulations. 
 
The compensation listed in this posting reflects what SEO believes it will pay for this position at the time of this posting. Consistent with applicable law, compensation will be determined based on the skills, qualifications, and experience of the applicant along with the requirements of the position, and SEO reserves the right to modify this pay range at any time. 

EEOC Policy 

At SEO we are committed to cultivating a team that embodies the backgrounds and experiences of the constituencies we serve and the communities we live in, and a workplace that reflects the impact we make in the world. Candidates from all communities – including people of color, women, members of the LGBTQIA+ Community, veterans, and people with disabilities are strongly encouraged to apply. 

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