The Newcomer Youth Summer Academy (NYSA) is a six-week program that prepares newly arrived refugee youth to succeed at their grade level in the New York City public school system. Up to 130 students from ages 5 – 21 from over 20 countries will participate in academic, creative arts, social-emotional learning, physical education, field trips and life skills classes.
The IRC is seeking a Social Emotional Learning Teachers to create and implement social emotional learning curriculum for Lower School (Grades K-5). The Social Emotional Learning Teacher will instruct up to twelve lessons each week. The classes will be held between 12:30 pm and 3:30 pm, Monday – Thursday.
Following pre-program training, the SEL Teacher will be expected to understand how their contributions fit into the larger Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS) model for supporting students at the Academy and liaise with other professionals accordingly, especially the classroom teaching staff and the Student Support Team.
Position term: July 1 – August 16, 2024
Hours:
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Training: July1-3, 2024: Up to 24 hours of training
- Foundational online training modules to be completed independently ahead of synchronous staff training dates
- Main Program: July 8 – August 16, 2024: 4 hours per day, Monday – Thursday.
Major Responsibilities:
- Participate in mandatory school programing.
- Contribute to collaborative planning sessions for all staff training and program meetings.
- Plan a 6-week culturally- and developmentally-responsive curriculum.
- Plan for sheltered instructional approaches (SIOP) for English Language Learners/multilingual learners, grades K-5 in the curriculum
- Submit daily lesson plans, slide decks, and materials weekly in advance of the date of instruction
- Perform formative, and post-assessments to inform planning and instruction.
- Record student observations and Complete the All-Staff program evaluation
- Review student progress and maintain student data bodies of evidence
- Complete all required reports on time.
- Plan for, incorporate, and support Classroom Culture Lead Teachers and volunteer Peer Mentors as they integrate SEL into classroom instruction
- Participate in one after-school parent/teacher conference evening during the academy
- Complete weekly progress reports and final report cards for each student
Job Requirements:
- Bachelor’s in Education, social work, psychology, or related field required; candidate for Master’s degree preferred
- 3+ years of classroom teaching experience in New York City public schools or another accredited school system strongly preferred
- Professional experience teaching social-emotional learning to youth is highly desirable
- Experience teaching English Language Learners/multilingual learners utilizing a Sheltered Instructional (SIOP) approach, highly desirable
- Experience working with refugee and/or immigrant populations
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team
- Fluency in written and spoken English required. Second language proficiency in a relevant language (Arabic, Dari, Farsi, French, Fulani, Haitian Creole, Russian, Spanish, Ukrainian.)
Working Environment:
- NYSA occurs in a centrally located school in New York City. All applicants must be willing to relocate to the New York City area for the entirety of the Academy.