Position

Summer Math Teacher (Redwood City)

Our Mission
To empower the youth in our community with equitable access to social, academic, and career opportunities to thrive

Our Vision
All youth grow up to lead fulfilling lives fueled by their passions, talents, and a love of learning

Our Core Values
Curiosity, Respect, Ownership, Ganas, Unity, and Equity

Organization Overview

At the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Peninsula (BGCP), our business is changing lives. We are a vibrant, entrepreneurial, nonprofit organization in the heart of Silicon Valley that is committed to empowering the youth in our community with equitable access to social, academic, and career opportunities to thrive. We partner with schools and the community to ensure students from low-income neighborhoods graduate from high school, are ready for college and a career so they can lead fulfilling lives fueled by their passions, talents, and a love of learning.

We have grown steadily over the past 20 years to become the largest expanded learning time organization in San Mateo County, with sites in East Palo Alto, Menlo Park, Redwood City, South San Francisco, Daly City, and San Mateo. Our 24 program locations serve nearly 3,500 students countywide and are made possible with a $28 million organizational budget and through the talents of a 300-employee-strong workforce that keeps growing.

Position Overview

BGCP’s Redwood City Clubhouse, in partnership with the Sequoia Union High School District, runs summer programs for grades 9-12 designed to provide students with dynamic academic and enrichment activities to support and complement the school year curriculum and improve school outcomes and interest in learning. Drawing on best practices in youth development, staff members guide students to build academic and life skills in a meaningful, fun context. We are looking for a positive and energetic individual to provide targeted Math instruction and intervention for high school students this summer. The Summer Math Teacher will be working with small cohorts of students or providing 1:1 tutoring specifically with a focus on Algebra. This position is for those who are available to work part-time and satisfy one of the following: have a valid teaching credential, are currently enrolled in a credential program, or passed the CBEST and CSET-Mathematics exams.

Employment Status: Part-Time, Hourly, Seasonal/Temporary (Summer 2023)

Pay Rate: $50.00 per hour
Dates: June 12th-July 28th
Expected Work Hours/Schedule: 3 days per week

• Tuesday and Thursday: 2-5 PM (on-site)
• Monday, Wednesday, or Friday: 1 day (remote)

Location: Redwood City, CA

What will I do?

• Engage with students to support them in their mastery of math skills
• Communicate academic progress and areas for improvement to parents
• Have a solid understanding of the Common Core Standards (Seeing Structure in Expressions, Arithmetic with Polynomials and Rational Expressions, Creating Equations, Reasoning with Equations and Inequalities)
• Stay up to date with the multiple Math courses offered in our Sequoia Unified School District
• Train Math tutors to effectively support students

Skills & Abilities

• Ability to multitask and work well in a fast-paced, rapidly changing environment
• Exceptional time management, leadership, communication, and organizational skills
• Ability to create an academic environment that creatively engages
• Adaptable to various learning styles
• Ability to teach using a growth mindset framing for lesson plans
• Experience in teaching students in a wide range of mathematics courses
• Comfort with collaborating with teachers, parents, and students toward achieving academic success

Qualifications & Experience

• Experience working with high school teens in academic environments
• Clear communication skills when dealing with teens, staff, and parents
• Currently working towards Bachelor's Degree in mathematics related field or currently have an Associate’s Degree in Mathematics
• Experience with MDTP and DOMA assessments
• Familiar with courses and curriculum at Sequoia Union High School District
• Proficient/fluent in Spanish preferred
• Experience teaching Mathematics to high school students, familiar with 9-12 grade content
• Hold or working towards a single-subject teaching credential preferred