Instructors Summer Academic Adventures 2021 (Pool) - Mount Wachusett Community College

General Statement of Duties

This is a part time Summer Temporary Position. Our regional public school students need a professional instructor with expertise, passion and leadership. MWCC is seeking highly motivated and talented instructors to join our Summer Programs for Children team, which delivers STEAM based, hands-on, experiential instruction to children ages 6-13. Over the past years, MWCC Academic Adventures has made significant progress in aligning and integrating STEAM education in our summer offerings to increase chances for future academic success for elementary, middle and high school students from the region. We are looking for individuals who are passionate about helping children beat "Summer Brain Drain" by delivering a much-needed mid-summer academic booster shot in STEAM based, fun, and instruction.

Past Summer Program Instruction have included;

• Green Energy
• Astronomy
• All American Girl
• Crazy Chemistry
• CSI Duties
• Outdoor Survival Skills and More

As a result, related experience in any/all of the above should be prominently highlighted in applications.

Applicants must be passionate about closing the achievement gap and ensuring that every child, regardless of background or circumstance, receives an excellent education.  Leadership: Coaches, mentors, and challenges others to excel despite obstacles and challenging situations.  Innovative Problem-Solving: Approaches work with a sense of possibility and sees challenges as opportunities for creative problem solving; takes initiative to explore issues and find potential innovative solutions.  Adaptability: Excels in constantly changing environments and adapts flexibly in shifting projects or priorities to meet the needs of a dynamic transformation effort; comfortable with ambiguity and non-routine situations.  Teamwork: Increases the effectiveness of surrounding teams through collaboration, constant learning and supporting others; sensitive to diversity in all its forms; respects and is committed to learning from others.  Dependability: Does whatever it takes to consistently deliver, with high quality, under tight deadlines; successfully manages own projects through strong organization, detailed work plans, and balancing of multiple priorities. Designs and implements hands-on, experiential, lab-oriented science, math, and engineering lessons for 1st through 3rd, and/or, 4th through 8th grade, or 9th through 12th grade students.  Collaborates with program counselors to help them plan, integrate, and enhance grade-level standards during afternoon activities.   Provides standards-based, structured project based learning that interconnects STEAM subjects.

Responsibilities

Academic Adventures are offered over a weeklong schedule, each program a separate and distinct 4-5 day program offering.  MWCC Summer Programs will be offered Monday through Friday, between June 28 and August 6, 2021, and Instructor training and course preparations begin the week of June 22, 2021.  Instructors are often hired for the weeks of a specific program, or contracted for 1-4 full weeks, depending on program needs and/or schedule availability.

Typical Academic Adventures Day, focusing on outdoor activities:
Monday through Friday   All CDC guidelines will be adhered to.
8:30am -Parent drop-off and student check-in.
8:45am- 12:30pm-Instructional time with students.

Implements hands-on, experiential, lab-oriented science, math, and engineering lessons for 1st through 3rd, and/or, 4th through 7th grade, and 9th-12th grade students, based on the week's program theme.

12:30 to 1pm-Lunch, included with programs.
1 to 330pm-Afternoon Adventures program with Counselors.

Counseling staff engage students in activities based on the day's curriculum (when possible), including outdoor large motor games (occasional movies when weather conditions are unfair).
4 pm-Parent/Caregiver pick-up with counseling staff.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Education or similar degree program required for instructors (or entering last semester of courses toward degree).
•  Experience teaching in programs, or using materials, listed above under "Past Summer Program Instruction" may be substitute.  
• Enthusiasm for, and demonstrated mastery of, STEM-based subject matter appropriate to grades 1 through 3, and/or grades 4-7, and grades 9- 12 .
• Unrelenting commitment to student's constant learning and development.
• Ability to self-reflect on teaching practices and be responsive to feedback.
• Set and reinforce clear expectations and routines aligned with the program's overall vision Develop and implement hands-on, experiential, curricula and activities, focused on helping students improve their abilities to problem-solve.
• Thoughtfully plan daily lessons and implement specific strategies to meet the needs of all students, providing extra support, enrichment, or variation of work when necessary.
• Design and implement formal and informal assessments that measure progress towards academic standards and diagnose areas of student misunderstanding.
•  Create a safe, fun, positive, achievement-oriented learning environment. 

Desired Qualifications

• Strong instructional skills and classroom management experience .
• Programs focus on educational, communication, team-building, and problem-solving activities.  Programs usually meet in an "Academic" setting for the morning hours for classroom lessons, and an "Adventures" setting in the afternoon for physical activities. 
• Familiarity with trends and popular culture on which weekly Academic Adventures themes may be based (i.e. Movies, Robotics, and Literature based instruction, etc.) are a definite plus for candidacy consideration, and related experience should be significantly highlighted within applications.

MWCC Summer Programs will be offered Monday through Friday, between June 28 and August 6, 2021, and Instructor training and course preparations begin the week of June 22, 2021.

Salary: $ 20.00-$30.00 per hour
Employee Status: Part Time
Benefits: No
Hours per Week: Varies
Number of Weeks: 1-8

Mount Wachusett Community College is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, ethnicity, gender, disability, religion, age, veteran status, genetic information, gender identity or sexual orientation in its programs and activities as required by Title IX of the Educational Amendments of 1972, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, and other applicable statutes and college policies. The College prohibits sexual harassment, including sexual violence. Inquiries or complaints concerning discrimination, harassment, retaliation or sexual violence shall be referred to the College's Affirmative Action and/or Title IX Coordinator, the Massachusetts Commission against Discrimination, the Equal Employment Opportunities Commission or the United States Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights.