METS Summer Instructor

About the Opportunity

The Mills College at Northeastern University Educational Talent Search (METS) TRIO Program is funded by the U.S. Department of Education.  METS assists low-income, first generation, middle school and high school students in the City of Oakland by disseminating information on the college preparation process.  The Summer Enrichment Program will provide academic instruction in core subjects:  English, Sciences, and Mathematics.  METS will also provide courses and workshops exploring various topics:  Life Skills, Study Skills, College Preparation, Career Exploration, and Cultural Awareness.  

Summer Enrichment Program Description 

The METS Program offers a four-week summer academic enrichment program for students entering grades 6th-12th.  The METS summer program will be conducted at Life Academy a local high school in the Oakland Unified School District (OUSD). Staff orientations will likely take place June 3 – 5th. Instruction for the METS Summer Program is scheduled to begin Monday, June 9th and continues through Thursday, July 3rd.  The daily instructional schedule is 8:30am-2:00pm, Monday –Thursday. The student/parent orientation on the evening of Wednesday, June 4th is a mandatory event for all summer staff.  Exact times to be announced prior to hiring. 

Mills College Educational Talent Search Program is currently seeking 6-8 highly motivated, knowledgeable, creative, engaging, student focused, experienced educators to teach academic courses in English, Science, Mathematics, Technology and/or elective courses in Life/Study Skills and College/Career/Cultural Awareness.  Courses will be taught to middle school students in rising 6th-8th grades and high school students in rising 9th-12th grades.  The positions require someone who has passion, innovation, and knowledge to motivate and challenge students to generate skills necessary for college success. We seek instructors who can develop strong curriculum that addresses students’ needs, interests, abilities, and curiosities in the subject.  

Each course will be defined by:  

• Small classes (up to 20 students)  

• Daily in-class instruction, group work, real-world application of concepts taught, quizzes 

• Pre & post assessments 

Essential Job Functions: 

• Develop a course proposal/set of lesson plans that state goals/objectives, student learning outcomes, methods needed to obtain goals/objectives/outcomes  

• Design and implement a course syllabus that effectively outlines daily concepts covered, in-class & home assignments, quizzes, group work, projects, pre/post assessment 

• Establish classroom management policies and procedures needed to maintain a productive, engaging classroom environment 

• Demonstrate knowledge of, and support of METS mission, vision, value statement