Manager High School STEM Enrichment New York City

About BEAM

The mission of BEAM is to create pathways for students from lowincome and historically marginalized communities to become scientists mathematicians engineers and computer scientists. Led by staff with these same technical backgrounds BEAM believes that pathways to STEM careers are created through community individual support and access to advanced work that typically lies outside most school curricula. We work to directly support students and to transition them to other supportive enrichment programs that enable their future success.

BEAMs model provides continuous support from middle school through college graduation including intense academic summer programs for middle school students (after 6th and 7th grade) weekend classes and mentoring and STEMfocused support through college. Our program includes not just access to learning advanced math but also support finding and applying to other opportunities including support with college admissions and financial aid. In addition to our academic content bringing students into community is a key part of our mission and all of our work is designed to support that goal.

BEAM has grown from a small summer program serving 17 students in the summer of 2011 to a yearround national program serving 420 students at six summer program sites and 600 students in yearround programming in New York City and Los Angeles this school year. In addition our BEAM National pilot program now reaches over 500 elementaryaged students in seven different states working to create a new nationwide pathway modeled on our local work.

With our recent strategic plan our team has committed to transforming the organization from a successful startup to a more mature and scalable organization that can drive change across the country.

DESCRIPTION OF ROLE

The ManagerHigh School STEM Enrichment is a fun strategic and rewarding role directly impacting the lives of low income/underserved high school students and their families as they explore mathematical reasoning STEM experiences and navigate pivotal academic and enrichment milestones. Youll take the lead in:

• Recruiting high school students inspiring them to explore STEM experiences and maintaining high engagement levels in a supportive community.
• Managing our Saturday and/or after school math enrichment program by hiring and managing full time and part time staff and teachers and leading them towards the implementation of high quality rigorous classes that enable our students to be prepared for college level academic work in a STEM field.
• Coordinating field trips establishing external partnerships and contributing to the creation of workshops that support our students in understanding and exploring the amazing possibilities of a career in STEM.

This role also offers a unique math/STEM summer experience. During the summer you would be expected to either live and work at a vibrant residential camp for 7th grade students in upstate New York (with room board and travel provided) or a daily summer camp in New York City for 6th graders. The rest of the year involves inoffice collaboration 2 days a week.

Your primary role will be fully enrolling and executing our yearround High School STEM Enrichment programs. The Manager High School STEM Enrichment will manage a 23 member team that supports students in developing the skills and roadmap students will need to pursue a degree in STEM. The team is responsible for the academic and college readiness outcomes of up to 320 students each year in grades 912.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Team Leadership 20

• Set the annual goals and plans for BEAMs high school enrichment programs
  • Hold program staff accountable for their assigned responsibilities and goals
  • Utilize systems for managing staff performance and fostering a positive team culture
  • Provide staff with ongoing feedback and professional development opportunities.
  • Train and manage the team on the process and expectations for enrolling and retaining students in our high school programs
  • Assign responsibilities to each team member that support high school program objectives while maintaining equitable work loads.
  • Implement annual program improvements or change initiatives
  • Share program impact and students successes with key stakeholders and BEAM staff.
  • Contribute to planning for NY team meetings team retreats and team building activities.

Program Management 50

• High school student recruitment and engagement
• Build and manage relationships with a portfolio of eligible partner schools and families to achieve our student enrollment targets.
• Lead inschool and after school events and initiatives designed to directly recruit and retain students and engage families in our enrichment programs.
• Lead the student admissions process with the goal of enrolling low income underserved students with a high potential of thriving in a STEM career.

• Math and STEM course design and instruction
• Hire evaluate and retain high quality local instructors to design and/or teach BEAMs STEM Enrichment courses
• Work with Central Program staff to shape the design of future STEM enrichment curriculum and programming
• Review lessons plans and assessments created by enrichment instructors; observe Saturday and/or afterschool math enrichment classes and coach instructors towards a studentcentered inquiry based instructional approach
• Collect student performance data to inform course offerings and the delivery of constructive feedback to students in their STEM exploration journey
• Student advising
• Support 1:1 or small group High School admissions advising
• Provide 1:1 or small group H.S. external summer STEM enrichment advising
• Program Operations and Logistics
• Oversee the operations for delivering all high school programs including but not limited to family outreach securing classrooms hiring event spaces food materials etc.
• Collect and manage student data surveys and outreach and make sure data is updated in BEAM CRM systems (ie. Salesforce)
• Help chaperone STEM enrichment or college admissions field trips during the school year

Summer Camp Leadership 30

• Act as part of the leadership team for one of the BEAM Summer camps:
• BEAM Discovery our five week day program for rising 7th graders in New York City OR
• BEAM Summer Away our 3 week Upstate New York live on campus program for rising 8th graders 3 weeks of camp for working with students plus days before and after camp working with staff).
• Support interview for candidates for seasonal summer camp staff
• Support summer camp planning logistics
• Oversee the site program leadership team and staff including communicating with families conducting evaluations and making rehire decisions
• Ensure the smooth implementation of program procedures by leading and/or supporting professional development sessions to staff and proactively addressing any issues that arise to maintain seamless operations
• Lead postcamp discussion for your site to collect feedback to inform recommendations for strategic improvements to the program and complete other program wrapup tasks
• Collaborate with other program and site leaders to identify trends across sites

QUALIFICATIONS

We understand that there are many paths to acquiring experience and therefore welcome candidates from diverse and nontraditional backgrounds for this role who have demonstrated equivalent transferable skills to carry out the major duties outlined in this job description.

Requirements

• 5 years of professional work experience
• 2 years teaching math or STEM to 612th graders or undergraduate students in a school or afterschool enrichment environment
• Experience designing strong STEM or academicsbased programs and curriculum
• At least 2 years managing a team or a program requiring management of personnel
• Coaching experience preferably in a teaching or school environment
• Professional experience working with lowincome communities

Professional Strengths and Experiences

• Strong background in undergraduate mathematics material such as abstract algebra number theory combinatorics and statistics
• Experience with math curriculum writing.
• Experience building strong relationships with students families and schools by presenting a positive inspiring and growthoriented message.
• Communicates clearly and collaborates authentically with families and students.
• Passionate about providing lowincome marginalized students access to quality STEM
• Organized and detailed oriented in both planning and implementation of programs
• Data driven planner focused on goals and prioritizing the work that drives impact
• Solutionsoriented problem solver who can quickly identify and address challenges
• A strong connection to the why of our work for both you and the team you will lead

Preferred Qualifications

• Fluent in Spanish.
• Familiarity with using Salesforce for program management
• Experience with program admissions processes and family engagement
• Experience creating marketing content for promoting programs
• Received a masters degree in a STEM field teaching or education leadership and/or has experience working in the STEM industry.
• Familiarity with spreadsheets and data.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

• Standing/walking/bending: frequently 2550
• Sitting: constantly 50
• Typing: constantly 50
• Moderate noise levels

SALARY BENEFITS AND OTHER DETAILS

The expected salary range for this position is $60000$80000 depending on experience and background.

BEAM provides a number of benefits including:

• Flexible working hours
• Health dental and vision benefits including health plan options that are free for individuals
• 12 paid holidays including an office closure
• 15 days of paid annual leave to start and will increase by one day for each year worked for your first 5 years of employment
• Paid sick leave
• 12 weeks paid maternity/paternity leave
• 403(b) Retirement Plan
• Student loan reimbursement
• Pretax commuter benefits
• Discounted health club membership

Weekly Schedule

MondayFriday 10 am to 6 pm; 3 Saturdays per month from 9am to 3:30pm (September to May). Mondays are off when working on Saturdays. Flexible hours are available most days and occasional evening work to accommodate families schedules may be necessary with working hours potentially shifting to 11:30am to 7pm once or twice a week. Note: During the summer depending on the Summer Camp type weekend and evenings work for up to 4 weeks might be required.

APPLICATION PROCESS

• The initial step is to submit your application including resume and responses to a few short application questions via our online portal. When your application is complete we will follow up with next steps
• Next steps in our process will include a short 30minute phone interview and/or sample projects so we can get to know you and you can show us your work. We believe in the importance of demonstrated ability and providing opportunities that allow candidates to demonstrate their relevant skills for the role throughout our process. The final step of our process is a final interview with the team.
• We will review applications on a rolling basis until the position is filled.
• We believe strongly in communication and collaboration. In the spirit of that collaborative atmosphere we strongly encourage you to ask questions about the position! You can contact .

COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY EQUITY AND INCLUSION

BEAM believes that our staff at all levels and across all roles should represent the backgrounds of the students we serve. We are committed to creating a supportive and inclusive environment. Beyond a commitment to nondiscrimination we strongly encourage applications from underrepresented and marginalized communities.

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

BEAM is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without unlawful discrimination based on race color creed national origin sex age disability marital status sexual orientation military status prior record of arrest or conviction citizenship status or current employment status.