2026 Summer Programs Summer Calculus Project Assistant Director
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Job Location:
Somerville, NJ - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
4 days ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Department:
Job Summary
Job Goal:
The mission of The Calculus Project is to use research-supported strategies to increase the representation and success of Black Hispanic and low-income students in advanced mathematics. There are seven distinct components that support students year-round and one of these is pre-teaching in the summer. Somerville Public Schools is in partnership with the Calculus Project Organization to bring the TCP program to our students.
At TCP individuals who thrive here love working with kids are dedicated to their craft embrace feedback and actively seek to build connections. As an Assistant Director you will oversee all staff and students in the program ensuring a cohesive and supportive environment for both learning and growth. You will perform key administrative duties including taking daily attendance managing program logistics and ensuring smooth operational addition you will work closely with the TCP Coordinator to lead and continually enhance the program fostering team-building effective communication and professional development among staff.
Qualifications/Expectations:
- Bachelors Degree (Masters Degree preferred) with experience in teaching middle or high school mathematics and/or educational administration.
- Ability to supervise and support a team of up to twenty staff members including Lead Teachers Associate Teachers and Peer Teachers/Mentors (teen staff)
- Ability to manage communications with community partners
- Ability to provide critical feedback to staff on ways to improve classroom instruction and/or management
- Ability to organize and coordinate daily activities including student attendance family communication and other responsibilities daily
- Communicate effectively with students and staff from culturally and/or linguistically diverse backgrounds
- Treat all staff and students with respect at all times identify biased and hateful incidents and respond appropriately
Preferred Qualifications:
Experience managing a program
Spanish Portuguese or Haitian Creole language proficiency is a plus
Responsibilities:
- Lead recruitment efforts to hire TCP summer staff and co-coordinate hiring process
- Mange student registration process in collaboration with with the summer leadership team
- Onboard train and supervise TCP summer staff
- Recruit and manage community partners and guest speakers
- Co-design summer program schedule including field trips guest speakers and graduation ceremony
- Co-create and implement an attendance system
- Build partnership with TCP families through consistent communication
- Conduct regular observations of classrooms
- Collect informal feedback from TCP summer staff daily in order to make adjustments as necessary
- Report incidents to summer leadership team and other relevant staff as required; ensure that all required documents are completed as part of the reporting process
- Respond to behavior concerns conflicts and crises as they arise
- Co-plan and co-lead daily debriefs with TCP summer staff
- Manage data collection for program effectiveness including student and staff surveys and pre- and post-assessments and co-prepare program reports
- Support in developing and facilitating the Count Forward curriculum where students learn about accomplishments of STEM professionals of color.
- Assume every TCP student and staff member has a superpower; you can help them find it
Terms of Employment:
Seasonal/Yearly Employment
Location: East Somerville Community School
Stipend: $4000
Mandatory Orientation and Professional Development Days: Week of June 22 2026
Program Schedule:
July 6 2026 July 31 2026
Monday through Friday
Students: 6hrs/day 9am-2pm
Staff: 6hrs/day 9am-2:30pm includes 30min lunch
Position Reports to: Assistant Superintendent for Academics Director of Equity & Excellence TCP Director Director of Summer Programs
The Somerville Public School does not discriminate in its programs facilities or employment of educational opportunities on the basis of race color age religion disability pregnancy home status marital/civil union status sex/gender gender identity sexual orientation citizenship status place of birth national origin ancestry cultural identity genetics or military status and does not tolerate any form of retaliation or bias-based intimidation threat or harassment that demeans individuals group or interferes with their ability to learn or work.
Required Experience:
Director
Key Skills
- Microsoft Office
- Public Relations
- Google Docs
- Data Collection
- MailChimp
- Microsoft Word
- Dermal Fillers
- Microsoft Powerpoint
- Research Experience
- Microsoft Excel
- Adobe Photoshop
- Writing Skills
About Company
Education - Inspiration - Excellence are the themes that characterize the instructional services, departments and programs of the Somerville Public Schools. Our Mission: The Somerville Public Schools is dedicated to the realization of the full intellectual, physical, social, and e ... View more
