Math for America is dedicated to attracting and developing highly motivated professionals with a wide range of experience and expertise. We welcome interest from qualified candidates about the career opportunities below.
Director of New York Program
Location:
New York, NY
Position:
This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced, committed professional to provide leadership to an established but growing nonprofit education organization. New York is the flagship chapter of MƒA, and thus, is the place where much of MƒA's innovation and pilot programs occur. The Director of New York Programs (“Director”) is a senior management position that reports to the President of MƒA.
Duties and responsibilities:
- Oversee all of MƒA's New York programs, including recruitment, education programming and professional development for Fellows and Master Teachers
- Manage a program budget in excess of $7 Million
- Supervise a full-time program staff of seven while overseeing eight teacher advisors, with potential to increase as program expands
- Work with President and Vice President of Communications to enhance external relations, partnerships and strategic development activities
- Coordinate program evaluation
- Oversee the creation, organization and maintenance of professional development workshops for Fellows and Master Teachers
- Represent MƒA New York at public events and conferences
- Develop and maintain relationships with the leadership at NYC public schools, NYC DOE and partner universities to ensure robust administration of programs
- Work with partner universities to review and approve curriculum and training materials
- Prepare quarterly board and end of year programmatic reports
- Represent MƒA at national conferences and meetings
Candidate Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree required. An advanced degree (e.g., Math, Education, Business) is preferred
- At least ten years of professional experience, with significant experience managing and leading a team
- Demonstrated track record of working effectively with senior leaders both within and outside an organization
- Experience in K-12 education, either as a teacher, administrator or other professional within an organization that focuses on K-12 education is ideal, but not required
- Demonstrated history of team building, leadership and administrative skills
- Ability to mentor staff and Fellows
- Highly skilled in driving to results through planning and execution, critical thinking and problem solving, and effective decision-making processes
- Outstanding interpersonal skills that can build and foster staff involvement in problem solving and program development
- Strong work ethic, energy level, and creativity that translate into enthusiasm for the successful accomplishment of program goals
- Passion for math education and the development of outstanding math teachers
- Broad network within the New York public education sector ideal, but not required
Compensation:
Competitive compensation commensurate with experience, including an outstanding benefits package.
To apply for this position, please visit: http://www.on-ramps.com/jobs/492.
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New Teacher Advisor
Position:
MƒA seeks an experienced mathematics educator for the position of New Teacher Advisor to provide support for the MƒA Fellows. The New Teacher Advisor will be classified as a consultant.
Responsibilities:
Each Advisor works with a cohort of approximately 13 MƒA Fellows. In the spring and summer, the Advisor will begin to build productive relationships with his/her advisees and a variety of schools in the New York City public school system. Following this, the Advisor will visit the Fellows and observe their practice at least once per month during an entire academic year. Visits should include a pre- or post-observation conference with the MƒA Fellow. The Advisor will act as a liaison between the Fellow, his or her school administration and Math for America, and the Advisor provides content-specific pedagogical coaching. The Advisor will also attend monthly New Teacher Advisor meetings at Math for America, and will contribute actively to the development of professional development programming based on the observed experiences of the Fellows.
Qualifications:
Candidates will have significant secondary (grades 5 – 12) mathematics teaching experience in an urban setting, a strong background in mathematics content and knowledge of current research in best practices for teacher development. Candidates with mentoring or observation expertise and experience providing professional development to teachers preferred. A sense of humor is helpful, and the ability to get along well with others is required. Graduate students and former teachers are encouraged to apply.
How to Apply:
Please send resume and cover letter explaining qualifications to careers@mathforamerica.org.
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MƒA is committed to equal opportunity and nondiscrimination, and does not discriminate on the basis of race/ethnicity, color, religion, sex including marital status, national origin, ancestry, age, sexual orientation, disability or veteran status.
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