Upward Bound Summer Program - Teaching Staff
Upward Bound at Wittenberg University conducts, each summer, a residential program for first-generation college and culturally diverse high school students who have the potential to succeed in college, but may need motivation, encouragement, strengthened basic skills, or a sense of how education can become meaningful in their lives. The program in one dimension emphasizes preparation in English, math, foreign language, literature, reading, study skills, and laboratory science, but offers courses in other areas. In addition, there are many activities, trips and other experiences designed to help students grow and mature. Upward Bound is neither a traditional summer school nor a summer recreation program. It is a place in which a unique community of study and play, of personal search and group concern, develops anew each summer, with the nature of each summer dependent upon what each student and staff member brings to the common sharing of life and thought.
We are accepting applications for teaching staff for the summer program. Graduate students, teachers with elementary or secondary school certification, and college professors from all disciplines are encouraged to apply.
Dates: June 2, 2025 through July 11, 2025
Salary: $1,400 per class
Job responsibilities:
- Providing instruction in the required subject matter.
- Providing written evaluations of each student at the end of the summer program.
- Submitting weekly progress reports.
- Developing course design, content and selecting materials.
- Participating in organized recreational activities with students (optional).
- Maintaining office hours, two hours per week in the dormitory.
- Attending weekly faculty/staff meetings.
Job requirements:
- Secondary or elementary certification, B.S., M.A., or graduate work.
- Personal stability, enthusiasm, and ability to motivate students.
- Stamina for a demanding schedule.
- Commitment to teaching culturally diverse students.
- Ability to work without constant supervision.