Identity & Empowerment Instructor (Fall 2025)

Title: Saturday Academy Instructor, Identity & Empowerment

Reports To: Senior Manager of Teaching and Learning

FLSA: Part-time, Seasonal

Location: Guilford County, North Carolina (Remote)

Compensation: $40/hr

There will also be future Saturday opportunities for Spring and Summer semesters.

Position Overview

Instructors will join SEO’s community of passionate educators to implement a rigorous college-prep curriculum for motivated and driven high school Scholars. Using our original curriculum and a student-centered approach to teaching and learning, instructors play an integral part in supporting our Scholars’ journey to a competitive college and beyond. In addition, instructors promote depth of understanding and skill acquisition by serving as a coach and facilitator of learning.

SEO North Carolina is a bichronous program for Scholars with lesson instruction is held 100% online, facilitated through Zoom.

The Courses

SEO’s IE classes are designed to prepare Scholars for academic and social success. Throughout their time in the High School Scholars program, Scholars will be engaged with content in IE that will position them to develop as innovative leaders, ones who use their knowledge and experience to both challenge and inform suppositions about the world. 

For Fall 2025, the 10th Grade IE course is “Mentoring” and the 11th Grade IE course is “Identity and Personal Statement Writing”

The Sites

SEO North Carolina is a bichronous program for Scholars with lesson instruction is held 100% online, facilitated through Zoom.

Dates, Times, and Hours:

• Self-guided Asynchronous Instructor Training: New Instructional staff will complete Asynchronous Training that equates to 10 hours of work. This can be completed on your own time and will be completed prior to the start of programming.
• Instructor Orientations: Thursday, September 4, 5:30-8:30pm on Zoom

Synchronous Online Instruction

• Saturday Academy programming,  8:45am-2:15pm
• 09/20, 09/27, 10/04, 10/18, 10/25, 11/08, 11/15, 11/22, 12/06, 12/13

Asynchronous Academic Support 

• Hold office hours, meet with Student Advisor, and engage with Scholars’ work asynchronously
• Thursdays from 5:30-7:00pm on select weeks
• 09/22-09/25, 10/06-10/09, 11/10-11/13, 11/17-11/20, 12/08-12/11

Key Responsibilities:

• Synchronous Teaching – Teach IE blocks on Saturdays via Zoom; occasionally co-facilitate with an Associate Instructor. Follow provided lesson plans and meet lesson objectives, abiding by SEO’s articulated criteria for rigorous instruction and student engagement.
• Asynchronous Academic Support – Provide intentional academic support by hosting after-school office hours, engaging in online learning practices including discussion boards and other online learning tools, and building cycles of consistent feedback and accountability in the learning experience during asynchronous learning.
• Navigate Instructional Technologies – Learn and efficiently utilize our instructional technologies such as Brightspace (Learning Management System), Nearpod, GSuit applications, and Zoom chat (instant messaging tool) in a Blended Learning environment.

Content Preparation – Read, internalize, and practice all lesson plans and materials provided by SEO prior to teaching. Implement thoughtful adjustments to pacing and activities based on specific student needs.

• Grading and Record-Keeping – Calculate grades according to rubrics and stipulations in provided lesson plans. Provide actionable, growth-oriented feedback to students. Complete all grading in a timely manner (1 week turnaround) and keep the electronic gradebook up to date on Brightspace (our LMS).
• Classroom Culture – Project an energetic, engaging, and approachable persona to promote students’ connection to the content, investment in the learning experience, and positive relationship to all members of the community.
• Collaboration with SEO Staff and Instructors – Attend all scheduled meetings, professional development trainings, check-ins, and debriefs and respond to all emails and Zoom chats in a timely manner. 
• Responsiveness to Coaching and Feedback – Meet with your assigned instructional coach (Lead Instructor) at least twice during the semester to receive and implement feedback and recommendations from their classroom observations.  

Weekly Hours:

Instructors earn $40/hour. Their allotted hours are made up of Standard and Flex Hours.

• Standard Hours are when the instructor must be working on site with staff or students instructing/co-teaching a class or engaging with an instructional prep or support period:
• Saturdays, 8:45am-2:15pm (with at least a 30 minute lunch) = 5-13 (standard + flex hours) varying by programming weeks
• Flex Hours make up the additional “teacher work” educators know go into the job. This is time spent grading, preparing for the lesson, following up with Scholars, communicating with staff and Scholars, etc. These are hours put in outside of the required schedule and can be completed asynchronously throughout the week.

Qualifications:

Required:

• Minimum of a Bachelor’s degree in content related field
• Teaching certification, K-12 classroom teaching experience, and/or experience teaching at the college or university level
• Comfortable with and skilled at working with and navigating technological learning systems
• Understanding and practice of student-centered pedagogy
• Experience working with high school-aged students
• Expertise and depth of knowledge in advanced high school-level English and Humanities subjects
• Eagerness to engage in conversations analyzing the historical and continued causes of societal ills and challenges.

Preferred: 

• Secondary Education Degree and Certification
• Knowledge and experience with Universal Design for Learning (UDL)
• Certifications, PD course completions, and/or tertiary education in Instructional Technologies

COMPENSATION

Instructors are compensated on a competitive hourly rate scale at $40/hour. This position averages between 5-13 hours per week. The compensation listed reflects what SEO believes it will pay for this position at the time of this posting. Consistent with applicable law, compensation will be determined based on the skills, qualifications, and experience of the applicant along with the requirements of the position, and SEO reserves the right to modify this pay range at any time.

This position is benefits ineligible in accordance with local, state, and federal regulations. 

EEOC Policy

At SEO we are committed to cultivating a team that embodies the backgrounds and experiences of the constituencies we serve and the communities we live in, and a workplace that reflects the impact we make in the world. Candidates from historically excluded and underrepresented communities – including people of color, women, members of the LGBTQIA+ Community, veterans, and people with disabilities are strongly encouraged to apply.

Equal Employment Opportunity is not just the law, it is our commitment.

Sponsors for Educational Opportunity is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer – M/F/D/V. We will consider all qualified applicants for employment regardless of race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex, gender, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, age, marital status, veteran status, pregnancy, parental status, genetic information or characteristics, or any other legally protected status.

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