Upward Bound Summer Academy Bridge Teachers

USNH Employees should apply within Workday through the Jobs Hub app

UNH TRIO Upward Bound, a federally funded college preparatory program, provides services at no cost to 114 students attending public high schools in Farmington, Manchester, Rochester, and Somersworth NH. Participants in the program will be the first in their family to earn a bachelor’s degree and/or come from a family with limited financial resources. Our mission is to help students develop the skills necessary to successfully graduate from high school and go on to college in order to earn a two or four-year degree within six-years of high school graduation.

The Upward Bound Summer Bridge Program provides recent high school graduates of UNH TRIO Upward Bound with a two-week residential experience to help them prepare prior to embarking on their college journey in the fall.

Programming at Upward Bound Summer Bridge
We offer pre-college non-credit classes workshops in Residential Life, Health & Wellness, Academic Support & Preparedness, group communication as well as Success Seminars (in “life after high school” topics). UB teachers are committed to education and to helping young people to have the opportunity to create an experiential curriculum that is both interesting and inspiring. Our Tackling World Problems Seminar is a class designed to help students learn to think and write critically & creatively at a college level. You will assess problems, conduct research & apply your knowledge & energy into a self-designed project related to a world problem that you identify and then work to find creative & new solutions. The overarching class focus of TWP collaborative work will be Post Secondary Education access for all people. Students will also identify a world or community problem of interest to them to review and research to develop solutions. Our College to Career Seminar is designed to support students in thinking about career preparation during college. Activities include career exploration, review resumes & cover letters, networking and creating LinkedIn profiles, conducting mock-interviews, networking & informational interviews and video introductions for future job applications, as well as searching for internships and employment.

Duties/Responsibilities:

• Teach eight, 90-minute classes for two weeks during the Summer Bridge Program from either 9:00-10:30 or 1:00-2:30 (depending on class and availability).

• Students are taking courses in the summer that will help to prepare them for their transition to college in the fall. Therefore, curriculum designed is based on “what students need to know” to get a jump start on work study jobs, exploring majors, internships, etc. We work with teachers to create an experiential curriculum that is both interesting and inspiring.

• Write final student evaluations at the conclusion of the course

Minimum Acceptable Education & Experience:

• Completion of an BS/BA program in relevant field.

• Experience with workshop presentations & instruction.

• Desire to help disadvantaged youth succeed.

• Sensitivity and maturity level to successfully work in a summer academic program with high school aged students.

Required Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• Experience with direct classroom instruction, preferably with high school students.

• Experience in direct instruction of high school students.

• Experience participating in a TRIO, or similar, pre-college program.

• Experience working with students from low-income backgrounds, multi-ethnic backgrounds and/or who are potential first-generation college graduates.

• Ability to interact with diverse constituencies including program & UNH staff, parents/guardians, and students.

Other Requirements:

• Must be able to pass a comprehensive background check and protection of minors training.

Applicant Instructions: 

Applicants should be prepared to upload the following documents when applying online within the My Experience: Resume/CV section of the application: (Maximum of 5 Documents)

• Resume/CV

• Cover Letter

Compensation Pay Range:

$1500 for two-week summer academy

The University of New Hampshire is committed to providing a safe environment for all persons, including but not limited to children, and to prevent and respond to abuse, neglect and crimes against children. All UNH youth program staff shall be subject to a criminal background check as required by NH State Law. Staff and volunteers will also be required to complete periodic child safety training.

Please be advised that this position is supported by external sponsor funding. As such, continued employment in this role is contingent upon the availability of those external funds. If, for any reason, the sponsor funding is reduced or discontinued, employment may be subject to modification or termination in accordance with applicable policies and procedures. 

The University of New Hampshire is an R1 Carnegie classification research institution providing comprehensive, high-quality undergraduate and graduate programs of distinction. UNH is located in Durham on a 188-acre campus, 60 miles north of Boston and 8 miles from the Atlantic coast and is convenient to New Hampshire’s lakes and mountains. There is a student enrollment of 13,000 students, with a full-time faculty of over 600, offering 90 undergraduate and more than 70 graduate programs. The University actively promotes a dynamic learning environment in which qualified individuals of differing perspectives, life experiences, and cultural backgrounds pursue academic goals with mutual respect and shared inquiry.

EEO Statement

The University System of New Hampshire is an Equal Opportunity/Equal Access employer. The University System is committed to creating an environment that values and supports diversity and inclusiveness across our campus communities and encourages applications from qualified individuals who will help us achieve this mission. The University System prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or marital status.

The pay range for this position is listed above. Actual offer will be based on skills, qualifications, experience, and internal equity, in addition to relevant business considerations. More information on benefits can be found here: USNH Employee Benefits | Human Resources

Location:

Salary Grade: