Humanities Instructor

Job Description

Job Description

HUMANITIES INSTRUCTOR

JOB TITLE : Humanities Instructor

REPORT TO : Director of Academic Affairs

DEPARTMENT : Academic Affairs

POSITION TYPE : Seasonal part-time — Winter & Spring

FLSA : Exempt

SUMMARY : Oliver Scholars seeks a humanities instructor to plan and implement a curriculum for eighth-grade students. The instructor’s primary objective is to equip students with mindsets and practices to flourish academically at rigorous independent schools. Students should gain improved competency, skill, and habits of mind. The instructor will assist the Admissions & Placement and Academic Affairs departments to outline expected curricular outcomes and track student progress. This position reports to the Director of Academic Affairs and is an excellent opportunity to experience various aspects of scholarship and youth development with an educational nonprofit organization.

Culture

Oliver Scholars prepares high-achieving Black and Latinx students from underserved New York City communities for success at top independent schools and prestigious colleges. We provide crucial support for our Scholars so they can realize their full potential and ultimately give back to the city, the nation, and the world.

Responsibilities

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Teach in person Saturdays January 2026 to June 2026 and be available for office hours, study hall, and faculty meetings.
• Use the Oliver Scholars course description to design a high school-level Humanities curriculum— including syllabus, lesson plans, assignments, readings, and tests / quizzes.
• This course is a “history-informed” humanities course that uses Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz’s An Indigenous Peoples’ History of the United States For Young People as a “spine” to explore a vibrant spectrum of texts––primary sources, scholarly articles, literary fiction, documentaries, songs, oral history via a non-fiction comic, and even an adventure game––produced by historians, novelists, and artists from a wide variety of Indigenous communities in the so-called United States, Canada, and Central America. The course will involve navigating topics such as colonialism, genocide, cultural survival, and current Indigenous movements of political and environmental activism. In-depth study is vital to understanding that Native history and culture are not separate but integral to our history, our present, and our future. While Native voices are centered in this course, we will also take a critical look at government policies that have had, and continue to have, the greatest impact on North American Indigenous communities.
• Attend a paid instructor orientation.
• Write detailed Interim and Final Evaluation Reports
• Team with tutors, Teaching Assistants, and Oliver Scholars leadership to instruct and support students
• Attend weekly faculty meetings

QUALIFICATIONS

DESIRED COMPETENCIES

COMPENSATION : Salary commensurate with qualifications and experience. Salary range from $9,000 to $13,100.

EEO

Oliver Scholars is committed to equal employment opportunity. We will not discriminate against employees or applicants for employment on any legally recognized basis (“protected class”) including, but not limited to veteran status, uniform service member status, race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, physical or mental disability, genetic information, or any other protected class under federal, state, or local law.

Requirements

Two or more years of teaching experience at the middle school or high school level

Two or more years of experience designing curriculum

In Person Saturday from 8 : 30 am to 4 : 00 pm

Authorized to work in the US without sponsorship

Bachelor's degree

Knowledge in : Speaking, writing and editing skills

Knowledge in : Google Suite

Knowledge in : Google Classroom

Equal Opportunity Employer

Oliver Scholars provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

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