Posted on August 6, 2018
For the Senior School Support Manager (“Senior SSM”), a new program staff position. Blue Engine recruits, trains, and supports Blue Engine Teaching Assistants (“BETAs”), recent college graduates who work alongside mentor teachers to help students develop “college ready” skills in mathematics, literacy and growth mindset. This hybrid team teaching model accelerates student learning while simultaneously building a local pipeline of effective educators within historically oppressed communities. This year, 70 BETAs are supporting 1,400 students in nine partner schools across NYC. The Senior SSM will oversee and work alongside of two School Support Managers to provide all BETAs with non-instructional support, professional development and community building. This position is important to their efforts of achieving improved outcomes for students, while investing in work to make their model and organization more consistently effective, financially sustainable and scalable.