Job Title: Summer SSAT Prep Teacher (ELA and/or Math)
Organization: New Age Prep
Location: Upper East Side, NYC (students and teachers must be able to commute)
Start Date: July 4, 2025
End Date: July 31, 2025
Schedule: Tuesday-Friday, 3 hours/day (exact hours TBD)
Compensation: Competitive and based on experience
About Us:
New Age Prep is a nonprofit organization dedicated to preparing high-achieving students from underserved communities for placement in competitive private day and boarding schools. Our programs blend academic excellence with mentorship and enrichment to ensure long-term success.
Position Overview:
We are seeking experienced, engaging ELA and/or Math Teachers to lead a 4-week SSAT/ISEE prep course for rising 8th grade students. This program takes place in person on the Upper East Side, so all candidates must be available to commute to the school site.
Ideal candidates are passionate classroom educators-not tutors-who can create an interactive, results-driven curriculum that blends rigorous test prep with games and activities to make learning fun. Teachers who thrive in this role may be considered for continued work with our after-school SHSAT prep program in the fall.
Responsibilities:
- Design and deliver a 4-week ELA or Math curriculum aligned with SSAT content
- Teach 3-hour sessions, Tuesday-Friday, to a small cohort of motivated students
- Use creative, engaging methods to build skills and test readiness
- Track student progress and adapt instruction as needed
- Collaborate with the New Age Prep team to ensure program goals are met
- (Optional) Participate in our fall SHSAT after-school program
Qualifications:
- Certified teacher or 3+ years of classroom teaching experience
- Strong familiarity with SSAT and/or ISEE content and structure
- Proven experience creating and delivering original curriculum
- Ability to make learning engaging and culturally responsive
- Experience in private/independent school environments is a plus
- Ability to teach both ELA and Math is ideal, though we are open to hiring one of each
- Must be able to reliably commute to the Upper East Side location