Civics Instructor - Manhattan

The TEAK Fellowship is seeking an experienced middle or high school-level instructors to teach Civics to TEAK Fellows in 8th grade. Instructors will work collaboratively as part of a team responsible for providing the curriculum structure.

Teachers will teach approximately 15 students on Tuesdays or Thursdays during the 11 week Winter semester (Jan 19 - Apr 13, 2027) at The TEAK Fellowship on W 22nd St in Manhattan.

The TEAK Fellowship is a ten-year enrichment program that offers New York City students from under-resourced communities intensive after-school and summer academic classes, transformational cultural experiences, secondary school, and college guidance, a vibrant internship program, and a robust support system. TEAK students earn admission/financial aid at our Nation’s most prestigious academic institutions and graduate from them determined to make an impact on communities in need of their contributions and leadership.

Duties include:

• Teach 1 section of Civics to 8th graders for 11 weeks from January - April 2027.

• Provide 70 mins of instruction between 4:45-6:15 pm each Tuesday or Thursday (not including Public School holidays).

• Use Google Classroom and assign up to 1 hour of homework weekly. Collect and grade Fellow homework weekly.

• Attend pre- semester new instructor meeting TBD

• Attend 30 min weekly planning meeting

• Provide midterm and final grades, including writing student comments.

TEAK offers generous compensation to its instructors. Salary is a maximum of $3200 for the term.