Summer for Success Course Instructor - Career Exploration

Beacon College is the South’s only college exclusively for students with specific learning differences or ADHD and is located in Leesburg, Florida – approximately one hour northwest of sunny Orlando, Florida.

Summer for Success aims to give college-bound students who learn differently the skills, confidence and preparation to successfully transition from high school. Through academic and residential programming, students work towards increasing self-awareness, problem-solving, and social pragmatic skills to proactively determine the optimal college environment.

Employment Term: - June 12 - July 31, 2022

Career Exploration: Career planning is an essential part of the college experience. In this course, you’ll take assessments to better understand your passions and skills, explore career paths, learn the basics of résumés and cover letters — and practice the social skills needed to interview.

Introduction to College Reading: One of the major shifts from high school to college is the amount of out-of-class required reading. This course will introduce you to a wide variety of college-level texts — textbooks, novels, articles, or primary sources — and new strategies to enhance global reading skills.

Essential Job Functions:

• Planning, developing, and administering instruction for one or more course (as assigned), which meets for fifty-minutes (Monday-Friday)
• Design and implement a ‘Capstone Project’ – an end-of-program project that evaluates student skills and that can be presented to the community at large
• Attend all assigned meetings (estimated 2/week) plus a 3-day pre-program training workshop
• Oversee an Open Learning section (Mon-Fri, 1:00 – 2:00 PM) 1 block for every course you teach
• Participate in one trip during each weekend of operation
• Attend all assigned meetings
• Attend staff training (July 5-7)
• Participate as a Leader in Orientation Day (July 9)
• Attend the final ceremonial dinner (July 27)
• Understand all program policies, expectations, and procedures
• Collect student data on a daily basis or as directed, in order to inform end-of-program evaluations
• All other duties as assigned

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree required, Master’s Degree in Counseling, Education, Special Education, Psychology, or a related field preferred
• Mission-focused and motivated by success defined as fostering and supporting the success of others; must be someone who cares and is motivated by the success of students with specific learning disabilities and ADHD.

Salary/Compensation:

• $3,000 (distributed over 4 pay-periods)
• On-campus meals
• Weekend Trips
• On-Campus Housing available if needed for relocation to teach in the program

Beacon College is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Applicants are considered for employment and promotion without regard to race, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender history, marital status, family status and responsibility, political and religious conviction, impairment or pregnancy.