Academic Coach - After School Instructor

Academic Coach – After School Instructor

ACES is an innovative program that provides intentional, project‑based curriculum and learning experiences that bring together sports, math, and social‑emotional learning for low‑income students in grades 4‑8 in Minneapolis and Saint Paul.

Job Title: Academic Coach

Status: Part‑time, flexible, approximately 10‑15 hours per week

Pay Rate: $15.00 – $22.00 per hour

Locations: Twin Cities Boys and Girls Club and Linwood Monroe Arts Plus

Work Schedule: Monday through Thursday, 2pm‑6pm

• Bring a curious, enthusiastic energy to the classroom every day.
• Develop positive relationships with each student in your classroom.
• Prepare for each lesson by determining necessary adaptations and tailored engagement strategies for your students.
• Teach the ACES curriculum and engage students in learning.
• Establish, communicate, and adhere to classroom rituals and routines.
• Establish, communicate, and adhere to classroom ground rules and behavior expectations.
• Work collaboratively with the school staff and Site Coordinator.
• Adhere to program schedule, policies, and structure.
• Attend mandatory trainings, participate meaningfully, and put learning into practice.
• Receive regular coaching, participate meaningfully, and put learning into practice.
• Complete administrative tasks including attendance, skill tracking, and student progress reports.
• Participate in field trips as needed.
• Contribute to ACES growth by giving leadership feedback and participating in ACES evaluation methods.
• Contribute to a positive organizational climate by upholding ACES values and beliefs.
• Be a positive ambassador of ACES in the community.
• Commit for a full session or year and teach four days a week Monday through Thursday during the term.

• Experience working in urban schools.
• Experience teaching or tutoring in math.
• Experience leading youth programs.
• Experience being a student athlete.
• Ability to speak a language in addition to English (preferably Spanish or Hmong).
• Current MN teaching license or desire to pursue one.

• ACES curriculum overview and lesson planning.
• Math refresher and social‑emotional skills training.
• Data collection and utilization to inform best practices.
• Daily pre and post meetings with your Site Coordinator.
• Ongoing coaching from your Site Coordinator and Program Manager.

• Access to unique networking and career development opportunities.
• Participation in partnerships with local professional sports teams.
• Opportunities to attend professional sporting events and stadium tours.
• Professional growth and increasing leadership over time.
• Bonus for every year you stay on with ACES.

• Belief that all students can be successful and deserve our best.
• Demonstrated enthusiasm for learning, especially in math and social‑emotional skills.
• Ability to gain the trust of students and engage them in learning.
• Ability to tailor a lesson plan to meet the specific needs of your students and classroom.
• Ability to deliver a given lesson with passion, fidelity and accuracy.
• Ability to retain students in your classroom throughout the year.
• Ability to manage a classroom independently.
• Ability to work 5 or 12.5 (depending on site placement) hours per week from August—June.
• Ability to receive feedback and implement suggested changes in order to meet quality standards.
• Ability to develop individual positive relationships with students.
• Exercise initiative and advocate for support when needed.
• Exercise flexibility and make student‑centered adjustments as needed.
• Strong organizational and communication skills.

The Organization is an equal opportunity employer and makes employment decisions based on merit. Organizational policy prohibits unlawful discrimination based on genetic characteristics or information, race, color, creed, sex, gender, gender identity, marital status, age, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, veteran status, sexual orientation or any other consideration made unlawful by federal, state or local laws. The Organization prohibits unlawful discrimination…