Counselor​/Teaching Assistant, BEAM Discovery

Counselor/Teaching Assistant, BEAM Discovery (New York)

New York

About BEAM

The mission of BEAM is to create pathways for students from low-income and underserved communities to become scientists, mathematicians, engineers, and computer scientists. Led by staff with these same technical backgrounds, BEAM believes that pathways to STEM careers are created through community, individual support, and access to advanced work that typically lies outside most school curricula. We work to directly support students and to transition them to other supportive enrichment programs that enable their future success.

BEAM’s model provides continuous support from middle school through college graduation, including intense academic summer programs for middle school students (after 6th and 7th grade), weekend classes and mentoring, and STEM-focused support through college. Our program includes not just access to learning advanced math but also support finding and applying to other opportunities, including support with college admissions and financial aid.

In addition to our academic content, bringing students into community is a key part of our mission and all of our work is designed to support that goal.

BEAM has grown from a small summer program serving 17 students in the summer of 2011 to a year-round, national program, serving 420+ students at six summer program sites and 600+ students in year-round programming in New York City and Los Angeles this school year. In addition, our BEAM National pilot program now reaches over 500 elementary-aged students in seven different states, working to create a new nationwide pathway modeled on our local work.

With our strategic plan, our team has committed to transforming the organization from a successful startup to a more mature and scalable organization that can drive change across the country.

COUNSELOR/TEACHING ASSISTANT, BEAM DISCOVERY

This summer, be part of a transformative experience for students from low-income and historically marginalized communities with exceptional potential in math. Be a role model, guide, and friend to your students as they begin their path to advanced mathematics.

Bridge to Enter Advanced Mathematics (BEAM), a project of the Art of Problem Solving Initiative, Inc., is seeking undergraduate students or recent graduates to be counselors and teaching assistants for a summer program that gives everyone a chance to excel in mathematics. During summer 2026, we will run two programs: BEAM Discovery and BEAM Summer Away.

BEAM Discovery is a cornerstone of BEAM’s 10-year Pathway Program, providing a residential math experience where students grow as problem solvers, learners, and community members. As a counselor, you will help students discover powerful mathematical ideas, build confidence, and see themselves as mathematicians.

At BEAM Discovery, you’ll create a vibrant social experience for kids who are discovering for the first time that there are other people who like doing mathematics. In this role, you’ll also be a TA for classes on topics such as number theory, combinatorics, problem solving, and computer science. Courses taught at BEAM are designed by our faculty members and focus on topics in mathematics that they’re passionate about and chosen by students based on what they are interested in.

Be a role model and guide for students who are just beginning to set their educational path!

• Help students get to-and-from the program in travel groups.
• This involves meeting students at a subway stop or other meeting point and traveling with them to the camp location during the morning and in the afternoon. Note that Counselors will be paid starting from the time they arrive at a pick up location. The commute time they take from their own home until they arrive at a pick up location is considered “commuting to work time” and therefore is not paid.
• Based on guidance from the Camp Leadership Team, counselors are expected to communicate daily (if needed) with parents and/or caregivers about logistical details regarding student pick up and drop off.
• Run social and community activities.
• Build a positive social environment.
• Work with students on…