Bilingual Citizenship Educator; English​/Spanish

Location: New York, NY

Job : 409

# of Openings: 2

DEPARTMENT: Education

REPORTS TO: Manager of the Citizenship Project

The New York Historical Citizenship Educators lead civics and history lessons for green card holders through the Citizenship Project. The Citizenship Project is an initiative of The New York Historical’s Education Department. It is designed to help eligible permanent residents pass the civics test portion of the naturalization exam through online and on-site educational programming. Citizenship Educators lead classes with prescribed lesson plans under the supervision of the Manager of the Citizenship Project.

The approach to teaching and learning at The New York Historical is object‑based inquiry, in which material culture provides a window into the past. All new Citizenship Educators undergo training in this approach before leading their first program. New and veteran educators participate in monthly meetings September through May. The Citizenship Project offers select classes in Spanish for those green card holders eligible to take the class in their native language.

Bilingual Citizenship Educators teach these courses, as well as our standard English classes.

Educators must be available to teach at least two days a week. Online courses are offered on weekday evenings (6-7pm and 8-9pm) and Saturdays (10am-12pm). In‑person courses are offered at The New York Historical on Saturdays (10am-1pm).

Citizenship Educators must be comfortable teaching on Zoom independently.

• Educators teach programs about American history and government to help permanent residents pass the USCIS Civics Test through online and in‑person classes at The New York Historical.
• Educators are expected to learn all programs by studying the provided program outlines and conducting additional research to ensure the effective delivery of content.
• Educators communicate with the Manager of the Citizenship Project to ensure all programs meet expectations.
• Educators maintain accurate records of their schedule and program delivery within personal calendars and The Historical’s payroll system.
• Educators are responsible for day‑of‑program logistics including taking attendance.
• Educators are required to attend virtual and/or in‑person trainings to learn institutional pedagogy and content upon hiring.
• Educators are required to attend check‑in meetings with the program manager as needed.
• Educators are required to complete and submit all required paperwork including, but not limited to, attendance sheets, program evaluations, and timesheets.

• Candidates must have a Bachelors degree with a preferred concentration in history, American Studies, and/or political science.
• Fluent in and able to teach in both English and Spanish.
• Experience teaching adults.
• Experience teaching on Zoom or other video conferencing software.
• Experience with adult English Language Learners (ELLs) strongly preferred.
• Knowledge of American history and government a plus.
• Experience in museum education and/or teaching American history and civics is preferred. Interest and willingness to be trained in The New York Historical’s approach to inquiry‑based teaching is required.

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee with or without accommodation to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. This position will require the employee to lift, bend, stoop, walk, speak and stand for up to 7 hours in a day.

Salary: $40/hour (Teaching); $20/hour (Training and Preparation Time)

The New York Historical is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment related decisions are made without discrimination based on any factor protected by law.