Summer Literacy Instructor (PT, Temporary)

About Masa

Masa partners with Mexican and Latin American children, youth, and families in the South Bronx to develop strong learners and leaders who fully contribute to the larger community. We envision a community that is civically engaged, empowered, and educated.

Masa’s community-led, integrated model engages the entire family, grounded in a deep commitment to strengthening literacy, leadership, and power for Mexican, Central American, and Indigenous People. Masa fosters a culturally responsive learning community in which families engage with direct service and advocacy programs to dismantle barriers to success.

Masa’s Education Program serves immigrant families in the Bronx and East Harlem who face systemic barriers to education, including poverty, unfamiliarity with the U.S. school system, language access, and immigration status. Our after-school and summer Bright Minds program address these challenges through year-round academic support, small group tutoring, and mentorship for K–5 students, particularly for children of immigrants and recently-arrived children, while offering wraparound services for families.

About the Summer Literacy Instructor

Masa is looking for an experienced certified teacher to lead our 6-week summer literacy intensive with students in grades K-5 who are reading below grade-level. In addition to designing the summer intensive Literacy curriculum using a culturally responsive approach and a social justice lens, the Literacy Instructor will train and support program staff, interns, and volunteers on the science of reading, small group instruction, behavior management, and implementing Literacy intensive lesson plans. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in literacy instruction, experience with English Language Learners, and a passion for helping students progress towards grade-level reading standards by the end of the summer.

Masa’s summer intensive literacy program runs from July 7th-August 15th 2025. The program meets Monday-Thursday from 8:30 am – 1:30 pm. We are looking for someone to start immediately, and the position will be approximately 10-20 hours/week during the planning phase, and then increase to 30-34 hrs/week when the summer program is in session.

Responsibilities:

Curriculum development and program implementation

• Carry out pre- and post-assessments to measure student progress and to inform design of intensive literacy curriculum
• Develop engaging, culturally-responsive curriculum for K-5 literacy program that draws on a range of tools for engagement, including digital platforms
• Differentiate lesson plans and instruction to meet the needs of diverse learners, including English Language Learners
• Provide leadership and guidance on all aspects of the program, including program logistics, with the support for Masa program staff

Training and mentoring

• Train program staff, interns, volunteers on implementation of literacy curriculum
• Foster a baseline of skills among the team on literacy (e.g., how to support young readers with decoding, etc.) and classroom and behavior management grounded in a growth mindset and positive discipline approaches
• Collaborate with Program Coordinator to design parent workshops focused on supporting children with reading

Student support

• Create support plans for students struggling with literacy and oversee implementation of these plans by program staff, interns and volunteers

Requirements:

• Valid New York State teaching certification
• Experience as classroom teacher or literacy specialist for grades K-5
• Strong understanding of grade-level reading and writing expectations
• Excellent classroom management skills grounded in a positive discipline approach
• Experience with and passion for supporting English Language Learners
• Curriculum development experience
• Ability to mentor program staff, interns and volunteers to effectively implement the curriculum
• Familiar with growth mindset concepts
• Experience using a range of digital training and classroom engagement tools, such as Edpuzzle, Canva, Kahoot!, and/or others

Preferred qualifications:

• Bilingual (English/Spanish)
• Knowledge of or prior experience working with Latin American immigrant communities