Counselor​/Teaching Assistant Summer

Counselor/Teaching Assistant Summer Away

New York or California

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.

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.

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.

As a counselor, you will help students discover powerful mathematical ideas, build confidence, and see themselves as mathematicians.

At BEAM Summer Away, 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.

• Run social and community activities.
• Build a positive social environment.
• Work with students on mathematics, both one‑on‑one and as a teaching assistant.
• Live in the dorms as a student hall leader during the program.

Beneficial candidates are strong mathematically, reliable, and take initiative. They should be charismatic and able to help the kids have fun. All counselors must be at least 18 years old by the beginning of the program
. In addition, applicants must be authorized to work for an employer in the US
. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of employment visas at this time. International students able to obtain CPT or OPT are welcome to apply.

• Working with an awesome team, including a Site Director and Director of Student Life (who is an experienced counselor), and trained guidance counselor.
• Empowered as a leader – opportunity to exercise leadership skills in a fun environment.

• Submit your application, including an unofficial transcript, resume, and responses to short application questions, via our online portal.
• If you are interested in being considered for multiple locations, you only need to complete one application.
• Candidates will be asked for their location preference.
• When your application is complete, we will follow up with next steps. The final step of the process is an interview with an experienced BEAM staff member.
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