Are you passionate about supporting the aspirations of high school students? Would you like to be part of a dynamic, creative, and collaborative team of professionals committed to building strong relationships with high school students and dedicated to their success? Having overcome obstacles in your own life, would you like to help students overcome theirs? If so, then you are encouraged to apply for the position of Summer Lab Science Teacher with TRIO Upward Bound at the University of Southern Maine.

TRIO Upward Bound empowers first-generation, income-eligible high school students to explore and achieve their academic, career, financial, and personal goals. We are looking for dedicated, student-focused summer staff who have experience with and/or appreciation for the challenges faced by TRIO students. The Summer Guide works with the TRIO team and other Upward Bound staff at USM to implement the virtual and in-person components of the summer program. Program objectives include assisting students at various high schools throughout southern Maine, supporting them in persisting in high school, meeting academic criteria, maintaining good academic standing, and enrolling in a program of postsecondary education immediately after graduating from high school.

This is a temporary appointment for summer 2022, between June 21^st and August 5^th.

Pay for this position is $3,500 total, payable in biweekly installments.

Days and Hours:

Staff training begins: Wednesday, June 22

Virtual program begins: Monday, June 27             

Residential Program weeks: June 26-July 1, July 10-15, July 24-29, August 1-5

Virtual program ends: Friday, August 5

Generally each week students will start virtual coursework on Monday and finish by Friday evening (weekends will be off). Staff will be in virtual classes as teaching assistants to support teachers and learn materials to help students outside of class time as needed. Guides will also facilitate electives and unstructured community meetings with students and year round staff in attendance. This position requires time spent during the day as well as some evening hours, with in-person events on the Gorham campus of USM, including scheduled weeks in the USM Gorham residence hall with overnights included. Hours for training and when residential staff are specifically on or off duty during the days students are in attendance will be provided during staff training, but will range from 30-40 hours/week.

The University of Southern Maine is committed to building a culturally diverse team of leaders, faculty and staff.  We welcome applicants who are multilingual. Women, minorities, individuals with disabilities, and veterans are encouraged to apply.

We live our USM Service Promise – Student Focused Every Day.  We are looking for a team member who understands that promise and supports our core values: Respect & Care, Integrity, Equity and Responsiveness.  

Employees in the University of Maine System are required to comply with UMS COVID protocols which currently include, but are not limited to, being vaccinated, obtaining a qualified vaccination exemption, and/or participating in regular COVID testing.

Please visit Together for Maine for more information on USM's successful contribution to our Covid-19 public health campaign. 

To Apply:

Apply online at https://usm.maine.edu/jobs

You will need to create an applicant profile and complete an application. You will also need to upload a cover letter and resume/curriculum vitae.

In your cover letter, please address this prompt: “USM is committed to building a culturally diverse environment. How would you further this goal, and how have multicultural issues influenced or been a part of your advising/mentoring?"

All required materials must be submitted by May 27, 2022.

We are not able to consider applicants who require Visa sponsorship support.

Appropriate background screening will be conducted for the successful candidate.

The University of Southern Maine is an EEO/AA employer, and does not discriminate on the grounds of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, transgender status, gender expression, national origin, citizenship status, age, disability, genetic information or veteran’s status in employment, education, and all other programs and activities. For inquiries regarding non-discrimination policies, please contact: Equal Opportunity Office, 101 North Stevens Hall, University of Maine, Orono, ME  04469-5754, 207.581.1226, TTY 711 (Maine Relay System).