AAIUH's Health Science Academy, Education Coordinator

Summary

The Health Science Academy (HSA) is a core program of the Arthur Ashe Institute for Urban Health (AAIUH). Founded in 1994, HSA is a collaboration between the Institute and SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University (SUNY DS) in Brooklyn, NY. HSA’s health science pipeline program partners with public and parochial schools to offer academic health science enrichment afterschool programs to middle (during the school day at the schools) and high school students (after school at SUNY Downstate’s campus). HSA serves over 250 students, grades 6-12, per academic year.  The main pipeline component, “the Academy,” “Academy Hybrid Learning” (AHL) is HSA’s 3-year (six semesters) program for high-achieving high school students (sophomore-senior year) interested in health and science careers. Academy classes are held onsite at SUNY DS. Since 1994, HSA has served over 3,000 students in grades 6-12 and our alumni. 

 

Qualifications

• BA/BS degree with course work in the sciences at the time of your hire (e.g., chemistry, biology), health sciences and/or education of students grades 6-12 (e.g., afterschool curriculum, STEM pre-college programs, youth development, public health), and teaching experience. Master’s degree preferred. 
• Must have at least one  (1) year teaching experience with high school students, teaching science (e.g., biology, chemistry) or health science. Experience with middle school students is a plus, as is after-school experience. 
• Experience teaching health science to URM middle and/or high school students is a plus. 
• Knowledge of health disparities and public health issues regarding health science education. 
• Advanced skills in Microsoft Word, Excel, and Power Point. Knowledge of statistical packages such as SPSS or SAS is a plus. 
• Ability to organize resources, establish priorities, and make procedural decisions and judgments. Strong multi-tasking and time-management skills are a must. 
• Strong communication skills – written and verbal – to interact clearly and professionally. 
• Strong research and analytical skills and attention to detail. 

Duties

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to assist HSA to: 

• Teaches health science courses and maintains an updated, standardized health science curriculum across the HSA pipeline – middle school, 9th Grade Bride, the Academy and summer programs
• Evaluates and monitors students’ performance and helps maintain students’ academic records using Excel and Filemaker. This includes working with other HSA staff to send disciplinary letters to students, parents and liaisons during the academic year and annual report cards. Also is the lead for scheduling and participating in disciplinary meetings with the student and parent.
• Recruits, trains and supervises the HSA instructors for the HSA pipeline: Middle school, 9th Grade Bridge,  the Academy, and our summer programs
• Recruits, trains and supervises part-time admin staff and interns to assist in the day-to-day activities of HSA.
• Supports all other HSA programming (e.g., the students and alumni database, invoicing, documentation of HSA’s processes, college/career prep workshops)