210 Spear Street San Francisco, CA 94105
- Compensation
- Commensurate w/2+ years of experience
- Skills
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CommunicationsEducationNon-ProfitTeachingYouth DevelopmentWorkforce Development
- Benefits
- 3 weeks vacation
- Holiday pay
- Health
- Dental
- Vision
- 401K
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Paid professional development
Founded in 2000, Year Up is a non-profit organization with a mission to prepare urban young adults aged 18-24 for life and work in our technology-driven society, while guiding them toward successful careers and higher education. Through a one-year, intensive training program, students receive a unique combination of hands-on technical and professional skills, college credit and corporate internships.
Questions & Answers with Year Up
What are the top requirements to qualify for this position?
1. Minimum of 2 years of teaching experience in writing and/or communications.
2. Passionate about working with young adults between the ages of 18-24.
3.Excellent communications skills including writing and delivering presentations.
4. Good organizational and time management skills.
5.Sense of humor and a willingness to dig your heels in when necessary
2. Passionate about working with young adults between the ages of 18-24.
3.Excellent communications skills including writing and delivering presentations.
4. Good organizational and time management skills.
5.Sense of humor and a willingness to dig your heels in when necessary
6.Master’s Degree preferred in English, Communications, or Education.
Why is this position open?
We have an instructor moving on to a new opportunity.
Describe the current team this person will join, including the reporting structure.
The person who joins our Bay Area team will report the Director of Academics, Sherry Suisman. There is an annual review process for all staff members and ongoing support and coaching for instructors. Sherry has a great deal of teaching experience to help develop her instructors.
The Business Communications instructors work in collaboration with the whole academic team and serve in a Year Up learning community as an advisor and team member. All staff are driven strongly by Year Up’s mission and work hard to better the services we provide to students. We are a rapidly growing organization so there is room for advancement on site and at our partner sites.
What percentage of the candidate's time will be spent on existing products/business, versus items that are new?
There is an existing but evolving Business Communications curriculum. The BC instructor has a lot of room to make changes but doesn’t have to develop a curriculum from scratch.
Developing curriculum and teaching at Year Up is a highly collaborative process. Our Business Communications Team works together every day to deliver a high quality product to our students, paying attention to differentiated learning and to the expectations of our corporate partners.
Developing curriculum and teaching at Year Up is a highly collaborative process. Our Business Communications Team works together every day to deliver a high quality product to our students, paying attention to differentiated learning and to the expectations of our corporate partners.
What challenges will this person face on a daily basis?
Working in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial non-profit means that you need to be nimble, open to new ideas, and ready to lean in, even after you’ve set the class lessons for the day. We work with young adults who bring amazing spirit to our site – it’s a high energy place to work – but who can also bring challenges with them. As a staff person at Year Up, you need to be ready to support students in our high expectations, high support model.
All staff members wear many hats at Year Up: the Business Communications Instructor is also an advisor, a facilitator, and a team member every day so you need to come to Year Up with enthusiasm for our mission.
All staff members wear many hats at Year Up: the Business Communications Instructor is also an advisor, a facilitator, and a team member every day so you need to come to Year Up with enthusiasm for our mission.
How are you positioned within the industry and what are your growth plans?
Year Up is committed to closing the opportunity divide and as such, we are growing rapidly and looking closely at what strategies are most effective in serving young people. We currently operate in nine locations across the U.S. and are expanding into other metropolitan areas.
We also work in partnership with community colleges and other community based organization in order to reach more students.
We also work in partnership with community colleges and other community based organization in order to reach more students.
What is your business model?
Year Up is a one-year, intensive training program that provides urban young adults, ages 18-24, with a combination of hands-on skill development, college credits, and corporate internships.
During the first six months of the program, participants focus on skill mastery in one of two areas:
1) Desktop Support / IT Help Desk;
2) Quality Assurance
During the first six months of the program, participants focus on skill mastery in one of two areas:
1) Desktop Support / IT Help Desk;
2) Quality Assurance
Equal emphasis is placed on developing the professional skills required in today's workplace such as effective communication, leadership, and teamwork.
During the second six months of the program, students are placed in internships with local partner companies. A stipend is provided to all participants throughout the one-year, full-time educational program.
Comments & Shout-Outs
- Year UpI have been working for Year Up Bay Area for 2 1/2 years, and it has been one of the most amazing experiences of my life. Great program with great people (both staff and students).2011-11-21 12:31:31
- OngigI've been at the Year Up facility multiple times in the past three years. I've also spent time with the students in the classroom, and in the workplace. Their mission is a great one, and truly makes a difference in people's lives.2011-11-18 16:09:40
- Senior Program Associate at Year UpWe welcome your comments and questions about this awesome Business Communications Instructor opportunity at Year Up2012-02-13
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Business Communications Instructor
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