About BEAM
Bridge to Enter Advanced Mathematics (BEAM) creates pathways for students from low-income, low-access backgrounds to become scientists, mathematicians, engineers, and computer scientists.
We provide BEAM students the same access to high-quality preparation in STEM as their more affluent peers, and we invest deeply in our students' success, with programming from middle school through college graduation focused on joyous, exciting, and rigorous mathematics, building vibrant communities, and supporting students in key life transitions such as college admissions and financial aid.
BEAM has grown from a small summer program serving 17 students in the summer of 2011 to a year-round, national program, serving 450+ 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 around 1000 elementary-aged students in seven different states, working to create a new nationwide pathway modeled on our local work. We've seen our students' successes first-hand, and it's backed by data: a quasi-experimental study found that students who attended our 7th grade summer program were 1.3X as likely to declare a STEM major as a matched comparison group.
DESCRIPTION OF THE POSITION
The Manager, Summer Math Enrichment leads BEAM’s local NYC Program team’s efforts to fully enroll and implement BEAM’s summer math enrichment programs for 6th and 7th grade New York City students. BEAM's summer math enrichment programs are unlike that of most other programs. Focusing on problem solving (and, in particular, students learning to solve novel problems that they haven't been explicitly taught), mathematical reasoning, and how students synthesize ideas into big-picture perspectives unlocks a deeper appreciation for math and a long term interest in STEM. BEAM Discovery, our day camp for rising 7th graders, serves 100-150 students per site and focuses on building math self-confidence and appreciation. BEAM Summer Away, our residential camp for rising 8th graders, serves 40-50 students per site and with a greater emphasis on rigor and perseverance. Both summer programs seek to build a strong community among staff and students with a common interest in STEM.
BEAM students often describe their summer with BEAM as a life-changing experience. It is the catalyst for developing self-confidence in math, and inspiring students to pursue a career in a quant-based STEM field long term. As the Manager, you will have the opportunity to impact NYC students at the very beginning of their journey with BEAM and set them on a long term path for success.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Team Leadership & Staff Management (15%)
- Lead the NYC Summer Math Enrichment team with clear goals, reflection cycles, and collaborative practices
- Define and delegate clear roles and responsibilities across the NYC Summer Programs team that cover all the required tasks for planning and implementing your team’s summer programs
- Develop and maintain project management and data tracking tools to monitor the ongoing implementation of summer planning tasks and progress toward summer planning goals
Centralized Summer Program Collaboration (20%)
- Support the design and facilitation of site leadership training and pre-camp training for all summer staff
- Collaborate with the Central Summer Program team and Human resources in developing a sustainable recruitment strategy for NY summer staff and implement localized initiatives and/or partnerships that contribute to the hiring goals.
- Support recruitment, interviews, and selection of seasonal summer staff for all summer sites
- Support the development of program model improvements, including schedules, policies, and camp management resources, that address pain points from previous summers
Local Summer Program Enrollment & Logistics (45%)
- Plan and lead the team’s school partnership and admissions strategy to fully enroll all summer program locations with eligible, strong-fit NYC students
- Conduct in-person visits to partner schools to support student admissions
- Manage the student application process, including admission challenges, interview coordination, and financial/merit eligibility
- Collaborate with central program summer staff to develop localized summer registration packet for families
- Maintain the systems and processes for efficiently admitting and registering students into summer programs with all required registration documentation completed by week 1 of camp
- Oversee the admissions of students into BEAM’s programs and that all admissions requirements are met in a fair and equitable manner in accordance with BEAM policies
- Lead family engagement strategy for maximizing student engagement and retention throughout the admissions season and into the first week of summer programming
- Secure multi-year site contracts with local schools and state universities to host summer programs; serve as site liaison for ongoing communication and compliance with site admin hosts
- Oversee the planning and execution of all local summer program logistics, including, but not limited to food, supplies, housing, transportation, department of health permits, and field trips
- Oversee application and distribution of summer TA stipends in partnership with the Advancement team
- Generate regular progress reports on enrollment, staffing, and logistics milestones
Summer Site Management (15%)
- Lead one BEAM summer site each year as a Site Director (with the option of taking every third year off to coach and support all sites)
- Support Coordinator, Summer Math Enrichment and Senior Coordinator Summer Math Enrichment in preparing to work as part of the Summer Leadership team.
- As a site leader, you will lead a 5-member site leadership team responsible for running the camp. Direct summer responsibilities include:
- Oversee the site program leadership team and staff, including conducting evaluations and making rehire decisions.
- Lead the pre-camp training days in collaboration with other members of the site leadership team.
- Fine tune training materials and if needed create new materials for pre-camp training days in response to local site needs.
- Making camp-wide policy adjustments and schedule changes, in consultation with leadership team, host site admins, and input from staff and local Director to address ongoing camp challenges
- Deciding if a staff member or student requires disciplinary action and/or must be dismissed from camp due to a violation in codes of conduct, in consultation with their guidance counselor, BEAM HQ and the local Director
- Delegating new, unassigned, or overflow tasks as needed across the leadership team, faculty, or staff
- Working with the guidance counselor and DoSL to develop behavior support plans for struggling students identified via the CARE Report.
- Engaging with families about their child’s needs, concerns, accommodations, etc.
- Ensure camp is running on budget and report progress with the finance team and the local Director.
- Lead end of camp discussion for your site to collect feedback to inform recommendations for strategic improvements to the program, and complete other program wrap-up tasks.
STEM Enrichment and College Access Support (10%)
- Collaborate with the STEM Enrichment and Access team in creating a smooth transition between BEAM Summer Away camp and Saturday Program to foster a high engagement from 8th grade students.
- Support local STEM Enrichment and Access team with facilitating high school admissions workshops and/or student advising as needed for 8th graders.
- Support STEM Enrichment and Access team with chaperoning and/or logistics support on field trips, special events, and/or Saturday STEM exploration classes at pre-determined times of year.
QUALIFICATIONS
We understand that there are many paths to acquiring experience and therefore welcome candidates from diverse and nontraditional backgrounds for this role who have demonstrated equivalent transferable skills to carry out the major duties outlined in this job description.
Requirements
- 5+ years of professional work experience
- 2+ years working in summer camp leadership or school leadership
- Experience designing strong STEM or academics-based programs and curriculum
- At least 2 years managing a team or a program requiring management of personnel
- Coaching experience, preferably in a teaching or school environment
- Professional experience working with low-income communities
- A strong connection to the “why” of our work for both you and the team you will lead
- Highly skilled project manager, with a track record of owning a project from start to finish and keeping a team accountable along the way
Preferences:
- Prior experience working at BEAM Discovery or BEAM Summer Away within a leadership capacity
- Experience with STEM education, STEM research, or STEM outreach
- Experience working middle school age students
- Experience using Asana or other PM tools to manage complex projects
- A strong math teaching and/or math curriculum background
- Degrees (bachelor's, master's, or PhD) in a STEM field
- Fluency in Spanish
- Experience in the geographic area served by BEAM (LA/NY)
- Experience improving operational efficiency
- Builds team culture through trusting relationships and strong collaboration norms
- Communicates clearly and effectively, with care and respect for multiple perspectives
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
This is a hybrid position requiring a combination of on-site work in our New York City office (3 days per week) and remote work from a home workspace. To perform the essential duties of this role, you should expect the following:
- Work Schedule: Monday–Friday, 9:00 am–5:30 pm (flexible)
- Digital Work: The role involves extended periods of sitting and regular use of a computer (typing and viewing a screen) and other standard office equipment and technology.
- Collaboration & Communication: Frequent communication with colleagues and stakeholders through a combination of in-person meetings, video calls, phone, email, and messaging platforms.
- On-Site Presence: Ability to commute to and work from the NYC office on scheduled in-office days, including participation in meetings and collaborative sessions.
- Physical Environment: Work is performed primarily in an indoor office setting with a low-noise environment. Occasional overhead reaching and limited exposure to outdoor weather conditions may occur when traveling between locations or entering and exiting the office.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the role.
APPLICATION PROCESS
Our process, as described below, has approximately four stages and we anticipate the process lasting about 4-6 weeks in total with someone starting in the role as soon as possible, although we are flexible with the specific date.
The initial step is to submit your application, including resumé and responses to a few short application questions, via our online portal. When your application is complete, we will follow up with next steps.
Next steps in our process will include a short 30-minute phone interview and/or sample projects so we can get to know you and you can show us your work. We believe in the importance of demonstrated ability and providing opportunities that allow candidates to demonstrate relevant skills for the role throughout our process. The final step of our process is a final interview with the team.
We will review applications on a rolling basis until the position is filled.
SALARY, BENEFITS, AND OTHER DETAILS
The salary range for this position is $66,000 - $78,375. This is a good faith anticipated range of the job, but the actual pay will be based on any applicant’s skill and experience.
BEAM provides a number of benefits including:
- Flexible working hours
- Health, dental and vision benefits including health plan options that are free for individuals
- 12 paid holidays including an office closure between Christmas Day and New Year’s Day
- 15 days of paid annual leave to start, and will increase by one day for each year worked for your first 5 years of employment
- Paid sick leave
- 403(b) Retirement Plan with employer match of 50% of elective deferrals, up to 3% of eligible compensation
- Student loan reimbursement
- Pre-tax commuter benefits
- $1,500 annual allowance for professional development
COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION
Beyond a commitment to nondiscrimination, we are committed to fostering a supportive and inclusive environment where everyone can thrive.
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY
BEAM is an equal opportunity employer and does not unlawfully discriminate against employees or applicants for employment on the basis of an individual’s race (including traits historically associated with race (including, but not limited to, hair texture and protected hairstyles, such as braids, locks and twists), ethnicity, religion (including clothing or facial hair worn in accordance with the religious tenets), color, sex, pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions, breastfeeding, gender (including actual or perceived sex, gender identity, and gender expression including a person’s actual or perceived gender-related self-image, appearance, behavior, expression, or other gender-related characteristic, regardless of the sex assigned to that person at birth), sexual orientation, sexual and reproductive health decisions, national origin, immigration or citizenship status, status as a veteran, active military service member, or uniform service member, marital or partnership status, familial status, caregiver status, age (18 or older), predisposing genetic characteristics, disability, creed, status as a victim of domestic violence, sexual violence or stalking, unemployment status, salary history, credit history, an individual’s status as having a known relationship or association with a member or members of a protected category, or any other protected status in accordance with all applicable federal, state, and local laws. This policy applies to all terms, conditions, and privileges of employment, including recruitment, hiring, placement, compensation, promotion, discipline, and termination.
All personnel decisions will be made in accordance with the principles of equal employment opportunity and subject only to valid (job-related) requirements for employment, benefits, or promotional opportunities.