AVAILABLE POSITIONS

Leadership Development Interns (Spring 2010)

Summer Dean Positions (programmatic, 20 -25 year olds)

Faculty Positions (for the Summer Institute)

Full-time Employment (none currently available)

LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT INTERNS

We are currently looking for a responsible, dynamic, and creative college student to serve as a classroom assistant and leadership development intern in our year long, after school leadership development classes: Leadership Institute.  This opportunity will provide you with direct youth experience, and exposure to curriculum development, facilitation, and non-profit and after school programs.  We currently have 2 tracks in our after school program:

Track A) Sisterhood Academy – This class focuses primarily on identity and leadership development and will also cover career options, healthy relationships, wellness, and creative self-expression.   Using their own lives and experiences as a starting point, young women will examine their identities, explore their families and communities, and critically discuss issues facing young women. Through a variety of creative means (spoken word, art, and creative writing), they will express and demonstrate their growing leadership and sense of community and identity. Classes meet on Wednesdays 4:30-6:00pm, and Saturdays 12pm-3pm in Brooklyn Heights. 

Track B) Making Waves – This group focuses on social justice, activism and social change.  Young women will examine issues in their lives and communities and will explore historical and contemporary female leaders and social justice movements.  They will explore theories of leadership development and social change; and through guest speakers, field trips, and project based work, will also become familiar with local government, local leaders, and relevant social justice campaigns in our city.  As a culminating project, participants will design and execute a social justice youth summit to educate and mobilize their peers around issues of concern to them.  Classes meet on Thursdays 4:30-6:00pm, and Saturdays 12pm-3pm in Brooklyn Heights. 

Interns will support the teacher in the class and work directly with high school aged women.  Classes meet twice a week and both classes focus on leadership development and community building and will also integrate women’s health and college awareness.

1. Serving as a role model and teaching assistant in the class
2. Calling youth to remind them of program meetings and to check in with them
3. Attending all sessions (4:30-6:00pm for weekday session, and 12 noon-3pm on Saturdays)
4. Co-facilitating activities and assisting with small group work
5. Conducting research on topics, guest speakers, and local events
6. Assisting the teacher to set up and clean up after sessions, and secure required materials
7. Chaperoning trips and other activities

The ideal candidate has substantial experience working with young women and high school aged youth, is flexible and dynamic, as well responsible and mature.  We are also interested in candidates who reflect some of the identities and experiences of our constituency, and who are fluent in additional languages (Spanish, Creole, French, Cantonese, Mandarin, Bengali, Hindi). 

This position includes a small weekly stipend.  We can also work with your college to provide you with academic credit. 

To apply, please send a cover letter and resume to Shreya@sadienash.org.  Applications are due by JANUARY 8, 2010. 

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SUMMER DEAN POSITIONS

Paid Summer Dean Position

Deans are women who are either current Juniors or Seniors in college or, if not attending college, are three to four years out of high school. On occasion we hire Deans who are one year out of college.  Deans should demonstrate clear leadership experience as well as an interest in women’s and girls' leadership. During the Summer Institute, Deans will work closely with the young women (ages 14-18) of the Sadie Nash Leadership Project (SNLP) and must actively support our mission.

This job is an excellent opportunity for women interested in social justice, youth development, education, feminism, non-profit work, and leadership, among other things. The position offers a unique and exciting learning experience, which is fun, dynamic, and challenging. We want the Sadie Nash Leadership Project to offer an opportunity for young women to excel and push themselves while also being supported.

Deans from the past have noted that: “SNLP served as a life education tool,” and “I had never before been part of a space that operated with my core activist values at its core, and it was an amazing experience to say the least. Not only were my activist philosophies strengthened and enhanced, I was also pushed to explore my creativity” and “Overall, being an SNLP dean was one of the most inspiring and life-changing experiences I have ever had.”

*In 2008, SNLP started a Summer Institute in Newark, NJ and we are returning to Newark for a third summer.  We are seeking Deans for both programs and cannot guarantee in which location Deans will be working until the time of hiring. However, if you are from New Jersey and/or the Newark area, please make this clear on your application as we are seeking community representation in the Newark program.

Details of the Position:

• Deans work for 9 weeks beginning Monday, June 14th - Saturday, August 14th, 2010 which includes an initial three week training period.
• Deans work in either the SNLP Summer Institute in New York City or Newark, New Jersey.
• Hours are from 9am-5pm (some additional hours possible at points during the summer)
• Deans will have a chance to teach, lead, and plan different aspects of the program.
• Deans support both administrative and programmatic aspects of the organization.
• Each Dean will be an individual advisor to a group of 7-9 young women.
• Each Dean will receive a $2,400 stipend for the nine weeks of the internship and assistance with housing..
• This job requires a high level of energy and commitment

We are looking for Deans who:

• work hard,  can problem-solve and multi-task, show initiative, and have stamina
• are creative, good humored, independent, flexible and adventurous
• are interested in both the social activism as well as female youth development aspects of the program
• preferably have experience working with youth, especially young women
• are comfortable with and excited about our mission & goals and are able to put them into practice
• are traditional or non-traditional leaders in their communities
• have experience and comfort interacting with diverse groups in terms of ideologies, race, religion, class, sexual orientation, nationality, and ability
• are Bilingual (Spanish, Cantonese, Mandarin, Bengali, Hindi, Creole, French)

Application Process:
To Apply: We ask that you submit a cover letter, clearly stating your interest in SNLP and how you are qualified for the position based on the characteristics listed above.

Please include a resume (if you are not familiar with resume or cover letter writing, please click here for tips) and the names & contact information for preferably one academic and one professional reference (do not send actual reference letters).

Please no additional materials; mailed materials should be printed on recycled paper.

All information should be sent as soon as possible but no later than FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 12th, 2010 (postmark deadline or 5:00pm EST by email or fax). Due to the high volume of applications, we are unable to respond immediately to every application.  We will contact you within approximately three weeks of the deadline if an interview is requested. We will do our best to notify you as quickly as possible of your application status.  No calls please.

SNLP is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are looking for a diverse applicant pool and  strongly encourage women of color, immigrants, members of the LGBTQ community, and students from low-income and working class backgrounds to apply.       

Send these materials to (via mail, fax or email):
DEAN POSITION SEARCH COMMITTEE | Sadie Nash Leadership Project

Mail them to (on RECYCLED paper only, please):
157 Montague Street, 4th Floor, Brooklyn, NY 11201

Fax them to: 718.422.8663 (call to make sure it was received)

Email them to (PDF or Microsoft Word format ONLY, No DocX formats please ): staff@sadienash.org

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FACULTY POSITIONS

Summer Faculty Job Openings

Faculty teach for six weeks during the Summer Institute, a rigorous and challenging program that explores  leadership and is supported by a strong and respectful community committed to social justice and feminism.  The summer offers the young women who participate an intensive opportunity to look at their own leadership, their potential leadership, and the leadership of others.

The program focuses on the forces that lead to equality and justice both locally and globally; and specifically, the connections between identity, power, and privilege in our culture. Faculty teach the Coursework component of this summer program which helps focus each young woman's ideas, questions, and concerns as they relate to their developing leadership and activism.  Faculty is comprised of women and men who are activists, teachers (at the high school or college level), students, and/or professionals interested in teaching in a unique community of young female leaders from New York City and Newark, New Jersey. 

Faculty will have interest and expertise in topics appropriate to a feminist youth leadership organization and will design creative and engaging coursework that emphasizes the real life experience of women/girls/youth as well as their achievements, identity, and collective status in the world. We are interested in courses that connect with our mission and also connect with the identities of the young people in SNLP. The goal of the coursework is to challenge traditional understandings of relevant subjects (such as civil rights, human rights, history, education, health, identity, community, religion, leadership) and to address issues/topics that relate to 14-18 year old women living in New York City and Newark, New Jersey.  We are also very interested in offering courses that look at traditional subjects like math and science through a feminist/social justice lens.

* In 2008, SNLP started a Summer Institute in Newark, NJ and we are returning to Newark for a third summer.    We are seeking Faculty for both the NYC and Newark programs and cannot guarantee which location Faculty will be working at until the time of hiring.  If you are from the Newark area please highlight this in your application as we are interested in community representation in the Newark program.

We are looking for courses which:

• are unlike courses that would be offered in a typical high school setting
• are taught with an understanding of and commitment to our philosophy and goals and actively support our mission.
• see and respect the students as teachers
• set high expectations for the students
• are fun, interesting, intellectual, engaging and creative
• utilize interactive, experiential and innovative activities and teaching strategies that address different learning styles
• recognize a diversity of experience including ideology and identity
• ask the students to examine their world critically and through the eyes of a leader
• reflect an awareness of the unique needs of young women in New York City and Newark, New Jersey
• build community and peer relationships within the classroom

Division of Coursework:
We divide coursework for the Summer Institute into two categories, academic and creative.  Creative courses should have a hands-on focus on the arts (music, dance, visual arts, theater, writing etc.).  Academic courses should include a critical lens by which to understand different subjects, social issues or topics.  We expect that all coursework will include both creative and academic aspects while maintaining a primary focus on one category. We also expect that all classes are activity and/or discussion based.  Please keep this in mind while planning coursework. 

Courses from past Summer Institutes include:
Power, Identity and Privilege; The Anthropology of Gender; Activism through Acting; DJ 101; Education for Social and Political Change; Feminist Politics; The Zine Project; The Politics of Healing; You Be the Judge: A Look at the Law; Theater of the Oppressed; The Politics of Mothering

Details of the Position:

• Each faculty member teaches one course, two times a week for 6 weeks from July 5th-August 13th, and attends 6-10 mandatory hours of intensive professional development training in June with SNLP staff.
• Each class period is 1.5 hours; the faculty member should be available to students for at least 1 hour per week outside of class (total time per week: 5-6 hours).
• Each faculty member has a Dean/Teaching Assistant and approximately 15 students in her/his course.
• Each faculty member will receive $2,100 for the six weeks of teaching.
• Each faculty member will give written feedback to each student at the conclusion of the program.
• Each course will end in a project or final presentation at our end of summer celebration.

If you are interested in serving as Faculty in the Summer Institute:
We ask that you submit a brief cover letter, resume and a one-page proposal for the course(s) you are interested in teaching. It is important to us that you teach something you are passionate about, and which aligns with our mission and philosophy. Please feel free to choose and design class structure, reading materials, projects, and other aspects of the course that you believe will enhance the young women's experience in the classroom. We actively encourage unusual and experimental ways of teaching, and are willing to consider different possibilities. We also highly recommend the majority of the coursework occur within the classroom. 

Your one-page course proposal should be formatted as follows:

1. Description: A one to two paragraph description of your course; including whether you would identify your course as a creative or academic class.
2. Rationale: A brief rationale as to how the course fits into the overall SNLP mission, philosophy or goals.
3. Outcomes: The outcomes you will achieve during the summer program. (We are looking for tangible outcomes such as: What change will occur in knowledge, skills, or attitude?  What will students gain, create or learn.)
4. Topics: A topic outline for the 12 sessions of the course. You do not need to describe each class, but please show the direction of the course through the topics that will be covered.

The complete application will include the cover letter, resume and course proposal. No additional materials are needed.

The deadline for faculty applications is Friday, March 12th, 2010, and we will choose our Faculty by early May 2010.  *NO CALLS PLEASE *

Please thoroughly review the entire About Us section of our website, and our Gender Recruitment Policy (which only applies to the students, but is relevant to your understanding of the program and the students we serve) before applying. Please also review our Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity statements.

Send these materials to (via mail, fax or email):
FACULTY SEARCH COMMITTEE | Sadie Nash Leadership Project

Mail them to (on RECYCLED paper only, please):
157 Montague Street, 4th Floor, Brooklyn, NY 11201

Fax them to: 718.422.8663 (call to make sure it was received)

Email them to (PDF or Microsoft Word format ONLY, No DocX formats please): staff@sadienash.org

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