**Updated 5/7/2025**

TEEN DAY Ithaca is in the process of hiring teaching staff for 2025-2026, and we’d love to connect with YOU!

There is typically no demand for specific credentialing. Classes are/have been taught by professors, graduate students, undergraduate students, professionals, and enthusiasts of all stripes. We strive to find people who are, yes, comfortable in a room full of teens and confident in offering instruction on a subject. However, what we look for most of all are people who are passionate about what they’re doing. Whether it’s Algebra or Art, we’re after people who ware willing to share their excitement about a topic with our participants. Most of our courses are offered 1 day/week on Tuesdays or Thursdays. Contact admin@teendayithaca.org for more info or to apply.

LOWER-LEVEL SCIENCE INSTRUCTOR:

Most of our educational areas at TEEN DAY operate in a three-year rotation, allowing most participants to take most classes, regardless of when they enter the program. Our lower-level science rotation consists currently of Life Science and Physical Science, with Earth Science being an overlapping year between our upper-level science courses. (Though from a teaching perspective, Earth Science is included in our lower-level course rotation.)

The ideal candidate will move through this rotation each year, teaching the relevant coursework. There is ample support for lesson planning and some existing infrastructure for labs and course planning. There is a lot of room for creative interpretation and outside-the-box instruction in all areas. Instructor applications will also be accepted for next year’s Earth Science course without the intention of teaching for TEEN DAY for the full rotation.

For more detailed information about the position, course descriptions, relevant requirements, and compensation, visit https://teendayithaca.org/lower-level-science-instructor/.

**UPDATED July 17, 2024**

TEEN DAY Ithaca is in the process of hiring teaching staff for 2024-2025, and we’d love to connect with YOU!

There is typically no demand for specific credentialing. Classes are/have been taught by professors, graduate students, undergraduate students, professionals, and enthusiasts of all stripes. We strive to find people who are, yes, comfortable in a room full of teens and confident in offering instruction on a subject. However, what we look for most of all are people who are passionate about what they’re doing. Whether it’s Algebra or Art, we’re after people who ware willing to share their excitement about a topic with our participants. Most of our courses are offered 1 day/week on Tuesdays or Thursdays. Contact admin@teendayithaca.org for more info or to apply.

SPANISH INSTUCTOR:

We offer three levels of Spanish language courses at TEEN DAY. At present, courses utilize the Español ¡En Vivo! Instructional Spanish Workbooks for grades 9-12 as a framework for the course; however, instructors preferring a different curriculum for the course(s) are invited to suggest other options when applying.

The ideal candidate will move through this rotation each year, teaching the relevant coursework. There is a lot of room for creative interpretation and outside-the-box instruction in all areas. Instructor applications will also be accepted for next year’s Spanish III course without the intention of teaching for TEEN DAY for the full rotation.

For more detailed information about the position, course descriptions, relevant requirements, and compensation, visit https://teendayithaca.org/job-description-spanish-instructor/.

WRITING INSTRUCTOR:

TEEN DAY is a homeschool enrichment program for 12 and ups. A full day of classes is offered on Tuesdays between 9am and 3:30pm. Classes are available a la carte on Thursdays. You can find out more on the website: http://teendayithaca.org.

Classes are/have been taught by professors, graduate students, undergraduate students, professionals, and enthusiasts of all stripes. We strive to find people who are, yes, comfortable in a room full of teens and confident in offering instruction on a subject. However, what we look for most of all are people who are passionate about what they’re doing. Whether it’s Algebra or Art, we’re after people who ware willing to share their excitement about a topic with our participants. For dual enrollment purposes, this role requires a Master’s degree in English, English Education, Composition/Rhetoric or a related degree. Candidates with related degrees must have at least 18 credits of English at the graduate level. Most of our courses are offered 1 day/week on Tuesdays or Thursdays. Academic Writing is offered 2 days/week on Tuesdays AND Thursdays.

Most of our educational areas at TEEN DAY operate in a three-year rotation, allowing most participants to take most classes, regardless of when they enter the program. Our writing rotation consists currently of Academic Writing (dual enrollment w/ Tompkins Cortland Community College; TWO days/week), Creative Writing, and Journalism.

The ideal candidate will move through this rotation each year, teaching the relevant coursework. There is a lot of room for creative interpretation and outside-the-box instruction in all areas. Instructor applications will also be accepted for next year’s Academic Writing course without the intention of teaching for TEEN DAY for the full rotation.

For more detailed information about the position, course descriptions, relevant requirements, and compensation, visit https://teendayithaca.org/job-description-writing-instructor/.