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Work at Prep

Prep for Prep’s staff and the Preparatory Component faculty who teach our students are a diverse, intensely committed team deeply motivated by our mission. Current job opportunities are listed below. 

List of 9 items.

  • Admissions Officer

  • Development Officer, Corporate & Foundation Relations

  • Director of Alumni Affairs

  • Part-Time Operations Assistant

  • Post-Placement Counselor – Middle School

  • Senior Admissions Officer

  • Summer Program Coordinator

  • Summer Teaching Assistant

  • Summer Teachers (Prep & PREP 9 Preparatory Components)

    ABOUT PREP FOR PREP
    From their first orientation meeting, Prep students are taught the motto: Excellence, Integrity, Commitment, and Courage. Underpinning the four words of the motto is the theme of Community. The motto becomes a touchstone—values that shape students’ actions and the Prep for Prep Community as a whole. Prep students and alumni strive to embody these words in everything they do.
     
    Since 1978, Prep for Prep has identified New York City’s most promising students of color and prepared them for success at independent schools throughout the Northeast. Once placed, Prep supports the academic and personal growth of its students through college, creating a network of diverse leaders.
     
    Prep for Prep students come from modest backgrounds and go on to excel at the most prestigious colleges and universities in the world. Many are the first in their families to graduate from college. Nearly 3,000 of Prep’s college graduates are now leaders in every field imaginable, from business and law, education and the arts, to science and medicine.
     
    Founded by South Bronx school teacher Gary Simons with the support of Columbia University’s Teachers College, Prep for Prep opened its doors in 1978 with 25 students and three teachers. Eleven independent schools committed places in their seventh-grade classes.
     
    Today, nearly 80 schools enroll over 700 Prep students each year. The Prep Community includes over 4,500 students and alumni.

    Openings:
    Prep for Prep and PREP 9 seek teachers for their 7-week summer preparatory programs (June 26th with an opening faculty meeting the week of June 17th) for 6th - 9th graders.

    Prep for Prep    : Openings in Computer Science/STEM, Latin, ISEE Prep, Literature & Writing Conference, and Math classes for Prep for Prep will be held at the Trinity School. 

    PREP 9    : Openings in Computer Science/STEM, History, Math, and Math/Science (swing position). Classes for PREP 9 will be held at the Nightingale Bamford School.  NOTE: This program spends 2 weeks at a boarding school outside of NYC in July. 

    Requirements:
    • BA from a competitive college
    • Minimum of 3 years teaching experience at the middle school or high school level
    • Independent school experience a plus
     
    Salary:
    $6,000 - $8,000 (depending on prior experience) for the entire summer session for teachers with three or more years' relevant teaching experience.
    $4,000 - $5,000 for less than three years’ experience. Additional increments for summer or school year sessions worked at Prep for Prep
     
    HOW TO APPLY
    Please send a cover letter and resume with the subject line “Summer Teacher (indicate academic subject)” to: 
     
     
ADMISSIONS & 
ACADEMIC PROGRAMS 
163 West 91st Street
New York, NY 10024
P: 212.579.1470
LEADERSHIP PROGRAMS & 
ADMINISTRATION 
328 West 71st Street
New York, NY 10023
P: 212.579.1390
Prep for Prep develops ethical and effective leaders who reflect our diverse society for the enduring benefit of all.