Job Title: GraderTeam: BravenX Location: Remote from one of our current Braven operating states: GA, IL, DE, NY, NJ, DCEmployment Type: Temporary Part-timeStart Date: December 2024Duration: December 2024 - May 2025 with the possibility of extensionHours: 10 hours / Week (Hours may vary depending on heavier grading periods)Hourly Rate: $15-$21.67 per hour depending on stateAbout BravenBraven is a national nonprofit that prepares promising young people—many of whom are people of color, from low-income backgrounds, and the first in their families to attend college—to secure a strong first opportunity after college graduation through a career-accelerating program.We work with higher education and employer partners to offer a life-changing experience that begins with a semester-long course for college students followed by support that lasts through graduation.

Together, we are helping to open up access to the American Promise, empowering a generation of leaders who mirror the diversity of our country.To learn more, take a look at Braven’s Impact Report and Jobs Report.About the RoleIn order to achieve its ambition of serving 80,000-100,000 Fellows over the next decade, Braven is hiring a part-time Grader who will play a central role in supporting students (known in Braven as Fellows) toward success during the Accelerator.

A Grader is the first line of support to a caseload of students in their academic mastery in the Braven Accelerator.

The primary goal of Graders is ensuring their students are engaged and succeeding academically in the course.This role is on the BravenX Team team and reports directly to the Program Manager, Accelerator.What You’ll Do  Grade assignments for an assigned group of students using rubrics and provide meaningful feedback.

Support students who are flagged because of their grade, engagement, and/or other personal issues.

Communicate to the Braven team, group facilitators (known in Braven as Leadership Coaches, or LCs), and students about students’ mastery, engagement, and upcoming deadlines.

Attend one virtual class (known in Braven as ‘Learning Labs’) night per week (Wednesdays from 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM ET or Thursday 5:00 PM- 7:00 PM ET) to build relationships with students, provide support and answer questions about upcoming assignments, observe cohorts, and potentially substitute for absent group facilitators/LCs.

Attend weekly Grader meetings with the Grader Manager on Tuesdays from 1:00-2:00PM ET Hold one hour of virtual office hours per week, supporting students who come with questions.

Proactively reach out to students who need more support Deeply internalize Braven's instructional content such as modules, slide decks, assignments, and rubrics.

Attend all live trainings and complete additional asynchronous trainings.

Graders will complete one, 30-minute, asynchronous training per week during weeks 3 through 12 of the course.

The goal of this training is to ensure all graders are scoring with the same norms and to get questions answered about how to grade each assignment.

Serve as an ambassador for the Braven team on campus by serving on panels, sharing your experience with other campus stakeholders, etc., as time permits.