Counselor/Teaching Assistant, BEAM Discovery (New York)

COUNSELOR/TEACHING ASSISTANT, BEAM DISCOVERY

This summer, be part of a transformative experience for students from low-income and historically marginalized communities with exceptional potential in math. Be a role model, guide, and friend to your students as they begin their path to advanced mathematics. 

Bridge to Enter Advanced Mathematics (BEAM), a project of the Art of Problem Solving Initiative, Inc., is seeking undergraduate students or recent graduates to be counselors and teaching assistants for a summer program that gives everyone a chance to excel in mathematics. During summer 2026, we will run two programs: BEAM Discovery and BEAM Summer Away. 

BEAM Discovery is a cornerstone of BEAM’s 10-year Pathway Program, providing a residential math experience where students grow as problem solvers, learners, and community members. As a counselor, you will help students discover powerful mathematical ideas, build confidence, and see themselves as mathematicians.

Learn more about our 10-year program.

What You’ll Do:

At BEAM Discovery, you'll create a vibrant social experience for kids who are discovering for the first time that there are other people who like doing mathematics. In this role, you'll also be a TA for classes on topics such as number theory, combinatorics, problem solving, and computer science. Courses taught at BEAM are designed by our faculty members and focus on topics in mathematics that they’re passionate about and chosen by students based on what they are interested in. Be a role model and guide for students who are just beginning to set their educational path!

As a Counselor/Teaching Assistant, you will:

• Help students get to-and-from the program in travel groups.
• This involves meeting students at a subway stop or other meeting point and traveling with them to the camp location during the morning and in the afternoon. Note that Counselors will be paid starting from the time they arrive at a pick up location. The commute time they take from their own home until they arrive at a pick up location is considered “commuting to work time” and therefore is not paid.
• Based on guidance from the Camp Leadership Team, counselors are expected to communicate daily (if needed) with parents and/or caregivers about logistical details regarding student pick up and drop off.
• Supervise students.
• Run social and community activities.
• Build a positive social environment.
• Work with students on mathematics, both one-on-one and as a teaching assistant.
• Support with preparing for student arrival and departure, such as morning greeting, setting up materials, and end-of-day cleanup.

Who You Are:

Counselors must be strong mathematically, be reliable, and take initiative. They should be charismatic and ab