Job: Teaching Fellow

Jobing Description

Teaching Fellow, New Bedford, MA
Location: Massachusetts campuses
Job Code: 12TFMA2
# of openings: 5



Description

20122014 NATIONAL TEACHING FELLOWSHIP

Citizen Schools seeks a strong, diverse, talented cohort of candidates to join its National Teaching Fellowship. Citizen Schools is accepting applications for program sites in California, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, and Texas.

The National Teaching Fellowship is a unique, competitive, twoyear professional and leadership development program. The Fellowship is a paid service program that offers a diverse range of experiences to people of varied backgrounds who have high potential as educators. Teaching Fellows (TFs) are essential to the success of the Citizen Schools program. These engaging, dedicated, and caring adults work closely with urban middleschool students and their families to help transform lives. Each TF leads a group of approximately 1216 students, supporting their academic achievement through academic support and by facilitating handson, learning activities led by community volunteers. The Citizen Schools program offers TFs the opportunity to engage students in a diverse range of educational experiences and provides leadership development support with the ultimate goal of preparing students for high school success, and enhanced college and career access.

THE NATIONAL TEACHING FELLOWSHIP
Fellows build strong relationships with their students, engage weekly with families and teachers, and serve as mentors and rolemodels for middle school students. They have an impact on students by helping them develop leadership and teamwork skills, and confidence; supporting their students belief and preparedness in college and career readiness. Fellows communicate regularly with teachers, families, and Citizen Teachers to promote middle school achievement, college and career access.

Fellows help students develop skills to be more successful in the classroom. They guide students through curricula designed to increase their Math and English skills, proficiency in testtaking, notetaking and organizational skills, support homework completion, and academic skills building. Fellows build a culture of achievement with their team and in the school campus and are responsible for promoting student grade gains.

Fellows support and coach Citizen Teachers community volunteers who share their professional skills or personal interests with students through tenweek handson learning projects called apprenticeships. Fellows help Citizen Teachers produce engaging lesson plans, provide academic support, manage student behavior, and support preparation for WOW!s authentic products, performances, or presentations created by students.

Fellows intern with Citizen Schools, a partner school, or other community organization. Through a morning partnership, Fellows build their professional skills in a nonprofit or school environment, directly impacting civic engagement, curriculum development, or program management.

NATIONAL TEACHING FELLOW QUALIFICATIONS
Successful applicants will possess a range of attributes, including:
Knowledge of and commitment to the Citizen Schools mission
Demonstrated ability to engage children in groups and a commitment to student achievement
Academic skills proficiency in middle school math and English
Coaching skills and ability to provide and receive constructive feedback
Commitment to teamwork and collaboration with diverse groups of people
Desire to work with middle schools students and their families in an innercity environment
Ability to build relationships and influence students, colleagues, and community members
Capacity for youth development and community building skills
Strong professional skills, including teamwork, problemsolving, verbal and written communication, detailorientation, time management, and organization
Demonstrated leadership ability and interest in the outofschool time field
Proficiency in Spanish a plus
A Bachelor s degree is required
Previous instructional experience a plus
Embodiment of Citizen Schools values: Pride, Joy, Respect, Courage, Teamwork, Perseverance, and Vision

NATIONAL TEACHING FELLOW COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS
Teaching Fellows receive an annual stipend of $22,800 (paid in monthly installments), plus a generous benefit package including full health care coverage, 50% dental coverage, three weeks vacation annually, extensive training, in addition to a transportation allowance or transit pass. Teaching Fellows will receive a $5,550 AmeriCorps Education Award upon successfully completing each year of service. Loan forbearance for qualified student loans is also available through AmeriCorps.

NATIONAL TEACHING FELLOWSHIP APPLICATION PROCESS
The Fellowship application is available online at: http://www.citizenschools.org/careers/teachingfellowship/. The admissions process is highly competitive and interested candidates are encouraged to apply by the designated deadlines. All National Teaching Fellows positions begin in Summer 2012; the application process will be open in mid September 2011. Please DO NOT submit more than one application. If you are interested in more than one location, you will have the opportunity to indicate this on your application.

ABOUT CITIZEN SCHOOLS
Citizen Schools partners with middle schools to expand the learning day for children across the country. We mobilize a second shift of afternoon educators, who provide academic support, leadership development, and "apprenticeships"?handson projects taught by volunteers from business and civic organizations. At Citizen Schools, students develop the skills, knowledge and beliefs they need to succeed in middle school, advance towards college, and become leaders in their careers and communities. Citizen Schools approach is innovative, rigorous, and evidencebased. Recent research has reported that high attendance and academic success in middle school are critical indicators of highschool graduation and college completion. We work intensively with students to develop their academic and leadership skills, and forge strong partnerships with students families, classroom teachers, corporations, and community organizations to create a network of supportive adults in each student s life. Citizen Schools offers an array of handson learning opportunities that make learning relevant, and introduces students to diverse colleges and careers through trips and projects that connect current learning with future opportunities. Building on sixteen years of programming innovation and results, Citizen Schools is in the midst of a strategic growth plan to scale up its programs to serve almost 7,000 students. We currently partner with 31 schools in seven states (California, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina and Texas), serving approximately 4,500 students and engaging 4,200 Citizen Teachers. Citizen Schools has been recognized as a national model program by the U.S. Department of Education, has been named a national winner of Fast Company Magazine s Social Capitalist Award in 2004, 2006, 2007 and 2008, and has been chosen by the Skoll Foundation as a winner of the Skoll Social Entrepreneurship Award.

Citizen Schools is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of sex, race, color, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, cultural heritage, ancestry, political belief, age, marital status, pregnancy, physical or mental disability or veteran status. Citizen Schools is compliant with the American with Disabilities Act and we are committed to making special accommodations for your interview or work as a Team Leader. If specific accommodations are needed, please notify the hiring manager and we are happy to make any necessary arrangements to meet your needs.