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Teach For America · 1 month ago

Content Facilitator (Pre-Service Seasonal Staff)

United States

Full-time

Remote

Mid Level

$31.15/hr - $31.15/hr

4+ years exp

Teach For America is dedicated to providing educational opportunities for all students, and they are seeking a Content Facilitator to prepare and execute key corps member sessions throughout Pre-Service. The role involves facilitating learning spaces, observing lesson rehearsals, and collaborating with other staff to support corps member development in content and pedagogy.

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Responsibilities

Internalize, prepare, rehearse, and act on the feedback for corps member sessions, including core content and pedagogy sessions and other related sessions (ex., any preparation or rehearsal spaces)

Meet ongoing with the Content Coordinator as well as other Content Facilitators to build strong and supportive relationships, check progress on spring responsibilities, plan and rehearse programming, engage in feedback conversations, and more

Utilize and support others in their engagement of the systems and structures needed to achieve outcomes (i.e., email, Docebo, Slack, incident reports, etc.)

Complete 30-40 hours of asynchronous learning modules

Engage in regular synchronous, virtual training experiences with your Content Coordinator starting April 20th, including 1:1 check-ins and role-specific meetings

Build an understanding of the Content Facilitator’s role in supporting Teacher Leadership programming and outcomes

Prepare and facilitate core content and pedagogy sessions, leading Corps Members to build knowledge, skills, and orientations as it relates to content and pedagogy, including making connections to developing teacher leaders

Build understanding of Corps Member development through introducing and facilitating andragogy, such as micro-teaches, rehearsals, video screening sessions, and more

Adapt and implement routine collaborative planning spaces that respond to emerging Corps Member needs and trends

Collaborate with other staff members, including the Content Coordinator, other Content Facilitators, as well as Teacher Leadership Facilitators, Regional Community Chairs, and Corps Member coaches, to maintain a cohesive Corps Member development program, reporting any missed assignments or escalating any other concerns that contribute to aligned solutions and Corps Member support

Attend to Corps Member health, safety, and wellness through the execution of sessions and through the effective use of incident reporting

Attend and engage in Content Facilitator meetings and development spaces to reflect, prepare for upcoming facilitation, elevate and address trends, make responsive adjustments, and collaborate with other Pre-service staff

Building on one’s understanding of teacher leadership to support CF and CM development

Making connections with CFs to illustrate how content sessions directly relate to Teacher Leadership sessions

Practicing or Internalizing session materials

Consistently utilizing org-wide systems and structures (i.e., email, Docebo, Slack, incident reports, etc.) to stay aware of important updates and announcements

Delivering synchronous content to a cohort of teachers

Modeling belonging and identity-affirming leadership practices

Qualification

Teaching experienceInstructional practice knowledgeFacilitation skillsCurricular literacyZoom proficiencyFeedback skillsCollaboration skillsAdaptability

Required

Bachelor's degree required

At least 4 years of teaching experience

At least 2-3 years working with novice teachers in a facilitation, development, coaching, or support role, specifically focused on their instructional practice

Strong knowledge and understanding of instructional practice in your content area, as well as a commitment to developing a nuanced and rigorous understanding of how the instructional practice lives out in the Pre-Service context

Demonstrated commitment to engaging in personal reflection, giving and receiving feedback, and identifying and responding to trends

Demonstrated ability to support the development of others through feedback, modeling, rehearsing, debriefing conversations, and leading development opportunities

Ability to synthesize multiple arcs of learning and frameworks, such that learning is concrete and applicable for Corps Members

Commitment to deepening learning around curricular literacy as our central approach to teacher lesson and unit preparation, recognizing that this is divergent from previous ways of thinking about traditional 'lesson planning.'

Adeptness with Zoom and other virtual platforms

Ability to work occasional weekend or evening work hours required for Spring Training