Junior Servant Leader Coach

Position Title: Junior Servant Leader (JSL) Coach (Seasonal)

(In-Person) Philadelphia PA, SE Michigan, Camden, NJ, Memphis TN

Reports to: Regional Manager

Pay Rate: $35/hr

About The Center for Black Educator Development

The Center for Black Educator Development exists to (re)build a national Black Teacher Pipeline to achieve educational and racial justice by ensuring there is equity in the recruiting, training, hiring, and retention of quality educators that reflect the cultural background and share common socio-political interests of the students they serve. Launched in June 2019, the Center for Black Educator Development is revolutionizing education by dramatically increasing the number of Black educators so that low-income Black and other disenfranchised students can reap the full benefits of a quality public education. Learn about our key strategies to build a national Black Teacher Pipeline by visiting our website at www.thecenterblacked.org.

About the Position

During the summer, CBED conducts a seven-week apprenticeship program for aspiring high school and college-aged educators called the Freedom School Literacy Academy (FSLA).  The goal of FSLA is to affirm low-income Black students by substantially increasing the number of Black teachers working with Black students, with a specific focus on social justice.

As the Junior Servant Leader Coach (JSLC), you have experience coaching and mentoring youth, teaching high school students, and writing curriculum.  The JSLC will be responsible for supporting the development of a high quality, academic-centered summer enrichment experience for Junior Servant Leaders, scholars, and their parents. Junior Servant Leaders (JSLs) attend weekly professional development sessions, receiving feedback and coaching in an effort to nurture an ecosystem of academic support, youth development and accountability. The Center commits to equipping future educators with pedagogical understandings and tools that extend beyond the traditionally euro-centric models currently prevalent in the field of education. By doing so, the Center hopes that our JSLs will emerge from their apprenticeship interested in the field of education upon graduation.  The Junior Servant Leader Coach will also be part of the onsite leadership and support the day-to-day logistics of the site.

This is an in-person, seasonal position from April to August 2023. Participants are asked to be available on a limited basis from April to mid-June for training, recruitment and hiring support.  From June to August participants will be required to work 5 days a week.

For In-Person and Virtual LeadershipTraining

• In-Person All Leadership Training in Philadelphia

• Location: Philadelphia

• Date: Thursday, April 27th- Sunday, April 30th

• 3 Additional Virtual Leadership Training Sessions:

• Session 1: Wednesday, May 10th, or Saturday, May 13th

• Session 2: Wednesday, May 17th, or Saturday, May 20th

• Session 3: Wednesday, May 31st, or Saturday, June 3rd

*Travel expenses will be paid/reimbursed for all leadership personnel outside of the Philadelphia Region

For Program Dates in your Regions:

Memphis, TN

• Monday, June 12th -Monday, July 31st

Responsibilities include:

• Manage a cohort of 8-10 JSLs toward program outcomes.
• Plan and facilitate daily lessons with JSLs on complex texts.
• Facilitate Mbongi academies once a week.
• Conduct classroom observations of JSLs and assist them with their facilitation skills.
• Guide JSLs through the completion of a social action project for the summer.
• Guide JSLs through the completion of a portfolio that includes assignments related to post secondary and career readiness, the Center’s curriculum, etc.
• Coach high school students in implementing instruction, maintaining professionalism and professional responsibilities, and other administrative duties as assigned.
• Provide onsite supervision to SLAs on weekdays from the hours of 8:00am-4:00pm.
• Limited administrative task to support the supervision of SLAs (ex. timesheet review and submission)

Background and experience expectations:

• Bachelor’s degree with at least two (2) years of teaching experience with students of color that resulted in high student outcomes
• At least two years experience coaching and mentoring adults
• Freedom Schools experience preferred
• Being open to learning how to give, implement, and receive feedback
• Experience with utilizing Zoom, Google Sheets, mail merge systems technology, data tracking systems and video editing software
• Experience managing technology communication systems
• A deep commitment to The Center’s mission, vision, and core values
• Solid commitment to advocacy for communities of people of color, children, and families
• Willingness to strive for excellence in all areas, and a willingness to bring high level creative energy

Other work requirements:

• Must be able to work program dates listed above
• Must be able to attend program training dates listed above
• Must be able to work in-person during program operating hours of Monday - Friday from 7:45 am-4:00 pm each day
• Must be able to travel as needed
• Must be able to operate technical equipment such as projectors and smartboard