Engaging Schools seeks a student support professional to partner with district administrators, school leaders, and staff members to recalibrate District Codes of Character, Conduct, and Support and implement schoolwide climate and culture initiatives. Program Associates provide professional learning that includes coaching and consultation and facilitate change processes with a focus on middle and high schools in urban districts.
We envision school communities where all adults support each and every student to strengthen skills and mindsets needed to thrive and make positive contributions in school, work, and life. To achieve this, Engaging Schools collaborates with educators to create equitable and engaging classrooms and schools that support students’ social, emotional, and academic learning and development.
Our organization is dedicated to building an antiracist and inclusive culture and an increasingly diverse staff. We are supporting change and working to dismantle systemic racism in the districts with whom we partner. Given the diversity within and among these districts, we strongly encourage applicants with lived experience of racism and other forms of oppression/discrimination.
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For more information about Engaging Schools, and to explore whether you might be the right match for this opportunity, please visit our website at www.engagingschools.org.
Location: We are looking for candidates who reside in the Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, Southeast, or Midwest.
Travel: Some travel outside of one’s immediate geographical area will be required.
Compensation: Salary commensurate with experience, and generous benefits package.
Opportunity to advance within the organization.
Please send resume and cover letter to: https://engaging-schools.hiringthing.com/job/276848/program-associate
The application process will remain open until the position is filled.
Founded in 1982, Engaging Schools is a national non-profit organization based in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Engaging Schools collaborates with educators to create equitable and engaging classrooms and schools that support students’ social, emotional, and academic learning and development.
School communities where all adults are empowered to support each and every student to strengthen the mindsets and skills needed to thrive and make positive contributions in school, work, and life.
There are three core values tied to every aspect of Engaging Schools’ programming: equity, community, and democracy. These values provide a foundation for helping students learn, and they support schools to carry out a meaningful instructional program, create a stimulating professional culture for staff, and foster a respectful and responsible student body. They are also fundamental to creating a better society and a more hopeful future.
These core values and associated beliefs are listed below.