YouthBuild is EXPANDING and looking to hire a FULL TIME TEACHER!

Are you interested in a position that will make a difference in your life and the lives of others? Community Teamwork is a private non-profit organization with over 500 employees dedicated to reducing barriers and creating opportunities for low income individuals and families.

At Community Teamwork our employees enjoy best-in-class benefits to support their physical, financial and emotional wellness.

We offer:

• Casual work environment
• 4 weeks of Paid Time Off
• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Paid Life Insurance
• Tuition reimbursement
• 11 paid holidays
• Paid sick leave
• Career advancement and professional development
• 5% contribution to your 401K whether you participate on your own or not.
• Great co-workers and a great mission with an outstanding Community Action Agency
• 37.5 hour work week

YouthBuild Lowell is currently seeking a full time Teacher who will be responsible for teaching basic academic skills to students with varying academic levels, while integrating Reading, Math skills, Social Justice, community issues and culture into the curriculum. The YouthBuild Teacher will work to prepare YouthBuild students to meet necessary goals needed to qualify to get a high school equivalency degree.

YouthBuild is a vocational program for young adults between the ages of 16 to 24 who have dropped out of school and are ready to embrace a second chance to receive educational and vocational training to achieve success. YouthBuild provides education and employment training to prepare youth for careers in either Construction and/or Culinary Arts.

Responsibilities include:

• Teach basic skills to students including math, reading, language arts, social studies, science, social justice and community issues, and culture into the curriculum.
• Responsible for integrating high school equivalency test skills into the curriculum.
• Ensure classroom compliance with program standards; provide daily leadership and mentoring in the classroom; and assess individual student progress and adapt curriculum and lesson plans to the needs of the students.

Qualifications include:

• Bachelor’s Degree in education or related field required. Master’s Degree preferred.
• Minimum of 3 years’ experience teaching basic skills to high school students, young adults, or adults.
• Familiarity with the TABE pre-assessment test, high school equivalency test and other standardized assessments required.
• Thorough understanding of and commitment to serving the needs of disadvantaged and/or adjudicate youth.
• Experience in creative curriculum planning and development.
• Ability to work sensitively and effectively with multiracial and multicultural groups.
• Excellent customer service, organizational, interpersonal, oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to motivate students and collaborate with others around program issues, and team teaching.
• Bilingual skills (English/Spanish or English/Khmer) are a plus.
• May perform additional duties as assigned.

Commitment to Diversity Equity and Inclusion

Community Teamwork is committed to an equitable, non-discriminatory, and anti-racist approach in all components of our organizational structure and operations, including the job application process. We recognize that people of underprivileged backgrounds and underrepresented identities often are not afforded equitable access to resources, opportunities, and professional development. We offer professional development, training, and tuition reimbursement opportunities to ensure that you and CTI are set up for success. We encourage you to apply if you see an opening that is exciting to you and include examples of your work that you feel demonstrate your qualifications. Please feel free to speak to all experiences, skills, and educational certifications that you feel are relevant. We look forward to reviewing your application.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status. Community Teamwork is a drug free work environment.

This is an exciting opportunity to become an integral member of an innovative, outcome focused team in an organization committed to excellence.