Servant Leader Apprentice

Position Title: Servant Leader Apprentice (In-Person Programming)

Location: Philadelphia

Reports to: Regional Manager

About CBED

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

Servant Leader Apprentices (SLAs) will provide literacy instruction and tutoring for elementary-aged scholars. You are committed to Black excellence in education and will work to develop a high quality, academic-centered after school experience for young learners. You are a self-starter who learns from your own areas of strength and growth. You feel a sense of responsibility over student outcomes, are receptive to feedback, and willing to be in charge of classroom management. You are also willing to support Junior Servant Leaders in implementing relevant instructional strategies. You will model professionalism for JSLs and help them manage their learning about literacy development and teaching, while supporting continuous improvement.

Responsibilities include:

Be the Instructional Leader in a classroom

• Teach literacy curriculum to elementary school students
• Collaborate with CBED staff to design lesson plans
• Implement best practices for classroom management
• Follow the Center’s curriculum, analyzing data to understand student outcomes

Commit to programmatic goals

• Build strong relationships with elementary students
• Attend required professional development workshops and 1:1 sessions with CBED staff
• Respond to feedback, adjusting teaching practice and instructional content as needed
• Collaborate with other Servant Leader Apprentices to create a cohesive, nurturing environment

Assume responsibility for administrative elements

• Take attendance and drive toward attendance outcomes
• Collaborate with CBED staff and partner school liaisons to analyze student progress
• Communicate outcomes regularly

Requirements, background, and experience expectations:

• Must be a student enrolled in a college program
• Interest in literacy, education, and helping to support learning outcomes with children
• Interest in mentoring high school students and elementary-aged children, setting rigorous and high learning expectations
• A deep commitment to The Center’s mission, vision, and core values
• Ability and willingness to engage in constant reflection on your work—not just what you do but how you do it as well
• Results-oriented– a flexible thinker willing to do “whatever it takes” and show resilience

Other work requirements:

• Weekday availability from 2:30 PM to 5:30PM (minimum of three days/week)
• Ability to physically perform the duties and to work in the environmental conditions required such as maneuvering between classes and responding to needs of young children