Community Educator Teton Literacy Center

Position: AmeriCorps Community Educator with Teton Literacy Center
Ameri Corps Community Educator with Teton Literacy Center

Ameri Corps Community Educators with Teton Literacy Center (TLC) plan, teach, develop curriculum, and manage resources in TLC's most visible and critical community activities. This position is responsible for working with TLC staff to develop and deliver literacy programming to serve students, PreK through 12 th grade, and their parents. Success requires a commitment to high-functioning communication within and across all areas of the organization including after-school and family literacy programs, operations, reporting and data, and community outreach and collaboration.

Ameri Corps Community Educators with TLC have a passion for working with children, education and service and an ability and willingness to take initiative, solve problems, multi-task effectively and with humor. They have the ability to facilitate both large and small groups of children in Pre-k through 12 th grade and the willingness to learn and grow alongside TLC families.

This position requires the ability to work both independently and cooperatively with attention to detail and the ability to meet deadlines. Further help on this page can be found by clicking here.

Member Duties :
Programmatic Instruction Instruct school year, summer, and STEAM programs for students in Pre-k through 12th grade, and their parents, in our out-of-school time setting through student-centered and project-based instruction while always ensuring participants' safety. Instruction may include, but is not limited to, after school clubs, summer SOAR programs, literacy small groups, kindergarten prep programs, pre-k programs and family literacy workshops.

Provide programming for family literacy programs, including Family Literacy Nights and other TLC events. Develop high-quality curriculum and daily lesson plans aligned with TLC standards and program goals through embedded training and professional development. Apply national and TLC best practices for classroom management to maximize student engagement and success while instructing small and large groups of students. Coordinate, build, and maintain community partnerships to create literacy-based programming.

Program Benefits :
Living Allowance , Training , Education award upon successful completion of service , Stipend , Housing .

Terms :

Car recommended , Permits attendance at school during off hours , Permits working at another job during off hours .

Service Areas :

Community and Economic Development , Community Outreach , Education , Children/Youth .

Skills :

Youth Development , Community Organization , Teaching/Tutoring , Education .