Hybrid Writers’ Room Program Assistant

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About the role

  • Writers' Room Program Assistant tutoring students at the John D. O’Bryant School. Engaging students in writing support and development in a collaborative environment.

Responsibilities

  • Serve as a tutor to students in grades 7-12 seeking writing support for class visits across all content areas (humanities and STEM)
  • Support students’ writing development through one-on-one conferences, small-group collaboration, whole-class instruction, and humanities clubs and workshops
  • Develop and lead 826 Boston-created programming, which can include stand-alone workshops, creative writing clubs, and publication projects
  • Assist with Writers’ Room volunteer coordination, including managing email communication and tracking attendance
  • Support students in developing social-emotional learning skills and processing life experiences through writing and other mediums
  • Create and update wall programming including advocacy boards, writing contests, and student-facing opportunities
  • Develop a bimonthly newsletter that summarizes the program’s notable highlights and 826 Boston events
  • Support publishing project design cycle, from giving feedback to student authors and copy editing the manuscript to designing the publication and planning the book release party
  • Communicate project progress to staff supervisor and seek counsel when help is needed to execute goals
  • Assist the Writers’ Room Manager with administrative tasks, the upkeep and beautification of the Writers' Room, and partner meetings or school-based professional development, as needed

Requirements

  • Experience tutoring, mentoring, or working with students in grades 7-12 in an urban setting
  • Ability to create engaging programming environments that encourage innovative, creative, and student-centered thinking
  • A love of developing fun and inclusive environments that center safety, learning, joy, and, most importantly, whimsy
  • Demonstrated commitment to fostering community, building a strong sense of team, and embracing values of diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging
  • Knowledge of and fluency with social and racial justice, intersectionality, BIPOC and LGBTQIA+ history, and historic/current systems of oppression
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills
  • Proficiency in organizational, time management, project management, and resource management skills
  • Willingness to give and receive feedback with humility, regulation, and tact
  • Experience with and/or open to learn Google Apps, Salesforce, Airtable, Canva, InDesign, and similar platforms as the organization’s needs evolve
  • Experience with and/or willingness to learn high school-level STEM tutoring practices
  • Experience with classroom management preferred, but not required
  • Familiarity with the Boston Public Schools system, particularly the schools in Roxbury, Dorchester, and Jamaica Plain, preferred, but not required
  • Proficiency in Spanish, Haitian Creole, or Cape Verdean Creole preferred, but not required.

Benefits

  • Flexible work from home options
  • Generous paid time off (including 15 PTO days, accrued sick leave, 13 paid holidays, 6 Summer Fridays, and an organization wide two-week winter break)
  • Health, dental, and vision insurance (826 Boston covers 80% of premiums)
  • Parental leave
  • Paid sabbaticals
  • Professional development opportunities

Job title

Writers’ Room Program Assistant

Job type

Experience level

Mid levelSenior

Salary

$40,900 per year

Degree requirement

High School Diploma

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