Position Title: Junior Servant Leader (JSL), Seasonal

Reports To: Junior Servant Leader (JSL) Coach

Rate: $15.00/hr

Location: Philadelphia, PA

About The Center for Black Educator Development

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

As one of the Teaching Pathway programs that CBED offers, Freedom Schools Literacy Academy (FSLA) is a 5-week apprenticeship summer program that prepares high-school and college-aged aspiring educators by way of providing literacy intervention to elementary school scholars. Reporting to the JSL Coach, Junior Servant Leaders lead small group instruction with the support of college-aged Servant Leader Apprentices (SLAs). JSLs will receive professional development, training, cycles of feedback, and individualized coaching, equipping them with the black pedagogical understandings and instructional skills. JSLs will work collaboratively with SLAs to create affirming classroom environments, develop lesson plans aligned to the curriculum, analyze data to drive student outcomes, and co-lead social action projects with scholars. Through participation in FSLA, it is our aim that high school students will strongly consider becoming future educational leaders.

This is an in-person seasonal position from Wednesday, June 18th, 2025, to Friday, August 1st, 2025. This includes 1.5 weeks of training and 5 weeks of programming. JSLs are required to work Monday through Friday, from 7:45am-3:45pm.

Responsibilities

Support literacy instruction and lead small groups

• Collaborate with SLAs on the creation of thoughtful lesson plans, aligned to the provided curriculum

• Internalize lesson plans and provide high-quality instruction 1:1 or to small groups of scholars

• Analyze learning outcomes and data on a daily basis

• Support in classroom management and the intellectual, emotional, and social development of scholars

• Lead project-based learning activities with scholars with support of SLA

Develop professionally

• Actively participate in weekly coaching and professional development sessions

• Be receptive and implement feedback

• Take ownership for personal development and growth

Assume responsibility for administrative elements and scholar supervision

• Design visually appealing and welcoming space for scholars

• Chaperone scholars throughout the building and during field trips

• Adhere to CBED’s FSLA policies and procedures with fidelity

Skills & Qualifications

• You are interested in being a teacher and/or working with younger children in some

capacity.

• You are open to receiving and implementing feedback. You engage in constant reflection of your work–not just want you do but how you do it as well.

• You are resilient in the face of challenges.

You have a positive, solutions-oriented mindset. You are a flexible thinker willing to do “whatever it takes.”

• You believe in FSLA’s mission and instructional model and have a ferocious desire to provide our students with a world-class education.

• You have a deep commitment to The Center’s mission, vision, and core values.

Education Requirement

• Must have completed 9th grade