Assistant Teacher for Children’s Program
We are looking for an assistant teacher to support our multi-age children’s program at
Common Street, 1-2 Sunday mornings per month.
Our program supports diversity while we explore values like kindness and courage, and
celebrate holidays from many religious traditions. We have snack, do artistic
activities, play games, have a circle where we share about the themes, sing, and
listen to stories.
Assistant teacher responsibilities include setup and cleanup, helping
with activities, supporting children as needed, getting supplies ready, and some
preparation ahead of time. The ideal candidate would have experience with
children, be good with arts, crafts, and games, play an instrument or sing, and be
energetic and willing to support the class and the lead teacher.
Approximate time
would be from 9:30-12:30 with classes on the 3rd and 5th Sundays per month, with
additional preparation time during the week. Approximately 4 hours per week
when there’s a class; $22/hour.
To apply email your resume and a brief letter describing why you would be a good fit for this role to Jennifer Goodman, Lead Teacher for Children’s Circle, at jennifer@commonstreet.org
Please note our policy that we do not consider members of Common Street for staff roles.
Peace Flag Movement Internship
Our Mission: The PEACE Flag Movement works to unite the world in the fight for equity and justice for all people. It starts with the flag, making the hope of change visible. And it grows when we turn education and conversation into action. Raising this flag is a promise to speak up, stand up, rise up.
Purpose and Role: The Peace Flag Movement has been rapidly expanding in the past few years, especially in terms of the number of flags shipped and distributed, and so an intern is needed to help the volunteer project leaders keep up with demand for flags, as well as to mail flags to individuals and to monitor our email account.
The intern for the Peace Flag Movement performs weekly logistical tasks such as packaging flags, preparing flags for shipment and mailing packages, and organizing the stock of flags. The intern will be in communication with volunteer project leaders throughout the week to manage workflow, process customer feedback, and improve functionality and project results. This may include responding to emails related to flag orders, fielding emails to get to the proper team lead for response, and helping to organize online files.
Skills and Qualifications:
Able to use Microsoft Excel, Outlook, manage Google Drive, Google Docs, Google Sheets.
Work independently, lift a box of 30lbs, transportation to Natick Center, strong communication skills, alignment with the mission of the Peace Flag Movement.
Supervision:
The Peace Flag Movement intern will be supervised by Maggie Sky, founder of the Peace Flag Movement.
The time commitment for this position is between 3-5 hours per week. Compensation is $15 per hour.
If interested, please mail email or cover letter of interest along with resume to Maggie Sky and send to human@peaceflagmovement.org