Raising Multicultural Kids

Company Description
Raising Multicultural Kids is an education-focused non-profit organization dedicated to preparing youth for the future workforce. The organization’s mission is to foster an inclusive mindset that celebrates differences, encourages new experiences, and values collaboration. Serving youth, families, educators, and the broader community, Raising Multicultural Kids provides programming and training that build skills for thriving in a diverse workforce. Its initiatives help participants develop cultural competence, global awareness, and the ability to work effectively across backgrounds in a global economy.
Position Overview
TEACH Leaders are emerging educators and youth-serving professionals who participate in comprehensive training and then bring RMK's multicultural curriculum into PreK–5 classrooms.
Using diverse children's literature, discussion, art, movement, and hands-on activities, TEACH Leaders help students explore identity, culture, community, representation, resilience, and belonging while developing important literacy and social-emotional skills.
TEACH Leaders receive&nbsp;
50+ hours of training
&nbsp;in culturally responsive teaching, trauma-informed practices, child development, classroom facilitation, and RMK curriculum before and throughout their classroom experience. No prior teaching experience is required; we are looking for individuals who are eager to learn, comfortable working with children, and committed to creating welcoming learning environments.
Responsibilities
TEACH Leaders will:
<ul>
<li>Participate fully in required RMK training, coaching, and program meetings.</li>
<li>Learn and prepare RMK lesson plans and accompanying materials before entering the classroom.</li>
<li>Facilitate interactive multicultural lessons for PreK–5 students using literature, discussion, arts integration, movement, and hands-on activities.</li>
<li>Create classroom environments where students feel comfortable participating, sharing ideas, and learning from one another.</li>
<li>Work collaboratively with classroom teachers, school staff, other TEACH Leaders, and RMK staff.</li>
<li>Model professionalism, reliability, cultural humility, curiosity, and respect.</li>
<li>Reflect on classroom experiences and use feedback from RMK staff and educators to strengthen teaching practice.</li>
<li>Assist with lesson preparation, classroom materials, and program evaluation as needed.</li>
<li>Represent RMK professionally in partner schools and community settings.</li>
</ul>
Qualifications
We encourage applicants from a wide range of backgrounds and experiences. Strong candidates will:
<ul>
<li>Have an interest in education, youth development, social work, psychology, the arts, community engagement, or a related field.</li>
<li>Enjoy working with elementary-age children.</li>
<li>Be comfortable speaking and facilitating activities in front of groups.</li>
<li>Be dependable and able to commit to scheduled training and classroom assignments.</li>
<li>Be open to feedback and interested in developing their skills as an educator or youth leader.</li>
<li>Demonstrate respect for people from different cultures, identities, backgrounds, and lived experiences.</li>
<li>Be willing to engage thoughtfully in conversations about identity, culture, bias, representation, and belonging.</li>
<li>Work well as part of a team.</li>
</ul>
Prior classroom or teaching experience is helpful but not required.
What TEACH Leaders Gain
TEACH is designed to be both a program for elementary students&nbsp;
and a workforce-development experience for people who want to work with youth.
TEACH Leaders gain:
<ul>
<li>50+ hours of professional training.</li>
<li>Substantial hands-on classroom experience.</li>
<li>Practice facilitating discussions and managing groups of students.</li>
<li>Experience with culturally responsive and trauma-informed teaching practices.</li>
<li>Exposure to curriculum development and arts-integrated instruction.</li>
<li>Coaching and feedback from experienced educators and RMK staff.</li>
<li>Professional experience that can strengthen resumes, graduate-school applications, and future employment in education and youth-serving fields.</li>
<li>Opportunities to build relationships with educators, schools, and other emerging professionals.</li>
<li>Must have reliable transportation to program sites (South Shore area, MA)</li>
</ul>
Schedule &amp; Commitment
TEACH Leaders must be available for required training and assigned classroom programming. Classroom schedules vary based on partner-school needs. Because students and schools depend on TEACH Leaders being present for scheduled lessons,&nbsp;
reliability and consistent attendance are essential to this position.
Compensation
TEACH Leaders are&nbsp;
paid for training and classroom/program hours
. Specific compensation will be provided during the application process, but it's usually between $18-22 an hour depending on your experience.

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