Teaching Staff to Support SEL Integration into Service Learning Projects

Everett, MA - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 30+ days ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Integration of Social-Emotional Learning into Academics through Service-Learning

Social and emotional competencies serve as a foundation for achieving academic goals while academic instruction also provides a ripe opportunity for teaching and practicing social and emotional learning (SEL). Through schoolwide SEL Everett Public Shools can ensure that SEL is woven throughout academic instructional time to support and deepen learning (CASEL)

Job Posting: Support Teachers for SEL/Service-Learning Integration Project

Position: Support Teachers (Up to 3 positions available)
Location: Lafayette School
Project Duration: 30 hours during an 8 week span between Fall 2025 - June 2026

About the Project:

EPS is excited to announce an opportunity for up to three (3) support teachers to collaborate with a dedicated Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) team on an innovative 8-week service-learning project. This project will integrate SEL into academic courses creating meaningful learning experiences that foster both academic and personal growth for our students.

The support teachers will play a key role in co-creating and implementing the project working alongside the core SEL team. This is a unique chance to contribute to an initiative that embeds social-emotional competencies directly into academic learning empowering students to see the connections between their emotional growth and their academic success.

Job Responsibilities:

Collaborative Unit Development: Work closely with the SEL team to design and implement one academic unit that integrates SEL standards and goals with service-learning.
Student Engagement: Foster student ownership over their learning by facilitating discussions and activities that connect students perspectives to academic content and service-learning projects.
Co-Construction of Knowledge: Co-create knowledge with students helping them explore real-world problems through a service-learning framework and guiding them in identifying solutions related to SEL competencies.
Ongoing Support: Participate in regular meetings with the SEL team to collaborate on the implementation of lessons and provide ongoing support.
Data Collection & Reflection: Collect data on student outcomes provide ongoing formative assessments and contribute to the reflection process to continuously improve the projects impact.

Key Expectations:

Collaboration: Work in partnership with the SEL team to implement SEL through service-learning within academic settings.
Professional Development: Attend a 3-day training in September 2025 to design an SEL/SL unit and prepare that unit for classroom integration.
Unit Implementation: Implement one (1) integrated SEL/SL units across at least one academic course during the 8-week project duration between Fall 2025 and June 2026. These units will then be used with students every year after this year.
Periodic Meetings: Meet periodically with the SEL team to support the implementation of lessons share insights and troubleshoot challenges.

Required Qualifications:

Strong commitment to student-centered inquiry-based learning models particularly service-learning.
Ability to collaborate effectively with a diverse team of educators students and community members.
Experience with or a strong interest in social-emotional learning service-learning or project-based learning.
Excellent communication skills and a passion for creating a positive supportive learning environment for all students.
Prior experience in teaching is preferred but not required.

Stipend Details:

Training: 3-day professional development training in 2025.
Stipend Pay: 30 hours of work which includes attending training collaborating with the SEL team and implementing lessons throughout the 8-week project not to exceed 30 hours at $40/hr.
Total Stipend Amount: $1200.00
Ongoing Support: Participate in periodic team meetings to receive coaching and guidance in the lesson implementation and assessment process.

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Integration of Social-Emotional Learning into Academics through Service-LearningSocial and emotional competencies serve as a foundation for achieving academic goals while academic instruction also provides a ripe opportunity for teaching and practicing social and emotional learning (SEL). Through sc...