ELO: Summer Camp Mentor Teacher

Position Overview

Teach For America is partnering with Education for Change to provide a powerful summer learning experience—and we’re hiring experienced educators as Mentor Teachers. This paid role is ideal for cleared California‑credentialed teachers (preferred) who want to lead a summer classroom as the Teacher of Record while coaching new educators. You’ll ensure student safety, model strong instruction, and guide Corps Members’ daily teaching, helping them build confidence, accelerate their growth, and launch their journey as impactful teachers.

As a Mentor Teacher, you’ll receive ongoing professional development that strengthens your coaching, observation, and feedback skills while growing your leadership. You’ll collaborate with site directors, staff, and fellow MTs; practice giving actionable feedback; analyze teaching through a mission‑aligned lens; and refine your adult‑learning and facilitation skills. You’ll have the opportunity to shape new teachers and advance your own instructional leadership.

Required Qualifications

• Education/Certification: Valid teaching certificate and CPR/First Aid Certification Special
• Experienced or a desire to work in a diverse school district
• Passionate in working with students from underserved communities
• Excellent organizational, communication and interpersonal skills

Desired Qualifications:

• Proven track record of effective teaching, strong student outcomes, culturally responsive practice, and strong judgment around instruction, student needs, and safety
• Strong relationship‑building skills and ability to engage students and colleagues
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and follow through reliably (documentation, data trackers, deadlines)
• Highly collaborative, solutions‑oriented mindset when partnering with school staff and TFA teams
• Strong coaching and communication skills—able to give clear, actionable, bite‑sized feedback
• Commitment to creating a positive, inclusive CM experience—where CMs feel seen, supported, and motivated, where relationships with staff are collaborative and joyful, and where the community models the professionalism and care we want CMs to bring into their own classrooms.
• Reflective stance and growth mindset; eager to continually refine instructional leadership

Roles and Responsibilities

Classroom & Safety

• Be present in the classroom during all instruction and serve as Teacher of Record; ensure student safety and adherence to IEPs/504s.
• Manage classroom routines and behavior, emergency procedures, and school logistics.

Coaching & Development

• Serve as the primary coach of the Corps Members (~4-6 total) teaching reading and math
• Model strong instruction and culture; provide daily, actionable feedback to Corps Members (CMs).
• Use data to guide CM growth; lead check‑ins, rehearsals, and skill practice.
• Hold pre‑/post‑lesson conversations to improve practice.
• Escalate concerns early and reinforce Pre‑Service focus areas.

Data & Collaboration

• Complete required observations and trackers.
• Collaborate with School Operations Manager (SOM), Leadership Development Coach (LDC), and Managing Director of Leadership Development (MDLD) to align support.

EFC Core Values

• Connected- We continually work to build trusting relationships among students, families, staff, and the Oakland community at large. We are an all-hands-on-deck network driven by empathy. We value our collective identity and the individual identities of our community members and scholars such that we have a sense of collective ownership and responsibility for each other and for our scholars.
• Inclusive- We proactively disrupt predictable patterns of opportunity, power, privilege, and performance. We create an inclusive environment where multiple perspectives are not only valued but sought, where people from all backgrounds feel seen and heard and can thrive, and where we all feel a deep sense of accountability to our mission.
• Interdependent- Our success at every level is dependent on our individual and collective sustainability. To that end, we are transparent, creative, and collaborative problem-solvers who seek to build trusting relationships. We are curious and are open to new ideas while also putting systems in place to ensure continuity so that our employees can stay, grow, thrive, and help make good on our promise to our students and families.
• Learners- We support each other to develop and grow so that we can leverage our collective power, intelligence, and passion on behalf of our students. We lean on home-grown leaders who are rooted in our community. Individuals feel known and are provided opportunities to maximize their potential in alignment with their passions and goals.

Title IX Notice of Nondiscrimination

EFC prohibits sex discrimination including sex-based harassment in any education program or activity that it operates. Individuals may report concerns or questions regarding sex discrimination or harassment to the Title IX Coordinator. The contact information for the Title IX Coordinator, EFC’s Title IX notice of nondiscrimination, and additional information regarding your rights under Title IX are available on the EFC website at: https://www.efcps.org/Title_IX_Coordinator_Rights_Notice