The New American Association of Massachusetts (NAAM) is a non-profit organization that
provides social support services to refugees and immigrants in northeastern Massachusetts. Core services
include: ESOL classes, employment, case management, citizenship, youth programming, and more.
NAAM’s Youth Program serves immigrant and refugee youth ages 0-24 through afterschool and summer
programs, tutoring, mentoring, family engagement, and much more. We are currently hiring for a number
of short-term positions for our Lynn summer youth program.
NAAM is looking to hire an Elementary SEI Classroom Teacher for the summer 2024 (July 8th - August 15th)
Monday-Wednesday mornings; optional Thursday field trips
The Elementary Classroom Teacher will be responsible for planning and teaching a class of 12-15 elementary
schoolers, with help from one or two teen teaching assistants. Classes should include: English language
instruction, review of essential math and literacy skills, completions of summer reading assignments, and topical
science or social studies projects. Teachers will also be expected to supervise the teen teaching assistant(s)
assigned to them, and find ways to best incorporate them in the classroom. Elementary teachers or education
students with classroom experience are encouraged to apply.
Required Qualifications:

• High school diploma or equivalent
• Must have experience working with youth
• Must be dependable, flexible, and compassionate
• Must be vaccinated against COVID-19 and comfortable working in-person

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience (either professional or personal) with English Learners and immigrants
• Teaching experience in a classroom or out-of-school time program
• Be familiar with Lynn and the North Shore
• Knowledge of another language, especially Pashto, Dari, Haitian Creole, Russian, Ukrainian,

Portuguese, or Spanish

• Applicants from immigrant or multicultural backgrounds are strongly encouraged to apply