Overview

Are you passionate about Jewish cultural identity and social justice? The Secular Jewish Cultural Sunday School of Boston Workers Circle teaches Jewish history, culture, and social justice to young people in grades Pre-K through 7th grade. 

Join our team of teachers! 

BWC provides each teacher with a broad curriculum which is adapted to meet the needs of the children in each class, and is guided by an arts and project-based approach.

Grades Currently Hiring:

  • Pre-K/Kindergarten– (Jewish holidays and traditions through stories, drama, and crafts, building the new family community)
  • *Beyz (2nd grade — “People of the book” and Jewish stories)
  • *B’nai Mitzvah (7th grade — leading students through the study of Jewish values and their own personal research project).

Ideal Candidates Have…

  • Experience in a classroom, after-school, or summer camp working directly with middle schoolers, elementary schoolers, or early childhood-aged kids. 
  • Some knowledge of Jewish history and culture.
  • A demonstrated commitment to social justice.
  • Knowledge of Yiddish and or Ladino is a plus, though not required.
  • Knowledge of community organizing is a plus, though not required.
  • Availability to teach two to three Sunday mornings each month from 10:00 am – 1:00 pm (includes set-up and clean-up) in Brookline, MA, from September 15- June 1. Our site is T-accessible, wheelchair accessible and there is street parking.

COMPENSATION/BENEFITS:

  • Starting salary is $100-$105 per session for 22 sessions a year (commensurate with experience)
  • Discounted Yiddish classes through the Boston Workers Circle (mix of in-person or online class choices) and  through the National Workers Circle 
  • Professional Development opportunities

ABOUT THE BOSTON WORKERS CIRCLE (BWC):

The Boston Workers Circle, Arbeter Ring in Yiddish, is an organization founded over 120 years ago by Secular Yiddish-speaking Jewish immigrants as a progressive mutual aid society. Today, Boston Workers Circle Center for Jewish Culture and Social Justice (BWC) is a thriving, intergenerational, member-led community with 700 dues-paying members and 17 member-led committees, anchored by a team of 6 core staff. We are a spiritual home for secular Jewish life, a voice for progressive Jewish values and social change, and an arts and education center celebrating Yiddish and diasporic Jewish cultures. 

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