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Community Conversation Facilitator - Massachusetts (Seasonal)

🇺🇸 Massachusetts, MA

🕑 Part-Time

💰 $26 - $30 per Hour

💻 Learning & Development

🗓️ October 30th, 2025

Edtech.com's Summary

Teach For America is hiring a Community Conversation Facilitator - Massachusetts (Seasonal). This role involves facilitating in-person belonging-focused conversations over meals with groups of approximately ten 1st and 2nd year corps members. The facilitator will prepare for conversations, attend training, lead the discussions, and participate in debrief sessions during scheduled fall and spring dates.

Highlights
  • Facilitate belonging-focused conversations with 1st and 2nd year corps members in groups of about 10.
  • Prepare discussion materials and model reflections for participants.
  • Attend 1-2 hours of training and rehearsal per facilitation.
  • Participate in a 30-60 minute debrief after each session.
  • Require availability for scheduled in-person sessions on specific dates in December, March, and April from 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM EST.
  • Must have at least 3 years of professional experience including direct experience or development work related to experience and belonging with adults.
  • Require at least 2 years of ECE-12 teaching experience with demonstrated student success.
  • Strong facilitation skills with adults and the ability to respond agilely in the moment are essential.
  • Compensation is hourly with rates based on geographic tier: Tier A $25.68, Tier B $28.03, Tier C $30.29 per hour.
  • Engage with Teach For America corps members and support belonging and community connection efforts.

Community Conversation Facilitator - Massachusetts (Seasonal) Full Description

ROLE TITLE: Community Conversation Facilitator - Massachusetts (Seasonal)  
APPLICATION DEADLINE: October 25th, 2025
LOCATION: Massachusetts 

WHAT YOU'LL DO
TFA Community Conversation Facilitators are responsible for facilitating belonging-focused conversations over food in-person with groups of ~10 1st and 2nd year corps members. Facilitators will receive conversation guidance, engage in 1-2 hours of training, facilitate the ~1 hour conversation, and participate in a 30-60 minute debrief. Conversations/meals will happen in the fall and spring, and the number of times a facilitator facilitates will depend on regional needs.

WHAT YOU'LL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR (~5 hours/facilitation):
  • Internalize and prepare for the conversations/meals, including preparing model reflections to share with corps members (1 hour)
  • Attend 1-2 hours of training and rehearsal
  • Facilitate the conversations/meals (1 hour)
  • Spend 30-60 minutes to debrief the conversations/meals
  • Must be available to facilitate both dates in person 

YOUR EXPERIENCE
  • At least 3 years of professional work experience, with at least some experience in direct experience & belonging work and/or experience & belonging development with adults
  • At least 2 years of ECE-12 teaching experience with demonstrated student success (academic outcomes and student experience)
  • Exemplary experience & belonging facilitation with adults, including the ability to be responsive and agile in-the-moment
  • A core belief that people can learn, grow, and change
  • A commitment to ongoing learning
  • Deep self-awareness
  • Demonstrated success working across various lines of difference

YOUR COMPENSATION 
The Community Conversation Facilitator role is compensated at an hourly rate throughout the entire commitment. The applicable rate for each U.S.-based role is based on where the employee works and is aligned to one of 3 tiers according to a cost of labor index in that geographic area. Hourly rates for this role are as follows:
Tier A: $25.68
Tier B: $28.03
Tier C: $30.29

You can view which tier applies to where you plan to work here. If your location is not listed, please click here for additional total rewards.

ROLE DURATION
The start date for this position is December 2025. The Community Conversation Facilitators will be December 1st, 3rd, 4th, 8th, 10th, 17th or 18th, March 30th, April 1st, April 2nd, 6th, 8th, 15th or 16th from 5:00PM-8:00PM EST.