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Community Conversation Facilitator - New York (Seasonal)

🇺🇸 New York, NY

🕑 Part-Time

💰 $26 - $30 per Hour

💻 Learning & Development

🗓️ October 30th, 2025

Edtech.com's Summary

Teach For America is hiring a Community Conversation Facilitator - New York (Seasonal). This role involves facilitating in-person, belonging-focused conversations over food with groups of approximately 10 first and second-year corps members. Facilitators prepare for sessions, undergo training, lead the conversations, and participate in debriefs both in the fall and spring sessions.

Highlights
  • Facilitate belonging-focused conversations with 1st and 2nd year corps members in person.
  • Prepare conversation materials and model reflections for corps members.
  • Participate in 1-2 hours of training and rehearsal per facilitation.
  • Lead approximately 1 hour of conversation and 30-60 minutes of debrief.
  • Require at least 3 years of professional experience including experience in direct experience and belonging work or development with adults.
  • Minimum 2 years of ECE-12 teaching experience with proven student success.
  • Must demonstrate exemplary facilitation skills and adaptability in belonging conversations with adults.
  • Compensated hourly with tiered rates from $25.68 to $30.29 based on geographic cost of labor.
  • Role duration spans winter and spring sessions with specific dates in December 2025 and April 2026.
  • Engage with groups of roughly 10 corps members, supporting Teach For America's mission and community.

Community Conversation Facilitator - New York (Seasonal) Full Description

ROLE TITLE: Community Conversation Facilitator - New York (Seasonal)  
APPLICATION DEADLINE: November 22, 2025
LOCATION: New York

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 Winter - December 4th, 2025 from 5:30PM to 8:00PM EST, December 6th, 2025 from 10:00AM to 12:30PM EST and Spring - April 23rd, 2026 from 5:30 PM to 8:00PM EST and April 25th, 2026 from 10:00AM to 12:30PM EST.