ROLE TITLE: Content Specialist (Temporary) - Philadelphia, PA

TEAM: Greater Philadelphia

APPLICATION DEADLINE: Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis through September 2025

LOCATION: In-Region

WHAT YOU’LL DO

Content Specialists are responsible for preparing and facilitating in-person professional development sessions on the Science of Reading or STEM with groups of up to 25 first —and second-year corps members and providing follow-up support. They will receive session guidance and templates, engage in 2-6 hours of training, design and facilitate three ~1.5-hour sessions, and participate in 30- 60-minute debriefs.

Content sessions will happen three times over the 25-26 school year: October 30, mid-January, and April 14. Sessions will be in the evening, since Corps Members are teaching during the day. Each session will include exploration of 1 or 2 important concepts within the Science of Reading or STEM, then guided application of those concepts using high-quality curricular resources.

WHAT YOU’LL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR:

• Attend 1-2 hours of training and rehearsal before each session

  • Fall training will be on October 1 from 5:30-7:00 pm ET

• Design 3 professional development sessions focused on grade-band specific Science of Reading or STEM content in alignment with TFA Philadelphia staff guidance.

• Submit professional development session materials to TFA Philadelphia staff at least 2 weeks prior to session dates and incorporate TFA staff feedback into final sessions as requested

• Facilitate the in-person Science of Reading or STEM content sessions (90 minutes) as part of larger TFA Philadelphia corps events (full time of events listed below)

  • Thursday, October 30

  • Self-scheduled dates in January 2026

  • Tuesday, April 14

• Spend 30-60 minutes to debrief each Professional Development session

• Provide light follow-up support to Corps Members after/between sessions (e.g., answer questions over email, send follow-up emails with resources discussed in session)

YOUR EXPERIENCE

• Deep content knowledge and training in the Science of Reading (e.g., AIM Pathways, LETRS, Orton-Gillingham, Standards Institute) or STEM (e.g., OGAP, SDP Math Institute, Standards Institute)

• At least 3 years of K-12 teaching experience with demonstrated student success

• Strong facilitation with adults

• A core belief that people can learn, grow, and change

• A commitment to ongoing learning and receptiveness to feedback

• Demonstrated success working across lines of difference

• Familiarity with one or more commonly used high-quality curricular resources, such as:

  • EL/Imagine Learning, Amplify Core Knowledge, Wilson Fundations, Heggerty

  • Eureka Math, Illustrative Mathematics

YOUR FUTURE TEAM

Teach for America Greater Philadelphia has set the ambitious goal to double third-grade reading proficiency in the communities we serve by 2032, indicating they are on a path to choice-filled lives. Additionally, TFA Philadelphia is committed to supporting our Corps Members to become highly effective teachers, no matter what grade or subject they teach. We cannot achieve these results alone.

To advance towards our 2032 goal and support our Corps Members, TFA Philadelphia seeks to engage our talented network of alumni educators to build Corps Member content knowledge in the Science of Reading or STEM by hiring a team of Content Specialists to work with specific grade bands and subjects.

COMPENSATION

The Content Specialist role is compensated $41.11 per hour throughout the commitment. We anticipate 20-30 total hours over the course of the 2025-26 school year. Compensation for Teach for America positions is determined based on role responsibilities.

DURATION

The start date for the Content Specialist role is October 1, 2025. The role ends April 30, 2026.