Job Opportunities

Face to Face, a human services organization which provides free meals, nurse-managed health care, legal and social services, computer training, creative arts studios, and children’s after school and summer programming, is seeking a Development Associate. They are seeking someone with excellent communication skills, willingness to learn the fine points of development and a heart for mission. It is a challenging position with room for growth. Face to Face creates encounters of hospitality, mutuality, and transformation in the Germantown community. Their mission is to meet the basic human needs and reduce the suffering of those in the community. With hospitality, they provide a safe environment and practical tools, which enable people in Germantown to confront personal challenges, empower their lives, and fulfill their unique potential. If you are interested in this position, please contact Evan Radcliffe at evan.radcliffe@villanova.edu .

If you are interested in working for the Inner-City Teaching Corps, please contact Katie Kobeszka at  kkobeszka@alainlocke.org . Katie will be on campus later in January to meet with prospective teachers. Click here to visit their website for more information.  

If you want to make a difference and learn valuable skills, join Student PIRGs' (Public Interest Research Groups) team of interns and volunteers. Their internship program provides students with the opportunity to take their education out of the classroom, do hands-on work, learn important skills, and make a direct impact on public interest issues. 2011-2012 Campaigns: Energy Service Corps; Defend the Environment; Save Student Aid; New Voters Project; No Hunger, No Homelessness Click here for more information or to apply. Deadline for spring internship applications is February 1st.

Frog Tutoring, which provides one-on-one, in-home private tutoring, is now hiring for the Philadelphia area. They offer great pay and flexibility, as tutors can choose the grade levels and subjects with which they prefer to work. Tutors can also choose their hours and create their own work schedule. Depending on the distance, some tutors are compensated for driving over a certain mileage. The company offers bonuses to tutors with a constantly high tutor rankings, and they nominate a tutor of the month for each region. If you are interested, you can Click here to learn more and apply on their website.

The Office of Academic Support for Athletics is currently seeking graduate students to work as Academic Resource Center Writing Tutors. The pay rate is $11.40 per hour. Shifts are available Sunday-Thursday from 7:00 pm -10:00 pm. Writing Tutors will be expected to conduct individual tutoring sessions with student-athletes on a walk-in basis. If interested please contact: Jenn Porreca Assistant Director jennifer.porreca@villanova.edu Academic Support for Athletics Jake Nevin Field House Villanova University 800 Lancaster Avenue Villanova, PA 19085 Phone: (610) 519-7719 Fax: (610) 519-6884 Villanova University

Blue Engine, an education nonprofit that recruits, trains and supports a professional corps of Blue Engine Teaching Assistants (BETAs), is currently recruiting seniors and recent college graduates of all academic backgrounds for a year-long fellowship in New York City. During one year terms of service, BETAs lead small group instruction (4-5 students per period) alongside experienced classroom teachers, working in teams from 7:30 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. to help entire grade levels make dramatic, measurable gains in Math and English / Language Arts. For more information, visit Blue Engine's website , or email Recruitment Engineer Kristen Pantazes at admissions@blueengine.org .

Axis Achievement - an educational company that goes into area high schools and runs composition and literature seminars - is currently hiring teachers for the fall semester. The company, run by Shanyn Fiske, an Associate Professor of English at Rutgers (Camden campus), only hires graduate students in MA, MFA, and Ph.D. programs to teach. The position offers flexible teaching hours, a three-hour training/orientation at the Kelly Writer's House at Penn, continued guidance throughout the teaching experience, and a respectable hourly wage. If you are interested, please contact Shanyn Fiske at shanynfiske@yahoo.com . Shanyn Fiske, Ph.D. Associate Professor of English Director, Writing Program Director, Classical Studies Minor Rutgers University Camden Ph: (856)225-2937 Email: fiske@camden.rutgers.edu Founder & Executive Director Axis Achievement, LLC Ph: (215) 805-7145 Email: shanynfiske@yahoo.com Website: www.axisachievement.com

The Office of Academic Support for Athletics is currently seeking graduate students to work as Academic Resource Center Writing Tutors. The pay rate is $11.40 per hour. Shifts are available Sunday-Thursday from 7:00 pm -10:00 pm. Writing Tutors will be expected to conduct individual tutoring sessions with student-athletes on a walk-in basis. If interested please contact: Jenn Porreca Assistant Director jennifer.porreca@villanova.edu Academic Support for Athletics Jake Nevin Field House Villanova University 800 Lancaster Avenue Villanova, PA 19085 Phone: (610) 519-7719 Fax: (610) 519-6884 Villanova University

The Institute of Reading Development is seeking candidates for summer 2010 teaching positions. The Institute is an educational service provider that teaches developmental reading programs in partnership with the continuing education departments of more than 100 colleges and universities across the United States. Their classes for students of all ages improve their reading skills and teach them to experience absorption in literature. The institute provides a paid training program and comprehensive on-going support. To submit an online application and learn more about teaching for the Institute go to the institute website: http://instituteofreadingdevelopmentteachingjobs.com.

Attention Students: Application Deadline for the Volunteer Teaching Corps is January 21st! The Inner-City Teaching Corps (ICTC) is a non-profit education organization that transforms education and empowers children in the most underserved areas of Chicago through the provision of outstanding teachers and innovative education programs. One such program, the Volunteer Teaching Corps (VTC) brings together dynamic young women and men to work in the spirit of service and helping others help themselves. The VTC is founded on four living realities central to both the successful growth of its Corps members and their commitment to inner-city education: Teaching as Service; Simple Living; Faith-Based Community; and Spirituality. Also, while completing the program, corps members earn their Alternative Teaching Certification as well as 22 credits towards a Masters of Science in Education from Northwestern University. Applications are due January 21st and can be found at www.ictc-chicago.org...