Founded in 2007, our mission is to integrate mindfulness into education. We are a non-profit organization that offers professional training, in-class instruction, and other resources to support mindfulness in education. Our Adult Courses have taught thousands of educators, social workers, psychologists, parents, and other adults how to use mindfulness effectively with children, impacting many tens of thousands of children each year.

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Guiding Teacher

Summary/Objective

The Guiding Teacher for the Mindful Teacher Certification Program (MTCP) or the School-Wide Implementation Program (SWIP) is responsible for helping to facilitate the online content and communication of the program curriculum, and for guiding cohorts of students through their year-long journey.

To function in this role, the Guiding Teacher must be an experienced practitioner and teacher of mindfulness to both adults and children, be an experienced educator, have experience with online learning, and be a community-oriented leader that enjoys facilitating learning through encouragement and support. Guiding Teachers for SWIP must also demonstrate experience leading school-wide mindfulness initiatives.

This is a remote, part-time position with anticipated hours of 8-10 hours per week. While this role ultimately reports to the Director of Training, the Guiding Teacher will be supervised by a Lead Teacher for MTCP or SWIP.

We are committed to creating a team of collaborators with diverse experiences and expertise with the ability to speak to different topics, different settings, different age levels, and who have experience with deep practice.

Guiding Teachers may have the opportunity, and may be asked, to teach at MTCP and/or SWIP retreats.

Candidates must be eligible to work in the United States.

Essential Functions

Leading Cohorts (3 suggested)~6-15 hours per month, assuming 3 cohorts

•  Host one monthly live call per cohort (60 min each)

• Conduct one-on-one calls for the Teaching Lab and/or SWIP Implementation Plan

• Read & respond to assignments

• Moderate small group discussion board as necessary

• Facilitate & provide feedback to Teaching Lab or SWIP Implementation videos and projects

• Track participation/assignment completion of cohort members

• Consultation calls: office hours / individual consultations / general Q&A

Individual or Full Group Calls (0-2 per monthly module)~1-3 hours per month, may not lead a call in all months or at all, depending upon level of GT experience 

• Implementation calls: hosting or participating in panel & group discussion of best practices

• Personal practice calls: lead sits & practice Q&A

Content Design/Production~Timing depends on the content or project

•  Generating teaching videos, readings, webinars, or other content as requested by the Training Team and based on GT experience level

• Provide feedback and guidance on overall course structure and syllabus to the Training Team

Public Content/Public Relations (if requested)~1-3 hours per content piece

•  Additional public-facing content for Mindful Schools website and/or social media feed (1-2 articles over the year), in collaboration with MS Training Team [Where appropriate, represent Mindful Schools with speaking requests in public talks or conference presentations]

Collaboration~1-4 hours per month

• Bi-weekly prep meetings leading up to program launch, shifting to monthly

• Monthly program faculty team meetings (with Lead Teachers and Training Team)

• Additional small group meetings as necessary for program functioning & logistics

• Regular email correspondence about program functioning & logistics

Work Environment

With the exception of program retreats, this job operates in a remote location of the employee’s choice.

Required Education, Experience, and Skills

•  Completion of Mindful Schools’ Mindfulness Fundamentals and Mindfulness Educator Essentials course

• Experience teaching mindfulness to youth in school/institutional settings

• Experience facilitating adult learning

• Experience leading mindfulness practice with adults

• Experience providing constructive feedback in a positive and supportive way

• Commitment to regular mindfulness practice including retreat attendance

• Facility with using electronic media, including conducting meetings on an online platform (Zoom)

• Written and verbal fluency in English

Preferred Education, Experience, and Skills

• Completion of Mindful Schools' Mindful Teacher year-long Certification Program

• If you haven't completed the course prior to teaching, access to the certification program will be free, but the instructor will be required to complete the course/review the course materials on their own time. 

• Experience facilitating online learning; teacher observation/feedback (not necessarily in schools)

• Experience leading mindfulness retreats

• Experience leading professional development for educators or other adults

Additional Eligibility Requirement

Must be eligible to work in the United States

How to Apply

https://mindfulschools.org/jobs

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