Jobs & Internships
Humane Education is an exciting field, full of world-changing possibilities. And it's also a new field. Here in the Jobs & Internships section of our site you'll find listings for positions that offer you the chance to make a positive difference.
Peace Games Coordinator - Boston, MA
Posted 10/31/08
Peace Games in Boston, Massachusetts is hiring a full-time Peace Games Coordinator. Peace Games Coordinators "are responsible for overseeing a partnership focusing on building a peaceable school through programming centering around using volunteers to teach a weekly curriculum and engage students in community service projects. Each Peace Games Coordinator works primarily at one or more elementary schools; s/he is supervised by the Boston Program Director."
To Apply:
Send a resume and a cover letter with any supporting information. Please address the following questions in your cover letter:
Why are you a strong candidate for this position?
Why is this position a good fit for your life/career at this juncture in time?
Peace Games seeks to fill this position no later than December, 2008. Please either mail a resume, references and cover letter to:
Human Resources, Peace Games
280 Summer Street
Boston, MA 02210
or by email to: talent@peacegames.org.
Peace Games Program Specialist - Boston, MA
Posted 10/31/08
Peace Games in Boston, Massachusetts is hiring a full-time Peace Games Program Specialist. Duties of the Program Specialist include to:
- Serve as a coach/trainer working with principals and teachers in our partner schools to facilitate effective delivery of our program
- Recruit, train, and manage volunteers who deliver our program to schools, and secure and maintain partnerships with colleges or other institutional partners serving as sources for volunteers
- Provide support and guidance to other Peace Games program staff
- Assist the Program Director with outreach, partnering or other initiatives as needed.
The successful candidate will be steeped in the dynamics of schools and Boston’s neighborhoods, adept at managing young volunteers and a network of relationships with other organizations, and comfortable balancing the aspirations and resource constraints inherent to a growing non-profit. In addition, a successful candidate will have a passion for our mission, be a strong and effective communicator, and be looking for a place to grow professionally.
To Apply:
Send a resume and a cover letter with any supporting information. Please address the following questions in your cover letter:
- Why are you a strong candidate for this position?
- Why is this position a good fit for your life/career at this juncture in time?
- The Program Specialist position will entail holding many relationships; how has your life/career experience prepared you to manage and successfully foster relationships?
Peace Games seeks to fill this position no later than January 2009. Please either mail a resume, references and cover letter to:
Human Resources, Peace Games
280 Summer Street
Boston, MA 02210
or by email to: talent@peacegames.org.
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