Part-time STEM and Service Learning Junior High Teacher - Summer

Outreach is a Christian community service organization providing counseling, case management, youth development, older adult service, and community development. For 50 years, Outreach has changed the lives of thousands of individuals, children, youth, and families in DuPage County, IL, and we are seeking to hire a diverse, highly competent professional staff to pursue Outreach's mission to restore hope and provide opportunities for people to become all that God intends them to be.

We are hiring a Part‑time STEM and Service Learning Junior High Teacher at Outreach Carol Stream to support students academically and develop life skills during our summer program.

• Staff Training – June 1 to June 5 (MANDATORY)
• Program Dates – June 8 to July 31
• Program Schedule – Monday to Friday, 8:00 am to 1:00 pm. Average of 25 hours/week

• $20.00 ­– $23.50 per hour – based on education, experience, and language ability
• Referral Program
• Employee Assistance Program and Employee Discount
• IL Paid Leave
• A mission‑driven environment that fosters personal development

• Teach a classroom of up to 25 students in the summer day camp program
• Provide classroom instruction, teach STEM and Service Learning lessons, conduct individual academic assessments with goals for improvement, and support other teachers as a classroom aide when not leading STEM and Service Learning classes
• Plan lessons and maintain Outreach's standard of classroom behavior during program time

• BA in Education, Social Work, or a related field
• A passion for working with junior high students
• Classroom or group experience with adolescents focused on language arts or literacy
• Previous classroom teaching or group experience
• Experience with curriculum development and lesson planning is strongly preferred
• A passion for reading and the ability to engage and motivate junior high students to read
• Experience with and sensitivity to the needs of students from low‑income, high‑risk families
• Bilingual (Spanish/English) is a plus
• A current, valid IL driver's license, along with a good driving record, is required
• A commitment to Outreach's Statement of Mission & Faith

Outreach complies with all applicable state and federal laws pertaining to nondiscrimination in employment, including nondiscrimination on the basis of race, color, sex, national origin, age, and disability. As a religious organization, Outreach reserves the right to make employment decisions based on its religious identity, as permitted by state and federal law.