Part-Time Lead Facilitator, Professional Learning (Civic Empowerment)

PART-TIME LEAD FACILITATOR, PROFESSIONAL LEARNING (CIVIC EMPOWERMENT) 

GENERATION CITIZEN

Location: New England Region (MA, RI, NH)

ABOUT US

Generation Citizen offers tools for the rising generation to build civic skills and make America the inclusive, multi-racial democracy that we need. We are transforming how civics is taught by providing equity-rooted, real-world civic education that helps students understand how governments function and how they can make a difference in the system. Through hands-on civic education, legislative advocacy, coalition-building, and youth leadership development, we teach young people to have a voice and become active citizens in their communities. 

JOB DESCRIPTION

We are looking for a skilled and passionate Part-Time Lead Facilitator, Professional Learning (Civic Empowerment) to join our diverse and inclusive team. As an equal opportunity employer, we are dedicated to fostering a culture where everyone feels valued, respected, and empowered to be themselves at work. For this position, you will serve as Generation Citizen's primary instructional lead for the Teaching for Civic Empowerment initiative, ensuring that every course session — whether delivered in person across regional hubs or synchronously online — is consistently high-quality, equity-centered, and responsive to the needs of Massachusetts regional hubs or synchronously online—is consistently high-quality, equity-centered, and responsive to the needs of educators. 

This is a part-time position requiring 20 hours per week. In this role, you will lead live sessions with cohorts of up to 50 participants, while building, training, and coordinating a network of stipended Lead Teacher Facilitators who serve as co-facilitators and regional ambassadors. This role plays a central part in GC's continuous improvement cycle by gathering and acting on participant feedback to advance civic education pedagogy and culturally responsive facilitation practices. This role reports to the Director of Massachusetts Programs & State Partnerships (DMPSP).

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Instructional Leadership & Live Facilitation

• Lead all live in-person and synchronous virtual course sessions across regional hubs throughout the Commonwealth, delivering high-quality professional learning to cohorts of up to 50 educators per session.
• Support small group activities and peer discussions to maintain engagement in large-cohort sessions, skillfully leveraging collaborative digital tools (e.g., Padlet, Miro).
• Partner with the DMPSP on regional logistics, venue requirements, and day-of facilitation support for scheduled in-person sessions.

Program Design & Continuous Improvement

• Adapt existing course content, in collaboration with the DMPSP, to align with participant feedback, DESE's Teaching for Civic Empowerment brand, and the Massachusetts 2018 History and Social Science Framework.
• Develop, maintain, and update facilitator guides for all course runs, incorporating DESE feedback and post-session reflections to ensure growth across subsequent cohorts.

Network Coordination & Co-Facilitator Management

• Recruit, onboard, train, and coordinate Lead Teacher Facilitators (stipended Massachusetts civics educators).
• Lead vital pre-session briefings, manage co-facilitation structures during live sessions, and conduct intentional post-session debrief conversations.

Data, Evaluation & Compliance

• Administer pre- and post-session surveys (via RSVPify/Google Forms), and compile participant feedback data for post-course summary reports to DESE.
• Complete a structured debrief form within 48 hours of each session to document engagement, content clarity, pacing, and any misconceptions, and flag patterns to the DMPSP for agile adjustments.
• Ensure facilitator guides and session agendas are submitted to DESE for review at least 10 business days before course delivery, and contribute data/observations to the annual program evaluation report.

QUALIFICATIONS & SKILLS

• Minimum 2+ years of experience facilitating professional development for adult learners, ideally in K-12 education, civic learning, or community engagement contexts (or equivalent lived/professional experience).
• Deep knowledge of civics education pedagogy, including project-based and community-based approaches, culturally responsive teaching, and student-led learning models.
• Familiarity with DESE's 2018 Massachusetts History and Social Science Framework and the student-led Civics Project requirement is strongly preferred.
• Proven success facilitating large-group sessions (30–50 participants) in both in-person and virtual/synchronous environments.
• Demonstrated ability to adapt curriculum and facilitation approaches in real time based on participant feedback and emerging group dynamics.
• Experience coordinating, coaching, or managing a team of co-facilitators, teaching coaches, or peer educators.
• Proficiency with collaborative digital platforms(e.g., Padlet, Miro, Google Workspace, Zoom) and familiarity with learning management systems (Docebo or similar).
• Strong commitment to equity, anti-racist pedagogy, and creating psychologically safe, inclusive learning environments for educators from diverse communities.
• Ability and willingness to travel regionally across Massachusetts for scheduled hub sessions throughout the academic and summer calendar, including some evenings and weekends.

NOTE

This position works primarily remotely but will be expected to travel approximately  20% of the time to attend monthly in-person team days, organizational retreats, special events, external partner meetings, conferences, and lead in-person participant recruitment and in-person training sessions. Required in-person opportunities include, but are not limited to, annual staff retreats, funder meetings, school visits, teacher professional development, and region-based Civics Day events. This role may include a limited amount of overnight travel.

HOW TO APPLY

Complete the application and attach a resume and cover letter. A recruiter will contact qualified candidates to schedule a phone screen. While the hiring timeline is subject to change, the GC team hopes to fill the Part-Time Lead Facilitator, Professional Learning (Civic Empowerment) for the New England Region by or before July 27, 2026. Thank you for your interest in joining our team at Generation Citizen. We look forward to reviewing your application! We encourage applicants to submit their applications early. 

COMPENSATION

Generation Citizen is committed to maintaining a compensation and total rewards package that supports our ability to recruit and retain a diverse and talented team. As we make decisions about compensation, we are guided by the following values: clarity, consistency, and internal pay equity. Roles on the National team extend throughout the country causing a wider salary range due to geographic variation versus regional roles that have a set salary. 

The hourly rate for this role is $33.50. 

OUR COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION

Diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) are values that Generation Citizen is committed to upholding across our business operations. To accomplish our purpose of Generation Citizen, we think it takes a diverse and inclusive team. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply for this position, and we welcome their applications.

GC’S CORE VALUES

Our best benefit of all? The opportunity to work alongside smart, passionate colleagues who are working to rebuild our democracy in alignment with our core values of grassroots change, systemic impact, collaboration and diversity, action, and open-mindedness.

VACATION TIME, PTO & PAID HOLIDAYS

Generation Citizen offers employees working less than 30 hours per week accrue sick time annually. Employees accrue sick leave at a rate of one hour for every 30 hours worked to a maximum of 40 hours of paid sick leave.

Employees regularly scheduled to work at least 30 hours a week will receive holiday pay if the paid holiday lands on a regularly scheduled work day.

ANCILLARY BENEFITS & PERKS

• Laptop computer, if one is needed
• Flexible Spending Account
• Dependant Child Care
• Health Savings Account
• 401(k) with a 3% employer match (capped at $1,000 annually)
• Pre-tax commuter benefits
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) through Emplova Health Advocate
• Tickets at Work 
• Pet Insurance
• Employee Paid Insurance via Aflac