Location:
Netter Center for Community Partnerships, Penn School of Arts & Sciences
Modality:
In-Person
Position Length:
Academic Year (Fall - Spring)
Work Hours and Commitment:
15-20 hours/week, September 2026 - May 2027
Pay Rate:
$17.00/hr
Additional Compensation:
None
Federal Work Study Eligible
Overview
The Netter Center for Community Partnerships seeks two GSE students with experience in writing coaching for the role of Graduate Coordinators for the Robeson High School Writing Coaches. The Coaches are Penn undergraduate and graduate students working in Robeson HS English and history classes. The Coordinators build relationships with the high school teachers and students, organize and train the Coaches, and work as Coaches themselves. The Writing Coaches and Coordinators work during the school day at Paul Robeson High School (42nd & Ludlow Streets), a short walk from the Penn campus.
Supervisor/Contact
Suzana Berger - Director of Arts, Culture, & Humanities Partnerships at Netter Center for Community Partnerships
suzanab@sas.upenn.edu
Required Duties
- Work as a Writing Coach in one or more Robeson High School humanities classes, at least two days per week.
- This typically involves small group or one-on-one consultations with Robeson High School students as they work on specific steps of assigned writing projects, at the direction of the classroom teacher.
- Get to know multiple Robeson High School humanities teachers, in order to learn how Writing Coaches can better support their work.
- Get to know Robeson High School students, encourage their interests, learn the school culture.
- Plan and facilitate bi-weekly meeting of the Writing Coaches team for training, reflection, problem-solving, and planning.
- Communicate and problem-solve with the Coaches throughout their work.
- If requested, Coordinators and Coaches may lead workshops on a special topic (such as how to write APA citations), host afterschool writing consultations or events, or grade papers.
- Work closely with Netter Center staff, Robeson High School teachers, and the Writing Coaches to ensure Coaches’ attendance at their placements, and high quality engagement.
Preferred Qualification and Essential Skills
- Experience teaching or working with high school students, preferably in urban American schools, is required
- Understanding of asset-based approaches to working with students and communities, or an eagerness to learn these approaches
- Excellent writing, communication, and organizational skills
- Comfortable working alone and with others, with some experience leading a team
- Perception, initiative, follow-through: noticing something that needs to be done or a way to improve something, beginning the task yourself and/or getting the necessary people on board, taking the steps necessary to make the change
- Familiarity with google office, slack, and canva
- Responsibility, reliability, and dedication: we are looking for a coordinator who can firmly commit to showing up for the Robeson High School students and teachers who rely on the Writing Coaches.
Application Instructions
Complete the application form at https://bit.ly/rwccoordinator26
Netter Center Arts Partnerships Director will begin reviewing applications on August 18
Target hire date is September 1, but position will remain open until filled