Student Jobs: Earn, Learn, and Serve in a New Haven Public School

We all know the importance of education in our own lives.  Similarly, education is central to the health of the broader community. Consider joining one of the programs at Yale that supports the students and teachers in our local New Haven school district. Pay is between $16 and $18/hour.  Apply at Yale’s student employment website.

Classroom Assistants (Job ID: 31448)
Undergraduate and graduate student Classroom Teaching Assistants support classroom teachers at East Rock Magnet and Wexler Grant K-8 Schools. Both schools are close to Yale’s campus and serve a majority of students who come from families in need. Classroom Assistant work can include supervising students, developing lesson plans, preparing lesson materials, and/or working with individual or small groups of students.

Interns for New Haven Public School Administration (Job ID: 27231)
Interns assist various departments in the New Haven Public Schools central office, the core of the NHPS school system. Projects may include data collection, data analyses, and policy development and implementation in support of New Haven students and their families. 

East Rock Journalism Project (2 Positions):
The East Rock Record Journalism Project, led by New York Times journalist Laura Pappano, works with 25 students in grades 3-8 at the East Rock Magnet School each Thursday 2:30pm-4:30pm (www.eastrockrecord.org). Two positions are available: The Yale Journalism Teaching Assistant & Mentors  (Job ID 15161) help students brainstorm, plan, report, and write stories for the paper. The Journalism Graduate Student Program Coordinator (Job ID 18705) provides support in all operational areas of the program, including overseeing undergraduate mentors, communications, special events coordination, managing social media and website, etc.

Pathways to Science & Pathways to Arts & Humanities Intern (Job ID: 14139)  
The Pathways Intern provides important administrative and logistical support for Yale’s on-campus outreach program for local K-12 students. Duties include but are not limited to: planning and preparing outreach events, database maintenance, communicating with local students & families, and more. Some weekend hours are required to attend outreach events.

STEM Tutor – New Haven Public Schools (Job ID: 34243)
Student tutors are needed for New Haven Public School’s new career-connected STEM paths for high school students. Graduate student and undergraduate students who feel they would be able to tutor in Algebra 2, PreCalculus, and/or General Chemistry are encouraged to apply. Tutoring sessions occur in the new bioscience building at 101 College Ave, Tuesday and Thursdays from 1pm to 2:30pm. There may be opportunities for additional tutoring times.

New Haven Reads Tutor (Job ID: 6386)
New Haven Reads Book bank provides economically and educationally underserved children and families access to free books and tutoring. Yale tutors work with individual K-5 students using a variety of programs. Training and supervision are provided.

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