Explore the Profession

Volunteer and Paid Opportunities to Explore Teaching

Volunteer/Exposure Opportunities

Program Name	Target Audience	Description
Junior Achievement	HS Students to Senior Professionals	Matches volunteers with teachers to teach a financial literacy curriculum to students
Educators Rising	HS and College Students who want to work in schools	A class or a club that prepares students for careers in teaching and sometimes provides pathways for high school students to serve as student assistants in K-8 classroom
Golden Apple Scholars	HS Seniors through Sophomores in college	A mentorship, training, job placement and tuition assistance program for high school seniors and freshman and sophomoreswho want to become highly effective teachers in New Mexico schools-of-need.

School Support Jobs / Programs

Program Name	Target Audience	Description
Tutoring: Saga; Tutors to Teachers, DIstrict-created Near Peer Tutoring Programs; Teach For America’s Ignite Program	HS Students to Professionals	Tutors get paid to tutor individual or small groups of students in reading and math; they also receive training about how to build relationships and the basics of teaching pedagogy. There are in-person and virtual opportunties for tutoring.
Educator Fellows	People with a HS diploma who want to work in the field of education	The Educator Fellows Program provides teacher funding, training, and support for Educational Assistants (EAs) and other individuals who would like to work in the field of education.
Educational Assistant Positions	People with a HS diploma who want to work in the field of education	EAs support a variety of school operations. Some EA’s support individual students, others support specific teachers, and others do a combination of both. It varies from position to position.
Substitute Teaching	Former teachers and/or people with a high school diploma, who are willing to support schools by filling in with the teacher of record is out of class	Substitute teachers teach classes when the teacher of record is out. Substitutes can create their own schedules, working anywhere from 1 – 5 days per week.
Indigenous Educator Corps	Aspiring educators who wants to be involved in a community-based movement to transform Indigenous education and who are eligible to enroll in AmeriCorps	An AmeriCorps program offered in partnership with NISN schools and Serve New Mexico, the IEC aims to deliver enriched educational experiences that build on community-defined needs and strengths for Native American students in New Mexico. As an Indigenous Educator Corps Member, you will serve students through academic support, mentoring and community based projects.
Boys and Girls Club of Central New Mexico	The Youth Development Professional – AmeriCorps Member will be placed in Albuquerque Public Schools sites and/or Boys & Girls Club sites during the school day and during out of school time, OST, at the Boys & Girls Clubs. During the school day, they will be working with students on the following: Restorative Practices and/or Academic Interventions with previously identified at-risk youth. During OST, they will implement the evidence based Positive Action and Power Hour programs.	We offer low to no-cost programs for youth 5-18 when school is not in session. Members participate in targeted programs focusing on academic support, healthy lifestyles, and good character & citizenship. Our highly trained adult staff offer positive relationships and mentoring at a ratio of 1 staff to 15 members.
Families and Youth Inc
Other School-Based AmeriCorps Programs
Other After-School Programs