Achieve partners with families from Boston to empower motivated students to challenge the opportunity gap. By providing transformative academic programming and enriching experiences from middle school through the first year of college, we foster enduring confidence and agency in our scholars through a supportive, joyful community.
Achieve students are motivated, high-achieving young people who grow into extraordinary individuals. Our middle school scholars attend Boston’s district and charter public schools, come from low-income families, and represent diverse ethnicities, religions, and family backgrounds. Achieve seeks to increase our students' academic skills and sense of self and put them on the path to college.
Teaching assistantsare critical members of the Achieve team and essential to our students’ academic and personal success. Candidates must possess a strong interest in working with students from under-resourced schools in a fun, challenging, and enriching academic environment.
Responsibilities:
Provide a consistent adult presence in all spaces throughout the day
Actively support a lead teacher in English, math, or science with teaching and classroom management
Lead-teach at least one lesson during the summer with support from your lead teacher
Co-lead an advisory group
Contribute to a nurturing environment with consistent communication among community members
Lead enrichment activities, book clubs, or math clubs, and provide academic intervention
Attend all staff meetings and community-wide morning and afternoon meetings
Lead a group of students on field trips and other programming on Fridays
Carry out other duties as assigned by your supervisor
Schedule and 2026 Summer Dates:
Staff Orientation: Week of June 29
Summer Program: July 6– August 13
Teaching Assistant is a Monday-Friday position, from 8 a.m.–3:30 p.m.
Salary:$3,500
To apply for a Teaching Assistant position at Achieve, please apply here with the following materials:
Required short answer/essay questions (see next page), you can upload the answers with your resume
Current résumé
Undergraduate or graduate students provide an official school transcript
Two letters of recommendation (excluding friends or family members)
Have you ever attended a program like Achieve? If yes, describe the program and your experience.
Have you ever worked at a program like Achieve? If yes, describe your role and experience.
How would you describe yourself in the classroom setting? If you do not have classroom experience, describe how you build relationships with young people.
Tell us about a problem you cannot solve.
Why are you interested in working for an educational access program like Achieve?
Why do you think it's important to learn about race/racism and class/classism and its impact on modern education?
Qualifications:
Current college student, recent college graduate, graduate student, or new teacher
Interest in pursuing K-12 teaching as a career
Experience and/or interest in working with middle school students (grades 6 through 8)
Demonstrated commitment to social and racial justice
Strong ability to collaborate and communicate effectively
Founded by George Washington Copp Noble in 1866, Noble and Greenough School is a non-sectarian, rigorous academic community dedicated to motivating and inspiring students to achieve their highest potential and to lead lives characterized by service to others. Nobles is committed to creating a learning environment that represents diversity of race, gender, sexual orientation, religion, ethnicity, national origin, background, experience, and perspective. Doing so is intrinsic to our mission and improves the educational experience for all.
People of color, people with disabilities, members of the LGBTQ community, religious minorities, and members of other historically underrepresented groups are encouraged to apply.