We bring together teams of teachers working in historically oppressed communities to reimagine the classroom experience for all students, resulting in dramatic gains in academic achievement and diverse groups of apprentice teachers prepared for success in the classroom. We are looking for our next Blue Engine Teaching Apprentices (BETAs) to join our team!

• BETAs devote 10-20 months of service (as AmeriCorps members) in partnership with certified Department of Education teachers in critical gateway skills; high school Algebra and English Language Arts.

• BETAs complete four weeks of training in August and receive consistent support throughout the school year.

• While they are not the lead teacher in the classroom, BETAs are responsible for many of the same things, including attending meetings, preparing for lessons, tutoring, grading, attending school events, and making parent phone calls.

• BETAs, alongside the certified teachers they work with, restructure classrooms to create powerful environments, where students are positioned as owners of their learning.

• Upon completing the year of service, BETAs have the option to stay for a second year as a Team Coordinator, where they manage a team of BETAs and can choose to enroll in Blue Engine’s teacher residency program at Relay Graduate School of Education to become a certified, full-time teacher

• You must have received your bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university by the first day of Blue Engine’s summer training institute in August.

• 2.50 Minimum GPA (undergrad). You must have a cumulative 2.50 GPA on a 4.00 scale from an accredited college or university at the time we receive your application.

• US Citizenship or National / Permanent Resident Status.

• BETAs must be cleared through background and security checks prior to beginning their year of service.

• Interest in being a teacher and prior education or AmeriCorps experience is not required to become a BETA

• Corps Network health insurance
• Unlimited monthly metro card for NYC public subway and bus system
• Earn AmeriCorps Ed Award after 1700 hours of service

Blue Engine partners with school leaders, teachers, & Blue Engine Teaching Apprentices to create a powerful classroom environment for students where teachers and BETAs teach together as a team.