Community Conversation Facilitator (Temp) - Greater Baton Rouge

Teach For America; Louisiana; On-site; USD 34,000 - 41,000; Part time

Job summary

Teach For America is seeking a Community Conversation Facilitator (Temp) for Greater Baton Rouge to lead in-person, belonging-focused conversations over meals with cohorts of 1st and 2nd year corps members. Training and debriefs are part of the role, with conversations scheduled in winter 2026 and spring 2027.

Ideal candidates have 3+ years in belonging work with adults and 2+ years of ECE-12 teaching experience, showing strong facilitation across diverse groups and a commitment to ongoing

Qualifications

• At least 3 years of professional work experience with belonging work and/or with adults.
• At least 2 years of ECE-12 teaching experience with demonstrated student outcomes.
• Exemplary experience & belonging facilitation with adults, responsive and agile.
• Core belief that people can learn, grow, and change.
• Commitment to ongoing learning and self-awareness.
• Experience working across lines of difference.

Responsibilities

• Internalize and prepare for conversations/meals, including reflections to share with corps members.
• Attend 1-2 hours of training and rehearsal.
• Facilitate conversations/meals (about 1 hour).
• Spend 30-60 minutes to debrief the conversations/meals.
• Available to facilitate all conversations in person.

Skills

Belonging facilitation

Public speaking

Group leadership

Adaptive communication

Job description

ROLE TITLE: Community Conversation Facilitator (Temp) – Greater Baton Rouge

LOCATION: Greater Baton Rouge

WHAT YOU’LL DO

TFA Community Conversation Facilitators are responsible for facilitating belonging-focused conversations over food in-person with groups of ~10 1st and 2nd year corps members. Facilitators will receive conversation guidance, engage in 1-2 hours of training, facilitate the ~1 hour conversation, and participate in a 30-60 minute debrief. Conversations/meals will happen in winter 2026 and spring 2027.

WHAT YOU’LL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR (~6 hours/facilitation)

• Internalize and prepare for the conversations/meals, including preparing model reflections to share with corps members (1 hour)
• Attend 1-2 hours of training and rehearsal
• Facilitate the conversations/meals (1 hour)
• Spend 30-60 minutes to debrief the conversations/meals
• Must be available to facilitate all conversations in person

YOUR EXPERIENCE

• At least 3 years of professional work experience, with at least some experience in direct experience & belonging work and/or experience & belonging development with adults
• At least 2 years of ECE-12 teaching experience with demonstrated student success (academic outcomes and student experience)
• Exemplary experience & belonging facilitation with adults, including the ability to be responsive and agile in-the-moment
• A core belief that people can learn, grow, and change
• A commitment to ongoing learning
• Deep self-awareness
• Demonstrated success working across various lines of difference

YOUR COMPENSATION

The applicable salary range for each U.S.-based role is based on where the employee works and is aligned to one of 3 tiers according to a cost-of-labor index in that geographic area. Starting pay for the successful applicant will depend on a variety of job-related factors, which may include education, training, experience, location, business needs, or market demands. The expected salary ranges for this role are set forth below. These ranges may be modified in the future.

• Tier A: $25.68 / hourly
• Tier B: $28.03 / hourly
• Tier C: 30.29 / hourly

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EQUAL OPPORTUNITY STATEMENT

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