Join the Metro team this summer!

 

Teach and inspire girls from low-income neighborhoods in Chicago, develop yourself personally and professionally, meet and network with other like-minded women from around the world and develop lasting connections

Summer 2025 Staff Dates | June 10–July 25
Counselor Applications Due by February 1, 2025

 

Click or touch the positions below to learn more

+ Counselors

  • For College and Graduate Students
  • Plan and teach Character Education curriculum, as well as lead and teach an elective class such as art, dance, innovation, creative writing, based on your individual talents and skills
  • Make a direct impact on a girl through one-on-one mentorship on a weekly basis

+ Teachers

  • Teaching 3rd–5th or 6th-8th grade students in an academic subject. Optional opportunity to teach an elective class
  • Creativity and flexibility in curriculum design
  • No homework or tests
  • Support provided by full-time Program Staff
  • Chaperone weekly field trips

+ Apprenticeship Instructors

  • For professionals or recent graduates possessing a degree in Hospitality, Business, Commuications, Health Care or Engineering. Professionals or recent graduates passionate about educating in the above fields are also welcome to apply
  • Provide instruction and career inspiration to our high school apprentices in 9th-12th grades
  • Hands-on, project-based learning
  • No homework or tests
  • Small class sizes

+ Front Desk Receptionist

  • For college students or recent graduates
  • Provide a welcoming environment for students and parents entering Metro
  • Build soft skills in the field of customer service and care of people
  • Opportunities for personal growth through weekly professional development events
  • Bi-lingual in Spanish and English preferred

Learn more about the amazing student programs that you will impact

Metro Achievement Center is a supplementary educational program for 3rd-12th grade girls from the city of Chicago. Through a holistic approach, we aim to develop young women of character, by supporting students in their academic growth in core curriculum classes, providing a space for individual attention with mentoring, and working closely with the students' parents.



would you like to know more about any of these summer positions at metro?

Contact:
Pilar Pardo
Center Director, Metro Achievement Center
P: 312.226.4886 x 231 E: ppardo@midtown-metro.org

READY TO APPLY?


Don’t take our word for it. HERE ARE SOME COMMENTS FROM SOME RECENT METRO SUMMER STAFF…

There was so much support for me as a person, not only in my professional life here at Metro, but also in my personal life.

Absolutely, I would return to work for Metro in the future! Everyone, from the students to the faculty, was compassionate and supportive. Whenever I had a question, the Metro staff were ready to help. In addition, the students were respectful and motivated. They were so excited and fun to teach!

I felt strongly supported in my role, from brainstorming ideas about what the elective class would look like, getting the supplies I needed, all staff meetings, One-On-One meetings with my supervisor.

I found this job very fulfilling and I would love to come back some day and maybe teach again, or volunteer and mentor students. Metro is very good at what they do and I truly believe that many students’ lives can be positively impacted with the program. This is the type of organization that I want to work for.