Match Associate Teacher 2026-2027

Match Charter Public School • Boston, MA

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The Match Associate Teacher (MAT) Program is designed to quickly and effectively launch the teaching careers of aspiring educators, especially those who share key identity intersections with Match’s students. The program is structured as a one-year cycle, with the possibility of a second-year extension for MATs whose pathway to teaching includes extended development and who demonstrate strong potential for continued growth. The MAT program is built on the foundational beliefs that great teachers are developed, not born, and that associate teachers learn and develop best when their day-to-day workload is manageable. Teachers in training should be compensated competitively with transparent pay trajectories. The MAT Program positions participants to obtain provisional licensure in Massachusetts by providing guidance and information on completing certification requirements, embedding coursework related to Moderate Disabilities Licensure into MAT programming, and requiring all Associate Teachers to obtain their SEI endorsement. Match Associate Teachers (MATs) are placed on grade-level (K-5) or subject level (6-12), or Special Education teams, at Match Public Charter School for an intensive year-long apprenticeship. Throughout the year, MATs are coached and mentored by expert teachers and leaders at Match and gradually assume more classroom responsibilities. MATs receive highly practical, hands-on training in effectively designing and implementing rigorous instruction, and in building classroom cultures consistent with achievement, purposefulness and joy. Through extensive self reflection partnered with feedback, coaching and classroom experience, MATs develop and strengthen their practice as educators with the goal of becoming unusually effective rookie lead teachers at one of the Match campuses in the following school year.

Requirements

• A Bachelor's degree required
• An unwavering commitment to and belief in the mission of Match Education, including Match’s values and educational model
• Dedication to continuous learning and improvement
• Ability to be both introspective and reflective
• Strong habits of both self-sufficiency and self-advocacy
• Eagerness to receiving and applying feedback to develop and strengthen teaching practice
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment
• Strong verbal and written communication skills

Responsibilities

• Serve as a teaching assistant in the classroom.
• Observe and provide in-class support to a host teacher.
• Actively receive and implement coaching from Match staff.
• Teach in a host teacher’s classroom with a gradual increase in teaching responsibilities as the school year progresses.
• Support the host teachers with grading, material development, family communication, etc.
• Support school-wide duties (breakfast, lunch, dismissal, etc.) as needed.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation trajectory
• Development stipend
• Retention bonus
• Guidance and information on completing certification requirements in Massachusetts
• Embedding coursework related to Moderate Disabilities Licensure into MAT programming
• SEI endorsement through participation in a Match organized SEI course

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level