Now Seeking: Volunteers to support the MTR Teacher Free Store
About Mass Teacher Resources
Mass Teacher Resources (MTR), is a 4-year old nonprofit organization serving the greater Boston area.
MTR’s mission is to make a meaningful, tangible and direct impact on teachers in economically disadvantaged communities in the greater Boston-area by providing resources they need to create a welcoming, inclusive, and safe learning environment for their students. MTR is a fiscally sponsored organization of Third Sector New England, Inc. (TSNE). Find out more at www.massteacherresources.org .
MTR is opening a retail store where teachers from Title 1 elementary schools (K-5th grade) can easily shop at no charge and pick up supplies and resources for their classrooms. We procure these supplies through donations, school supply drives, corporate donors, and other reuse markets.
This position is a unique opportunity for the right individual to volunteer as part of an enthusiastic, dedicated team and contribute to operations that support our mission and provide a positive experience for the teachers we serve.
Responsibilities:
This is an in-person volunteer role, that supports the operations of the MTR Teacher Free Store located in Woburn, MA.
Expected duties may include but are not limited to:
Qualifications:
We are seeking enthusiastic, people-oriented individuals who are passionate about the mission of MTR, are able to fulfill the physical requirements of the role and who also possess:
Physical Demands/Work Environment
The physical demands described for this position are that of a typical office/retail environment. Reasonable accommodations will be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the functions. There may be a need to lift and/or move materials or equipment.
Location:Work will be performed on-site at our Teacher Free Store located in Woburn, MA.
Schedule: Flexible; The Teacher Free Store is open weekday afternoons and Saturday mornings.
For more information or to apply:
Complete the volunteer inquiry form online at https://massteacherresources.org/volunteer/
Or email Maureen Willis, Executive Director at maureen@massteacherresources.org
No additional volunteer opportunities at this time.
800 West Cummings Park, Suite 5500, Woburn, MA 01801, US
Mass Teacher Resources (MTR) helps teachers in Greater Boston at economically disadvantaged schools access the resources needed to create welcoming, inclusive, and safe learning environments for students.
MTR was founded in 2020 in response to the too common practice of teachers spending thousands of dollars of their own money to purchase school supplies for their classrooms.
We believe that teachers should not have to use their own money to purchase items for their students. MTR was formed to address a real need to alleviate the financial burden that many teachers take on to purchase school supplies. We are the only organization in the state that exists solely to offer these items at no cost to teachers.
The MTR Free Store at 800 West Cummings Park is a convenient and accessible space for local teachers to shop for free school supplies. Open afternoons and Saturday mornings, the Teacher Free Store is stocked with teacher "must-have" items we have secured through donations, school supply drives, corporate donors, and other reuse markets. Our approach has the added benefit of making sure that useable classroom supplies get to teachers - and stay out of local landfills.
The Teacher Free Store will open in September 2024. Teachers book appointments online and will have the opportunity to browse our shelves to select the items they need for their students.
MTR has identified full-time classroom teachers at Title 1 elementary schools in Greater Boston, located within Routes 495/95 as our primary service clients. This area encompasses 70 communities and 272 Title 1 elementary schools. We expect to serve more than 400 teachers this fall.
400 West Cummings ParkSuite 6250Woburn, MA 01801
August 26, 2024
