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Historic Fair Hill is a nonprofit, located in the Fairhill section of North Philadelphia. Our work started with the restoration of a historic Quaker burial ground on Germantown Avenue. It now serves as a community gathering place, an outdoor classroom, and an arboretum. Honoring the legacies of the abolitionists and activists buried there and those who restored it, Historic Fair Hill is committed to partnering with the Fairhill community on social justice issues of today. We now work to promote childhood literacy, alleviate food insecurity, and share a peaceful green space with our neighbors.

If you are interested in working with us, you can start by filling out an INQUIRY FORM HERE. 

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CURRENT JOB OPENINGS

Part-Time Program Assistant

Job Description: The program assistant will work closely with our executive and program directors to support a variety of tasks related to our gardening, school partnerships, and community initiatives.

Start Date: August 3, 2026

Compensation: $23/hr

Responsibilities:

  • Assist the library coordinator with classes for K-8 students

  • Assist with library collection management and ordering

  • Maintain social media accounts and web presence for program

  • Help create marketing materials – flyers, newsletters, blog posts

  • Manage volunteer records and onboarding for garden and literacy programs

  • Assist with outdoor education trip scheduling

  • Assist with fundraising and development database entry

Requirements: 

  • Excellent communication, organizational, and interpersonal skills

  • Experience with Canva, Mailchimp, WordPress or similar communication platforms

  • Demonstrated skill in managing projects

  • Must complete mandatory clearances as required by the school district

  • Interest in community development and empowerment in an urban neighborhood

  • Ability to create and build positive relationships with a wide variety of people

  • Bilingual (Spanish language) preferred

  • Ability to work independently

Hours: Tuesday – Friday from 9:00 – 3:00pm

Location: Bethune Elementary (3301 Old York Road) and Historic Germantown (5501 Germantown Ave) with the ability to work at least one day a week remotely.

HFH CONTACT:  If interested, please send a resume and cover letter to Kerry Roeder at info@historicfairhill.com with PROGRAM ASSISTANT in the subject line.

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Part-time Library Coordinator

Description: Historic Fair Hill (HFH) is a community partner of the School District of Philadelphia. We are seeking a library coordinator in order to help run our public elementary school libraries in North Philly. The library staff person will work with our library working group and the school staff to manage the school library and support a culture of literacy for students, teachers, and families. 

Dates of employment: August 24, 2026 – June 10, 2027

Compensation: $21.50/hr

Responsibilities:

  • Manage the school library to advance the literacy goals of the school. 
  • Interact with students and teachers in a friendly welcoming manner to make the library and reading experience positive.
  • Work with HFH Library team and and Literacy Director to plan and evaluate progress.
  • Work with teachers and reading specialists in the school to support literacy curriculum.
  • Conduct regularly scheduled classes with read alouds, book pitches, author highlights, literacy activities.
  • Help build a volunteer team of parents.
  • Engage with families through Class Dojo posts, parent workshops, and library events.

Qualifications:  Teaching or library experience, understanding of needs of teachers and students, ability to work with volunteers, ability to organize and manage details, ability to work independently within a given framework and in a team, knowledge of Microsoft Word and Google Docs, Spanish a plus.

Requirements

  • All school staff must complete all required clearances. 
  • All school staff are required to follow vaccination and testing requirements provided by the district.

Hours:  Monday – Thursday  9:00 – 3:00 in person

HFH CONTACT:  If interested, please complete the Inquiry from above.

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Equal Employment Opportunity

It is the policy of HFH to provide Equal Employment Opportunity to all people without discrimination because of race, color, religion/creed, gender, marital status, pregnancy, ancestry, veteran status, national origin, age, sexual orientation, disability or any other characteristic protected by law.  It is the policy of HFH to maintain a working environment free of all forms of discrimination, harassment and intimidation.

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