Join Us in This Work!
Our mission is to develop and foster educational excellence and opportunity for all learners through collaboration, and leadership. We believe that obstacles to learning can be overcome, and once that happens, learning is natural for everyone.
Social Justice and Equity
This work is central to our mission. We understand that all forms of oppression are damaging. We take action together to challenge racism and support equty and we enact our values by embracing these four principles: A culture of community and care, Equity and inclusion, Self-awareness and growth, and Action and transformation.
Equal Opportunity
CES is an equal opportunity employer and is particularly interested in candidates from diverse backgrounds, especially candidates whose backgrounds are well-suited to understanding and addressing the needs of the diverse student populations we serve.
CES is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, CES will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact Human Resources.
Benefits
CES offers a comprehensive benefit package including: Health, Dental, Vision, Long Term Disability, Life Insurance, voluntary Short Term Disability, and more. FSA and Dependent Care accounts are also available. We provide two retirement options for employees, based on eligibility. Find more detailed information here.
For more information, contact:
Human Resources
Phone: (413) 588-4349 or (603) 726-0430
Email: hr@collaborative.org
Current Job Openings
CES has open positions in a variety of specialties including Professional Development facilitation and consulting, Teaching, Human Resources, Business and Finance, Grants and Development, and many more. Our main office is in Northampton, MA, but open positions may be based in various locations across the state. Open position titles are organized by region and coded to reflect the hiring program (e.g., SpecEd, DYS, ProfDev, etc.).
Below are categories of job openings that currently have multiple open positions, filtered for your convenience.
Early Childhood Positions
CES Early Childhood Department partners with families, programs, schools, and communities to nurture and honor the individual strengths of children and support those shepherding them through the critical first years.
Migrant Education Positions
The Massachusetts Migrant Education Program (MMEP) supports migratory children and youth to overcome educational disruption, cultural and language barriers, social isolation, various health-related problems, and other factors inhibiting their ability to succeed in school.
DYS/SEIS Teaching Positions
CES is the Contracted Provider for Special Education in Institutional Settings (SEIS), a program of the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE); and for the DYS Education Initiative, in partnership with the Massachusetts Department of Youth Services. Through these programs and partnerships, CES creates access to high-quality educational opportunities for students across the Commonwealth.