About Hero Journey Club:

Hero Journey Club (www.herojourney.club) provides community-based mental health support inside of virtual gathering spaces to address loneliness and mental health for kids, teens and adults. We host weekly group sessions inside of video games like Minecraft to meet members where they already spend time, facilitated by credentialed facilitators.

We are building the social scaffolding to improve the emotional/mental health of every community. We are creating the infrastructure for modern communities to improve mental wellbeing through connection and belonging; the next generation of mental health tools, for the next generation.

Come craft the future of mental health & wellbeing with us and literally save lives — trailblazers, empaths, and pioneers wanted.

Scope of Role & Responsibilities

Journey Guides (Educators) are trained facilitators who lead online mental wellbeing and socioemotional learning (SEL) classes and activities, which run from 6 to 8 people per group and meet for 60 mins per week inside of Minecraft. They are responsible for leading group sessions, fostering group cohesion, and creating a safe and productive place for individuals to learn more about themselves and how to address their needs in an educational atmosphere. This role is an opportunity to participate in an innovative approach to providing education to the next generation on essential topics–you won't find an experience like this anywhere else.

These will help you thrive in this position:

• Avid love and aptitude for playing video games

• Interest or experience with SEL curricula

• Experience working remotely on Zoom and with other online tools (e.g., Google and Microsoft productivity tools, Notion or similar, etc)

• Desire to maintain a part-time schedule at 10 to 25 total hours a week (most groups run between 5:00-10:00pm est)

• Test and support innovative methods grounded in evidence-based practice

• Flexibility with non-traditional work hours such as afternoons and evenings

Requirements:

• Master's Degree in Teaching or Education with a focus on adolescents and/or teens (e.g., M.A.T., M.Ed., Curriculum & Instruction, Special Education)

• Teacher license or teacher license-eligible

• Current or former experience teaching 5th to 12th graders, preferably 5th to 8th

• Current or former experience leading groups in an educational environment

Preferred:

• Experience with virtual care/use of digital platforms

• Experience with neurodivergent and/or LGBTQIA+ communities

• Experience playing Minecraft, Roblox, and/or Fortnite

How to apply

Apply today at https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/herojourneyclub. We’re looking for passionate, skilled individuals to start immediately.

Right to work

We’re a fully remote company, we’ll hire you from anywhere in the US. At the moment, we are not able to sponsor any visa or relocation.

We are an equal opportunity employer!

Hero Journey Club is proud to be an equal opportunity employer (EEO). We provide employment opportunities without regard to age, race, color, ancestry, national origin, religion, disability (including gender dysphoria and similar gender-related conditions), sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation (including actual or perceived heterosexuality, homosexuality, bisexuality, and asexuality), veteran status, military status, domestic violence victim status, reproductive health decision making or any other protected category.

Fraud Attempt Information

For your safety, we want you to be aware that unauthorized individuals claiming to be HJC employees are extending false employment offers to steal money and personal information from job seekers. They are using legitimate websites and social media platforms and may use an unauthorized HJC logo and employee name. Do not engage if you believe communication is fraudulent. HJC employees communicate using email addresses that end with @herojourney.club.

HJC will never request money or credit card information or ask for personal details like address, social security number, bank information, or tax documents early in the interview process.

If you suspect you’ve encountered an instance of recruitment fraud: To report a suspicious email or job ad, email support@herojourney.Club and include as much detail as possible (any documentation will assist us).

Report the email address as “Phishing” through your email provider. This will help get the email account shut down. If you believe you have been a victim of online recruitment fraud, contact the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center at ic3.gov.

HJC takes this very seriously and we hope by sharing this information we can prevent potential jobseekers from interacting with these scams.