Our pod includes three rising second graders all attending the public same school.
Responsibilities with kids include:
- Walking through Math and Reading curriculum delivered by the school (either in video or written form)
- Helping them complete assigned work
- Ensuring work comes home with each child
- Supplement school-provided subjects with Gym, Art, Science
- Science may or may not have predefined curriculum. Leader should be interested in coming up with topics that interest kids and developing activities to support lessons.
- Art and Gym will almost definitely need to be created by the Leader. These can be simple or complicated based on your interests!
- Parents can assist with getting materials as long as we have notice.
Learning pod will be in person in Medford. One of the pod families has offered a single room above their garage with a bathroom and separate entrance. In general, all parents are supportive of being outside as much as possible given weather etc.
Who we are looking for someone who is:
- Good at group management (keep them engaged, on task, make learning fun)
- A good problem solver, adaptable, has good judgment when the unexpected comes up
- Patient
- A good communicator, with children and parents
- Comfortable with various technologies for at home learning (zoom, MS teams)
- Excited by the possibilities of this role
- Experienced with kids of this age
The right person is not necessarily already teacher. A person who is in training to be a teacher, a tutor, or a college student taking online classes could be a good fit depending on experience and fit. Must have background check/CORI. Must have been taking, and continue to take, adequate precautions related to COVID.
Up for discussion and definition between teacher and pod:
- School day length and frequency. Flexibility on hours and days is available. Parents and leader would come to agreement on details.
- Safety protocols to which each family and the teacher would need to adhere.
- Pay structure and/or benefits. We do not expect to match a seasoned teacher’s salary or benefits. We are hoping to find someone who is interested in this position because of the role itself, and the flexibility and part-time schedule it offers. All of this is up for definition with the right person!
Please contact kmhorwitz@gmail.com with your resume to convey your interest. References and interview may be requested later.