Category Archives: Jobs by Program
Job Opportunity for School Psychology Graduates
The Westport Community Schools is currently hiring a School Psychologist and we’re looking to connect with recent graduates or qualified candidates ready to begin their careers in school psychology.
If you are completing your program, have recently graduated, or are exploring new opportunities, we would love to hear from you!
For more details or to express interest, please reach out directly to:
Nancy Tavares
Assistant Special Education Director
ntavares@westportschools.org
Private Art Teacher
- Details of what we want: we are looking for a private art teacher to work with our son in order to review his portfolio and possibly add one or two additional pieces. He intends to apply to college in late Summer/early Fall 2025
- Approximate timeline: ASAP
- Compensation: TBD with candidates
- How to apply: email to karinabonbon12@gmail.com
- My full name: Karina Simonian
- address: Newton, MA
- phone: 818-540-8739
Spanish instructor position – AES World Languages and Culture Institute (AWLCI)
The Boston Community Education Center (BCEC) is seeking an instructor to teach Spanish (non-medical focus) to community members and housing development employees with limited Spanish proficiency in the Roxbury area of Boston. This position is ideal for individuals interested in teaching and fostering community connections in Boston. Experience in teaching Spanish is helpful but not required. Experience in teaching adults is also preferred.
The program schedule entails forty weeks of classes broken into 10-week cycles over the course of a year, starting in mid-July of 2025. Class schedule to be determined based on instructor and program availability. Classes are likely to take place on Mondays and Wednesdays, 6-7 pm. Total contact hours will be 2 hours per week. Instructors will be paid up to $90 per hour of contact.
- Job Type: Part-time
- $90.00+ per contact hour
- Dates: End of July 2025 to May 2026
- Work Location: In person
- Ability to commute/relocate:
- Roxbury Crossing, MA: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)
Responsibilities will include:
- Creating lesson plans
- Developing interactive activities and using props and other supporting materials as necessary to enhance students’ classroom experience
- Actively engaging and interacting with students during classes and activities
- Recording weekly attendance
- Communicating with students, including class reminders, sharing materials, and other information as needed
- Assessing, recording, and reporting on student proficiency levels and progress through formal and informal assessment
- This position requires candidates with the following qualifications:
- Spanish fluency
- Experience in Spanish education, preferably with adults
- Experience with curriculum design
- Ability to travel regularly to the Roxbury area of Boston
- A proactive, caring, positive, and energetic personality
- In addition, ideal candidates possess the following qualities:
- A proactive work ethic and professional demeanor
- Strong oral and written communication skills
- Ability to work in a collaborative setting and willingness to apply feedback
- Comfortable with teaching in small to medium-sized classroom environments
- Ability to cater to a range of student skills, knowledge, ages and backgrounds
- A patient and friendly personality
- Punctuality and reliability in an in-person environment
- And most importantly, a strong desire to make a difference in the Boston community!
Successful candidates will progress through the following steps in the application process:
- Initial application (10 minutes)
- An interview with a program manager (25 minutes)
- Teaching a 10-minute mock class online (40 minutes)
- A reference check
AES World Languages and Cultures Institute (AWLCI) is a nonprofit 501c3 organization committed to strengthening communities by bridging the gap between cultures and broadening our students’ horizons. Our community programs empower individuals to overcome cultural and language barriers and promote harmony and tolerance in the community.
Please submit your application through this Zoho form. Only applications submitted through Zoho will be considered. The application is DUE Friday, July 18th.
Seeking Summer Support for a Wonderful Young Man with Autism – Melrose, MA
Hi everyone – my name is Susan Ruzzo, and I live in Melrose, Massachusetts. I’m the proud mom of a kind and curious 21-year-old named Patrick, who is on the autism spectrum. Since he was just three years old, Patrick has been attending a full-time day program at the New England Center for Children in Southborough. This July, Patrick will be aging out of the program as he turns 22.
As we transition into this new chapter, my husband and I are looking for a caring, responsible individual — ideally a student or recent graduate in special education — who is interested in working with young adults on the autism spectrum this summer (and possibly beyond).
What we’re looking for:
- Someone with a background or experience in special education or working with individuals with autism.
- Availability for 4 to 16 hours per week — we are very flexible with scheduling.
- Willingness to assist with community outings, recreational activities, and possibly volunteer job coaching.
- Patience, compassion, and a sense of fun!
About Patrick:
- Nonverbal but communicates well using his iPad and sign language.
- Mild-mannered, quiet, and very sweet.
- Enjoys music, swimming, reading, gymnastics, bike riding, rollerblading, trampoline parks, and more!
If you or someone you know might be a great fit, please don’t hesitate to reach out. We’d love to connect and share more about this opportunity.
Contact: Susan Ruzzo – (627) 335-7734
Thank you for helping us make this transition a joyful and enriching one for Patrick!
Occasional babysitting in Malden
I am looking for a babysitter for occasional evenings for my 1.5-year-old daughter. Responsibilities would include playing, providing a prepared meal/snack, diaper changing, and doing her bedtime routine. She is a cute, active, and funny kiddo! Please reach out if this is something you might be interested in and share a little background about yourself.
Location: Malden near the Medford border.
Pay: $25 per hour
Contact: Annabel at annabel.lane@gmail.com
Sunday School Lead Teacher Position
Apply Now for 2025-26
First Parish Church of Westwood, MA is seeking a paid Sunday school lead teacher for kindergarten to grade 5 youth for the 2025-2026 program year. (See below for more information about the First Parish Church, and https://www.firstparishwestwood.org/)
The position entails preparing and leading the weekly Sunday lessons during the program year. Parent volunteers will be responsible for curriculum development and sequencing, as well as serving as assistants during class (as needed for the 2-people minimum Church safety guidelines).
The position lasts throughout the program year, September to mid-June. The lead teacher will teach each Sunday with the exception of various holiday-type weekends. Sunday school takes place during the 10:00-11:30 service time, for 30-45 minutes, depending on the service. Preparing and leading is anticipated to be about 2 hours each week. The hourly rate is $37.50 an hour, around $2400 for the program year.
Interested? Please email jobs@firstparishwestwood.org with questions.
To apply, send a cover letter, resume, and the names and contact details for three references (we will contact your references only with your permission) to this email.
Elementary School Psychologist position open, T3 Program
Description
The Elementary Level T3 Student Support Program (or Tier 3) is an inclusion-based model of support for students with mental and behavioral health needs that interfere with daily school functioning and access to the general curricula. The goal of this program is to provide students with multidisciplinary emotional, behavioral, social, and academic support. Student have a regular schedule for their school day with their general education teachers, wrapped with program support.
Students receive a combination of individual therapeutic interventions; specific in-class support for academic functioning; and group instruction regarding social skills, emotional regulation, self-reflection, and coping skills for school-based stressors.
The goal of this program is to foster skills development in the areas of emotion regulation, academic resiliency, and socialization. By doing so, the intention is to decrease “out of class time” due to symptom interference, and increase each student’s ability to receive academic instruction.
Position Overview
This position is for the staff psychologist role in the Andover Public Schools elementary level T3/SSP program. This psychologist will oversee program operations at one elementary school. They will be partnered with a T3/SSP Sp.Ed. teacher and work with their multidisciplinary school-based team to support students (i.e. BCBA, social worker). Of note, we hope applicants will desire working within layered team supports. The APS psychology team works together in a peer supervision model, the admin supervisor of the psychology team is a neuropsychologist, and the T3/SSP psychologists in district are included on the district level broad mental health team alongside social work colleagues. In addition, each school building that has the T3/SSP program also has an additional psychologist who manages general building needs, such as the majority of
Responsibilities
- School-based case management of T3/SSP students
- Individualized program design
- Therapeutic Interventions
- Consultation to teachers/staff
- Progress monitoring
- Testing/Assessment for T3/SSP students
- Note: There is a second psychologist conducting most assessments.
- Work with multidisciplinary supports (i.e. social workers, BCBAs, SLPs, OTs, nursing)
- Prevention planning
Qualifications
- School Psychology certification by MA Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) is mandatory.
- Masters Degree or higher in psychology or related field is mandatory.
- National Certification in School Psychology (NCSP) is strongly preferred.
Supplemental Information
Application Materials:
- 3 letters of recommendation
- 2 or more redacted psychoeducational assessment reports
- Preference for a sample assessing SLD and a sample assessing social/emotional challenges.
- 1 or more FBA reports
- 1 or more BIPs
- 1 or more work samples related to intervention planning, progress monitoring, etc.
Science Teacher Position Medford High School (Chemistry/Biology)
Position Type:
High School Teaching/Science – Chemistry
Date Posted:
6/5/2025
Location:
Medford High School
High School Scince
Chemistry/Biology
Responsibilities:
Position Purpose Under the general supervision of the School Principal, the science teacher facilitates student success and growth in academic and interpersonal skills through: implementing district approved curriculum; addressing specific educational needs of individual students and by creating a flexible, safe and optimal learning environment; and providing feedback to students, parents and administration regarding student progress, activities, and expectations.
Performance:
- Develops and administers art curriculum consistent with school district goals and objectives.
- Promotes a classroom environment that is safe and conducive to individualized and small group instruction, and student learning.
- Plans lesson plans and instructional materials.
- Conducts ongoing assessment of student learning.
- Maintains a system for accurate and complete record-keeping, grading, and attendance as required by the CBA agreement between the Medford Public Schools and the Medford Teachers Association.
- Administers standardized tests in accordance with district testing programs.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
- Knowledge of current teaching methods and educational pedagogy, as well as differentiated instruction based upon student learning styles.
- Knowledge of curriculum and concepts, including all subject matters taught.
- Ability to engage in self-evaluation process with regard to performance and professional growth as required in the CBA agreement between the Medford Teachers Association and the Medford Public Schools.
Qualifications:
Bachelors required; Masters preferred.
Experience: All levels, three years teaching preferred.