Category Archives: Teacher Education

Seeking High School Tutor

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Family seeks tutoring and academic support for our high school student 2-3 times per week. The ideal candidate will have experience working with kids, an ability to help with Spanish and support executive functioning tasks.  We are ideally seeking someone who is available both fall and spring semesters. Own transportation is a plus. $40 per hour compensation. Please send resume and availability (including mornings) to Lmgardinier@gmail.com

Extended Day Program Teacher (Part-Time)

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Company: The Fessenden School

Address: 250 Waltham Street, West Newton, MA 02465
Position: Extended Day Program Teacher

Position Type: Part Time/Non-exempt

Start Date: 8/28/23

About Us

The Fessenden School is an all boys independent day and boarding school serving 525 students in Pre-K to Grade 9 in West Newton, MA. The Fessenden School’s mission is to teach, nurture, and celebrate growing boys; cultivating each boy’s individual potential and developing in balance his mind, character, heart, and body in an inclusive and joyful community. For over 100 years we have been committed to the education of boys, and our facilities, curriculum, and programs are designed with the necessities of boys in mind. 

Position Summary

The Fessenden School’s Extended Day Program (EDP) seeks a part-time Teacher to work Monday to Friday from 2:15pm to 4:30pm during the school year (11:30pm to 4:30pm on Wednesdays for Pre-K/K educators). The EDP Teacher is responsible for leading students in a safe and engaging after school experience and reports directly to the Extended Day Program Director.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

The essential functions include, but are not limited to the following:

  • Coordinate with other teachers to plan and deliver activities daily, EITHER:
    • Diverse activities for students in grades Pre-K and Kindergarten

OR

  • Focused activities for students in Grades 1-4, in areas such as art, STEM, sports and active games, imaginative play, and other fun, age-appropriate topics
  • Directly supervise and lead a group of students in these activities, ensuring emotional and physical safety for the duration of the activity
  • Participate in daily meetings at 2:15 with EDP Director and other teachers to plan, collaborate, and discuss topics around EDP program
  • Prepare for daily instruction, including setting up space, gathering materials, and communicating with the EDP Director and other teachers about any needs.
  • Communicate with EDP Director and other teachers in tracking students during sign-in, activities, and dismissal
  • Model appropriate, positive behavior for students and respond appropriately to challenging student behaviors
  • Perform other duties as required

Schedule 

  • School Year: September 6th to June 3rd
  • Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday 2:15 pm to 4:30 pm, Wednesday 11:30 pm to 4:30 pm

Minimum Qualifications 

  • Successful criminal background check
  • Prior experience in a related position working with children

Preferred Qualifications 

  • A high school diploma or equivalent
  • Current CPR/AED & first aid certification (certification will be provided if needed)
  • Enthusiasm for working with students in grades Pre-K through 4.
  • Creativity to plan engaging activities
  • Flexibility to adapt plans and lessons to meet time, material, and spatial constraints of EDP
  • Classroom management skills to lead a group of children

Physical Demands and Work Environment

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the functions. The requirements for performing the duties of this position are as follows: 

  • Frequently required to walk, stand, sit, talk, and listen
  • Regularly required to bend, stoop, crouch and/or kneel to get on students’ level
  • Occasionally required to lift and/or move objects weighing up to 50 pounds

To Apply

Submit an application through Fessenden’s Career Site. Please include a resume and cover letter.

Literacy Coach for 2 Early Elementary friends with ADHD

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We are two families seeking some fun literacy/phonics coaching over the summer for two girls, ages six and seven.  Both children are around the same reading level: learning the letters, the sounds they make, and beginning stages of sounding out words.

Our goal is to give these two friends a cooperative learning opportunity that appeals to their interests and also gives them many movement breaks. Both children have been diagnosed with ADHD, and so lessons that can be in the form of outside games, art projects, theatrical performances, neighborhood hikes, and phonics scavenger hunts would be ideal for engaging these enthusiastic, creative adventurers.

These two kiddos have known each other since they were babies. They share many of the same interests, including performing arts, dance, nature, playing in sand and water, arts and crafts, fantastical imaginative role playing, cats and tigers, Pokemon, legos, vampires, superheroes, and cooking. They have been known to put on a good puppet show together, and have also recorded some vampire-themed podcasts.

Applicants must be LGBTQ+ friendly.

We live fifteen minutes away from one another in Medford and Arlington. Both home spaces are available for sessions with indoor work and play spaces as well as backyards. Both families live walking distance to playgrounds.  We can also provide transportation to a third location if needed. Note that both homes also have cats in residence.

We are hoping for three or more sessions a week with availability on most weekends as well as weekdays after 4:30.
If the summer works well, we would be excited to continue sessions into the fall with availability weekends and weekdays after 3:00.

Compensation: $35-40 per hour depending on level of experience. Supplies and snacks will be reimbursed.

References and background check required.

Interested applicants should email Anne Marie Darling at at annemarie.darling@gmail.com or call 617-583-3109. 

Humanities teacher at international school for 2023-2024 school year (Nablus, Palestine)

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Pioneers Baccalaureate School, located in Nablus, Palestine, was founded under the auspices of the Future Pioneers Society, a non-profit organization created in 2005 by a group of Palestinian businessmen, doctors, lawyers, and academics in order to address current educational needs in Palestine. We offer an American-style education alongside a strong foundation in Arabic, religion, and social studies. Our local and international staff work side-by-side to provide a quality education, founded in critical thinking and creativity, to each student.

Every year, we employ around 15 international, English-speaking staff members to teach English, history, and other subjects to students in grades 1-12 at our international school. As our school grows, we are always looking for new, qualified, and highly-motivated young teachers to join our team. For more information on our program, please go to www.pioneers.ps.

Currently, we are looking for teachers to work with us during the 2023-2024 school year. Teaching positions begin in August with on-site teacher training. The contract runs from August 2023 to May 2024, with options for extension based on performance. We provide housing, a living stipend, and visa coordination. Teaching experience and certification is not required, but previous work with kids or young adults is a plus.

Applicants can apply through our website form or by emailing a CV and cover letter to jobs@pioneers.edu.ps.  We accept applications on a rolling basis. Questions about the positions may be directed here (jobs@pioneers.edu.ps).