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Navigation Center Volunteer Opportunities [West Newton]

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West Newton Navigation Center is scheduled to open to its new residents towards the end of this month (it’s believed that at least half of the 42 single-parent families will be migrants/immigrants).The Center is being operated and managed by FamilyAid, which has a very successful track record for assisting unsheltered families in securing and keeping permanent housing. Below are the current volunteer options that include English language tutoring, which does not require fluency in a second language. 

To talk in more detail about volunteering, please email Ann-Marie at: Ann-MarieR@familyaidboston.org She will ask the following questions (below) and then offer next steps. Any general questions can be directed toward Lisa Keshet at: lfkeshet@gmail.com

  •  Which volunteer role(s) in which you are interested?
  • Your preferred day(s) of the week and time(s) ?
  • How often would you like to volunteer (e.g., weekly, monthly)?

More details about chosen role(s), orientation dates, and any required training will be provided upon connection.

ROLES:

Place Space Activity Leader (PAL)

  • Overview: Partner with Horizons for Homeless Children to lead fun, creative, and developmentally appropriate activities for children aged 0-6 in carefully designed Playspaces.
  • Commitment: 2 hours, once per week, for a minimum of 6 months.
  • Volunteering (one session per week) day and time options: Monday-Friday, 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM, and Monday-Thursday, 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM.

 Play Space Monitor

  • Overview: Ensure the Playspace is safe and welcoming by tidying, disinfecting toys and furniture, and leading brief activities for children.
  • Commitment: 1.5 hours, once per week, for a minimum of 3 months.
  • Volunteering (one session per week) day and time options: Monday-Friday, 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM or 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM.

 Weekly Tutor (School on Wheels)

  • Overview: Support one-on-one tutoring for PreK-12th grade students. This opportunity will begin after the building opens.
  • Commitment: 1-2 hours per week, for the remainder of the school year.
  • When: Monday, Thursday, Friday, 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM.

English Language Tutors & Conversation Group Leaders

Overview: Help adults improve their English skills through one-on-one or small group sessions, in partnership with the Newton Free Library.

  • Commitment: 1-2 hours per week, for a minimum of 3 months.
  • Volunteering (one session per week) day and time options: Monday-Friday, 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM, and Monday, Thursday, 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM. Once we understand individual parent needs and schedules, tutoring times can be adjusted to suit the English language learner and volunteer.


English Teacher Long-Term Sub (Newton North High School)

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Newton North High School is currently looking to fill three imminent long-term sub positions in the English department. The teaching load may include any of the following courses:
9th Grade English, 10th Grade Action Through Literature, 11th Grade AP Language and Composition, 12th Grade Women in Literature, 12th Grade Horror, Sci-Fi, and Dystopian Literature
If you are interested in any of these openings, please click the link to see more details and apply. Additionally, feel free to reach out to Dani Johnson, Assistant Department Head of the English department at NNHS, directly at this email address: johnsonda@newton.k12.ma.us.

Substitute Teaching at Angier Elementary School (Newton, MA)

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Angier Elementary School is hiring a substitute teacher to begin immediately. As a substitute teacher, you would cover teachers who are absent or attending a meeting. You would work the same days each week (candidate can choose what works for them: can be 1-5 days/week). Daily rate of about $130/day. Training and opportunities to shadow teachers will be provided. Angier is a warm and inclusive school community striving toward equity and anti-racism – a wonderful place to work and learn!

Please contact the principal, Orla Higgins Averill at higginsaverillo@newton.k12.ma.us, to learn more. 

Special Education Aide at Angier Elementary School (Newton, MA)

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Angier Elementary School is hiring a Special Education Aide to begin immediately. Special education aides assist with supporting students with special education needs, as well as in classrooms. You would join a strong and highly collaborative special education team. Angier is a warm and inclusive school community striving toward equity and anti-racism – a wonderful place to work and learn!

This is a full-time, salaried position with benefits. Please contact the principal, Orla Higgins Averill at higginsaverillo@newton.k12.ma.us, to learn more.

Behavior Therapist at Angier Elementary School (Newton, MA)

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Angier Elementary School is hiring a certified Behavior Therapist to begin immediately. Behavior therapists assist in functional behavioral assessment and analysis and deliver behavior programming to students. You would join a strong and highly collaborative special education team. Angier Elementary School is a warm and inclusive school community striving toward equity and anti-racism – a wonderful place to work and learn!

This is a full-time, salaried position with benefits. Please contact the principal, Orla Higgins Averill at higginsaverillo@newton.k12.ma.us, to learn more.

Grade 4/5 full-time teacher (Newton)

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Schechter Boston is looking for a dynamic and engaging Grade 4/5 Teacher for the 2023-2024 school year.

Job Description:
 Design, plan and implement lessons that motivate students and create active learning
experiences.
● Prepare and implement differentiated instruction, activities and assessments that meet the needs
of every student.
● Build relationships with all students, so they are actively engaged in the classroom activities.
● Create and maintain a safe, organized, well-structured physical environment that is conducive to
student learning.
● Work collaboratively with grade level partners and instructional coaches.

Qualifications:
 ● Bachelor’s Degree in a related field required.
● MA Teaching Certification, preferred.
● Minimum of two years experience teaching students, preferably in an elementary school setting.
● Exemplary teaching skills.

Pay & Benefits:
 ● Competitive salary; commensurate with experience.
● We thrive to provide a comprehensive benefits package that supports our faculty and staff,
including: health insurance, prescription drug benefit, vision, healthcare/dependent care flexible spending account (FSA), long term disability, life insurance, 403(b) with employer matching, paid holidays, sick time and personal time, and early dismissal on Fridays.

To Apply:
Please send your resume and cover letter to jobs@ssdsboston.org

About the School:
Schechter Boston creates a Jewish educational experience where each child, 15 months through eighth grade, is known, belongs, is engaged and inspired. Faculty, staff and students at Schechter benefit from a highly collaborative, mutually supportive environment in which each person’s individual strengths are recognized and cultivated, and are vital to the success and learning of the community as a whole. Individuals who work at Schechter Boston must thrive in a culture that lives every day by the following cultural values:
● Believing there is no limit to better
● Providing honest and kind feedback
● Failing forward
● Leaning into complexity
● Being kinder than necessary

Accessible by public transportation:
Schechter is accessible by NewMo, a Newton-sponsored ridesharing service from the following stations: Newtonville Station (Commuter Rail- Worcester Line), Needham Heights Station (Commuter RailNeedham Line) Chestnut Hill Station (MBTA Green Line-D), Newton Highlands Station (MBTA Green Line- D). NewMo lets you book a ride ($2/ride) from any of these stations to the Wells Avenue Business District, where the school is located.

Special Education Director, Camp Kaleidoscope (Newton)

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Camp Kaleidoscope’s Special Education Director provides direct service to campers with special needs and behavioral challenges through facilitating supportive, effective camper and staff interactions. Camp Kaleidoscope is a nurturing environment for creative individuals. Parents on staff may have their children attend for free! (Tax implications may apply.) Camp Kaleidoscope offers free camp bus service from Cambridge, Brookline, Framingham, Sudbury and Wayland.

JCC Greater Boston is deeply committed to valuing and celebrating the uniqueness of each constituent. We welcome staff and participants from diverse backgrounds. While being proudly Jewish, we strive in every way to provide an open and welcoming setting for all, irrespective of personal practices, beliefs or background. We are guided by JCC Greater Boston core values — Belonging, Joyfulness, Collaboration and Transformation — which resonate with many who do not identify as Jewish.

Salary for the season is $5,500–$6,200. The salary offered will ultimately be determined by the scope of the position, the candidate’s relevant experience, and internal equity. The Special Education Director must be available for the full camp season as well as orientation, training, and pre-camp meetings the week of June 20. Hours are 8:30am-4:30pm Monday through Friday, with staff meetings on Mondays to 5:15pm. Additional pre-camp hours may be scheduled at mutually agreed upon times with additional remuneration. If you want to make a difference and enjoy working with children, please apply today!

Responsibilities of Special Education Director

Prior to camp

  • Meet with camper families, as needed
  • Plan and lead staff orientation activities

During camp season

  • Support campers ages 5–16 daily
  • Communicate with parents and caregivers regularly
  • Identify and utilize strategies to help children with mild special needs and behavioral challenges
  • Provide information to parents, caregivers and staff regarding topics of typical and atypical child development and behavior
  • Facilitate weekly staff meetings; attend daily staff check-ins and partner on a daily basis with Director and Assistant Director

Qualifications

  • Has college or graduate degree in education, special education, social work, counseling or related field
  • Has 2+ years of experience teaching and/or counseling school-age children
  • Has an upbeat, outgoing personality
  • Is able to build strong relationships with children, staff, and parents
  • Is capable of working in a fast-paced environment and thinking on their feet
  • Is adaptive to change

Benefits

In addition to a rewarding position where you care for a community, the JCC Greater Boston provides competitive benefits including:

  • parents have their children attend camp for free the weeks the parent is working if space is available (tax implications may apply)
  • a competitive salary
  • summer access to the JCC indoor facility (gym, basketball court, indoor pool)
  • outstanding working environment including convenient, free parking

If you or anyone you know might be interested in learning more, please reach out to myself or to anyone on the camp team at kaleidoscope@jccgb.org for more details.

To apply, go to https://bostonjcc.campintouch.com/ui/forms/application/staff/App.