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Lower School Assistant Teacher/Substitute

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Company: The Fessenden

School Position: Lower School Assistant Teacher/Substitute

Position Type: Full Time Faculty

Exempt Start Date: 8/21/23

About Us

The Fessenden School is an all boys independent day and boarding school serving 525 students in Pre-Kindergarten through Grade 9 in West Newton, MA. The Fessenden School’s mission is to cultivate each boy’s talents and develop in balance his character, mind, and body in an inclusive and joyful community. For more than 100 years, The Fessenden School has offered state-of-the-art facilities, curriculum, and programs specifically designed to meet the educational needs of boys.

Position Summary

The Fessenden School seeks an Assistant Teacher/Substitute for Pre-K to Grade 4. The Assistant Teacher helps teachers with duties, classroom activities, specialist classes, recess and lunch. Substituting covers all the teaching of a classroom teacher or specialist teacher when they are absent from school or need coverage during the day. Subbing could include any grade level in the Lower School.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

The essential duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:

  • Substitute in various classrooms in the Lower School (Pre-K – Grade 4) on short and long term bases
  • Perform duties as assigned by the division head and assistant head
  • Learn the general curriculum in language arts, social studies and math in the designated grades. 
  • Understand the integration of equity, inclusion, and social justice. 
  • Exemplify the School’s mission and community principles, including the core values of honesty, respect and compassion 
  • Perform duties such as supervising drop-off and dismissal, recess, and lunch.
  • Maintain all documentation connected with the curriculum and students
  • Attend professional development meetings; three 8:30am to 4:00pm and three 3:00pm to 5:00pm
  • Maintain regular and reliable attendance
  • Maintain current CPR/AED and first aid certification and child abuse prevention training

Schedule

  • Orientation August 21st and 22nd
  • School year August 28th to June 11th
  • Monday – Friday, 7:30am to 2:50pm

Minimum Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree
  • Experience in instructing children in an academic, athletic, or camp programs
  • Enthusiasm and communication skills to engage boys and build meaningful relationships
  • Strong supervisory and leadership skills to manage a classroom
  • Ability to perform critical thinking, organization, prioritization, and problem solving with minimal supervision
  • Ability to serve in a diverse community of colleagues, students, and parents
  • Demonstrated commitment to inclusion, social justice, diversity, and equity
  • A commitment to boys and boys’ education

Preferred Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in elementary education
  • 2+ years experience working in an independent school setting

Physical Demands and Work Environment

The physical demands described here are representative of those that are 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 hear 
  • Regularly required to bend, stoop, and crouch and/or kneel
  • Occasionally required to lift and/or move objects weighing up to 25 pounds
  • Majority of work is performed in a school/classroom environment, and the noise level in the environment is usually moderate

To Apply

Submit an application through Fessenden’s Career Site.  A cover letter, resume and contact information for three references are required. 

Building Based Substitute (North Reading, MA)

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The North Reading Public Schools is seeking interested applicants to serve as a building based substitute at the elementary, middle, and high school level for the 2022-23 school year. The successful candidate will report to the assigned school four days per week to support student learning.

Job Requirements:

  • Licensure with the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education preferred.
  • Bachelor degree preferred
  • Citizenship, residency or work visa required

Per diem rate is $100/day.
Please apply through SchoolSpring here. 

The North Reading Public Schools (NRPS) provides a safe, inclusive, and supportive learning environment where students develop both their social-emotional and academic skills and abilities through an exploration of a wide range of content areas, the arts, athletics, and extra-curricular opportunities. With a dedication to excellence, service, and life-long learning our students will engage collaboratively, think critically, embrace diversity, and value equity in order to become productive global citizens.

NRPS is actively looking to build a diverse workforce to ensure all students feel welcome, safe, and valued for who they are and supported to reach their potential. Candidates with different perspectives and experiences are strongly encouraged to apply to grow our school community and help students feel personally connected to their learning experiences and feel represented inside and outside of the classroom ensuring a sense of belonging.

Inclusion Paraprofessional Long-Term Substitute (North Reading, MA)

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The E. Ethel Little Elementary School is seeking a Special Education/Inclusion Paraprofessional Long-Term Substitute. This position is tentatively scheduled to be from January 6, 2023-February 17, 2023 (possibly longer).

Responsibilities:

  • Assist and support staff in implementing the special education programs and Individualized Education Plans for students
  • Assist in the implementation of curricula modifications for specified students
  • Provide physical assistance to students with disabilities as required
  • Provide school-based, classroom, lunch, bus duty, arrival/dismissal, and recess supervision
  • Assume other duties and responsibilities as may be assigned by the Principal and/or Teacher

Job Requirements

  • At least 1 year of relevant experience preferred
  • Bachelor degree preferred
  • Citizenship, residency or work visa required

Per diem rate is dependent on candidate’s alignment within the Paraprofessional Federation contract.

Please apply through SchoolSpring here. The North Reading Public Schools (NRPS) provides a safe, inclusive, and supportive learning environment where students develop both their social-emotional and academic skills and abilities through an exploration of a wide range of content areas, the arts, athletics, and extra-curricular opportunities. With a dedication to excellence, service, and life-long learning our students will engage collaboratively, think critically, embrace diversity, and value equity in order to become productive global citizens.

NRPS is actively looking to build a diverse workforce to ensure all students feel welcome, safe, and valued for who they are and supported to reach their potential. Candidates with different perspectives and experiences are strongly encouraged to apply to grow our school community and help students feel personally connected to their learning experiences and feel represented inside and outside of the classroom ensuring a sense of belonging.

Special Education Teacher Long-Term Substitute (North Reading, MA)

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The J. Turner Hood Elementary School is seeking a Special Education Long-Term Substitute Teacher to support students in elementary classrooms. This assignment is expected to be from January 3, 2023 through June 16, 2023 (or the end of the current 2022-2023 school year).

Essential Duties:

  • Serve as the lead teacher in a substantially separate ABA based classroom
  • Serve as the liaison for students on your caseload which includes completing educational assessments, functional behavior assessments, developing behavior intervention plans, completing progress reports, and chairing IEP annual review meetings as well as progress reviews
  • Collaborate with general education and special education teachers
  • Support inclusion opportunities as appropriate
  • Collaborate with parents/guardians and outside providers
  • Attend faculty and department meetings as directed
  • All other duties as assigned by the Principal and/or Director of Student Services

Job Requirements

  • Massachusetts DESE license in Special Education-Moderate/Severe
  • BCBA certification preferred
  • CPI Training preferred

Per diem rate is dependent on candidate’s alignment within the North Reading Education Association contract.

Please apply through SchoolSpring here. 
The North Reading Public Schools (NRPS) provides a safe, inclusive, and supportive learning environment where students develop both their social-emotional and academic skills and abilities through an exploration of a wide range of content areas, the arts, athletics, and extra-curricular opportunities. With a dedication to excellence, service, and life-long learning our students will engage collaboratively, think critically, embrace diversity, and value equity in order to become productive global citizens.

NRPS is actively looking to build a diverse workforce to ensure all students feel welcome, safe, and valued for who they are and supported to reach their potential. Candidates with different perspectives and experiences are strongly encouraged to apply to grow our school community and help students feel personally connected to their learning experiences and feel represented inside and outside of the classroom ensuring a sense of belonging.

Hingham Public Schools Opportunities

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Substitute Teachers

Substitute Teacher positions for the 2022-2023 school year at all levels (K- grade 12).  All Substitute Teacher positions are on an “as needed” basis.  Responsible for in-person instruction of students during teacher absences, dependent on needs, while supporting students in meeting their academic goals.  Competent proficiency to instruct students, preferred.  Undergraduate degree, preferred.

Compensation is currently $113/day (first 10 shifts, not required to be successive), increase to $125/day (after 10 shifts completed), compensation increases with short term assignments (between 40 and 90 days).  Applicants may request specific grade levels (elementary, middle school and/or high school) for placement.  This is a great resume builder!

Paraeducators

Hingham Public Schools is looking for candidates to fill Paraeducator positions for the 2022-2023 school year.  Primary responsibilities include supporting students in general education and special education classes to meet their academic and organizational goals. Ideal candidates are flexible, reliable, compassionate, energetic, patient, and willing to learn.

Paraeducator positions are available in a variety of shifts:  full-time, part-time or substitute.  Compensation for full and part-time positions is $17.45/hour, potentially higher if experienced.  Compensation for substitute Paraeducators is $15.75/hour.

Multiple positions are available at all levels (K-12).  Applicants may request specific grade levels (elementary, middle school and/or high school) for placement, if there is a preference. 

To apply, contact:  Susan M. D’Amato, Esq., Director of Human Resources, at sdamato@hinghamschools.org or click on HR Job Opportunities for application and criminal background check requirements.

English Language Learner Substitute Teacher Needed for Fessenden School

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About Us

The Fessenden School is an all boys independent day and boarding school serving 525 students in Pre-Kindergarten through 9th Grade in West Newton, MA. The Fessenden School’s mission is to cultivate each boy’s talents and develop in balance his character, mind, and body in an inclusive and joyful community. For more than 100 years, The Fessenden School has offered state-of-the-art facilities, curriculum, and programs specifically designed to meet the educational needs of boys.

Position Summary

The Fessenden School’s Upper School seeks an English Language Learner (ELL) Substitute Teacher for students who typically have intermediate proficiency in English for Grades 5-9. The ELL Substitute Teacher is responsible for teaching 3 classes of 8-10 boys in English, history and language, being a member of one of the Upper School grade teams, and teaching small group ELL tutorials as assigned.  

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

The essential duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to the following:

  • Teach and stay current with curriculum and 21st century learning
  • Incorporate project based learning, educational technology, differentiated learning and cultural competency in lessons
  • Collaborate and facilitate character education and service learning programs with Upper School Head 
  • Exemplify the School’s mission and community principles, including honesty, respect and compassion 
  • Participate in and help facilitate all division and grade level activities and meetings
  • Coach a sport and/ or supervise sports study hall as assigned
  • Collaborate with colleagues within grade level, division, department and student support services, including the Learning Resources Department
  • Maintain all documentation connected with the curriculum and students
  • Attend faculty meetings; typically on Mondays from 4:30pm to 5:45pm
  • Attend professional development meetings; three 8:30am to 4:00pm and three 3:00pm to 5:00pm
  • Maintain regular and reliable attendance
  • Maintain current CPR/AED & first aid certification and child abuse prevention training
  • Other duties as assigned

Schedule

  • Monday to Friday, 7:30 AM to 4:30 PM

Minimum Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in education or related subject
  • One or two years of experience working with English Language Learners
  • Ability to develop and provide differentiated instruction to meet learning needs of a range of students
  • Enthusiasm and communication skills to engage boys and build meaningful relationships
  • Strong supervisory and leadership skills to manage and control a classroom
  • Ability to perform critical thinking, organization, prioritization and problem solving with minimal supervision
  • Ability to serve in a diverse community of colleagues, students and parents
  • Demonstrated commitment to inclusion, justice, diversity and equity
  • A commitment to boys and boys’ education

Preferred Qualifications 

  • Master’s degree in education or related subject

Physical Demands and Work Environment

The physical demands described here are representative of those that are 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 hear 
  • Regularly required to bend, stoop, crouch and/or kneel
  • Occasionally required to lift and/or move objects weighing up to 25 pounds
  • Majority of work is performed in a school/classroom environment, and the noise level in the environment is usually moderate.

To Apply

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