Part-time After-School Teacher (24 hrs / wk M-F) for the 2024-2025 School Year
Bowen After School Care Program, Newton
Are you an experienced educator, a learning-agile artist, or a technology expert eager to work with school-age children in a highly regarded after-school program?
Bowen After School Care Program seeks energetic, engaged, and compassionate individuals to join our teaching team. Our teachers are empowered with great training, access to continuing professional development, a vast library of technology resources to integrate into the STEAM curriculum, competitive hourly wages and benefits, and a supportive and collaborative leadership structure that focuses on your continued growth.
What does a Teacher do?
As a Teacher, you play a formative role in the social and educational development of the students. You will work with a specific age group who love the flexibility of how they choose to spend their afternoons and the quality of the care they receive.
Each day, you will :
- Greet children arriving to the program, and prepare and serve nutritious snacks.
- Facilitate children’s learning experiences and activities.
- Provide structure and support for homework and literacy; and
- Maintain collaborative and professional relationships with both students and parents, focusing on each child’s social, emotional, physical and cognitive development.
What kinds of experience and skills do Teachers need?
- Experience working closely with school-age children in a childcare, school, or camp setting.
- Enthusiasm for teaching and the ability to keep children engaged in learning.
- Willingness to learn and implement new classroom strategies to manage behaviors.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills.
- Ability to work in close partnership with members of your team.
- Ability to pass CORI / SORI checks.
- A statement of health from a physician.
- Positive references from past employers / teachers.
What your September to June work schedule will be :
- Mondays : 2 : 00-6pm.
- Tuesdays : 2 : 00-6pm (There is 1 Tuesday with 10am-6pm shift during the year).
- Wednesdays : 10am-6pm..
- Thursdays : 2 : 00-6pm (There are 5 Thursdays with 10am-6pm shifts during the year)
- Fridays : 2 : 00-6pm.
What are the benefits?
- Health and dental insurance.
- Aflac benefits.
- Simple IRA.
- On-going professional development.
- CPR / First Aid Training.
How do I apply?
Send a cover letter and resume to Ellen Weiss at [email protected].
Job Type : Part-time.
Pay : $21.00 - $24.00 per hour.
Expected hours : 24 per week.
Benefits :
- Dental insurance.
- Employee discount.
- Health insurance
- Life insurance.
- Paid time off.
- Professional development assistance.
- Retirement plan.
Schedule :
- After school.
- Monday to Friday.
Experience :
Childcare : 1 year (Required).
License / Certification :
- First Aid Certification (Required).
- CPR Certification (Required).
Ability to Relocate :
Newton Center, MA 02459 : Relocate before starting work (Required).
Work Location : In person.