Sports Specialist Before​/After School Programs

Sports Specialist – Before/After School Programs

Starting Date: Immediately

Medford Public Schools is investing in the hours after the school day ends. Our Before/After School Programs serve students at four elementary sites with a vision of out-of-school time that goes well beyond supervision: engaging curriculum, dedicated teaching teams, and a learning environment that families can trust. As we grow, we are building a program staffed by educators who take after-school education seriously and we are looking for people who want to help shape what that looks like in Medford.

The Sports Specialist designs and leads movement, games, and team-based programming for K–5 students at one of our four sites. After a long school day, students need to run, play, work with a team, and try something physical that they get to choose. You will plan the program that makes that happen indoors and outdoors, across a wide range of sports and games, with a coach's eye for skill-building and an educator's eye for who is on the sideline and why.

Your activities should welcome a beginner on day one and challenge a child who has been playing the sport for years sometimes in the same game.

• Design the sports curriculum and plan daily and weekly cycles of games, skill-builders, and movement activities for K–5 students.
• Build inclusive entry points so beginners can find their feet and experienced students can push themselves without anyone sitting out.
• Lead activities by running small- and large-group games with strong management, clear instruction, and culturally responsive coaching.
• Coach the whole child by integrating social‑emotional learning into how students handle competition, teamwork, winning, losing, and disagreement.
• Meet every learner by adapting activities for students with IEPs, 504 plans, English learners, and those needing additional support.
• Partner across the building by coordinating with school‑day staff, families, and district partners so the after‑school program connects with the rest of the student's day.
• Manage gear by ordering, organizing, and maintaining equipment to keep the program running safely.

• You have a bachelor's degree (preferred, not required) in Education, Physical Education, Kinesiology, Recreation, or a related field, or experience that demonstrates the applicable knowledge.
• You have planned and delivered programming for K–6 students in school, out‑of‑school‑time, recreational, or coaching settings.
• You have experience and knowledge across a wide range of sports and movement activities and can design programming that doesn't just focus on the sport you played.
• You possess strong group management skills and can run an active game with twenty students while keeping everyone safe and engaged.
• You are comfortable with differentiation, observation-based assessment, and culturally responsive coaching.
• You are an excellent communicator with students, staff, families, and school partners.
• You are CPR/First Aid certified (or willing to obtain certification) and meet MPS background check requirements.

• A salaried, full-time position with a starting salary of $55,000.
• 186 days per year (follows MPS calendar: 180 school days, 5 days before school year, and 1 day after).
• Reports to the respective Before/After School Site Director.
• Real ownership of the sports program at your site.
• Membership in a growing out‑of‑school‑time program that the district is actively investing in.

• Suzanne Galusi, Assistant Superintendent
• 388 High Street, Medford, Massachusetts 02155
• Phone:
• Email: sgalusi.ma.us