After-School Instructor, Part-time

Position: ASAP After-School Instructor, Part-time (2810)
The Natick Public Schools Seek

After-School Instructors for the 2025-26 school year

Start date:

8/25/2025

We invite you to explore a career with Natick Public Schools.

The Natick Public Schools educate approximately 5,300 students from Pre-K through age 22. We are an innovative, supportive, and high-performing district whose outstanding staff provides high quality services for our diverse students and their families from Natick and Boston. Natick Public Schools is a community dedicated to all students achieving high standards in a safe, trusting, respectful environment where learning is exciting, dynamic, and engaging, and where connectedness and belonging are valued and actively cultivated.

We are home to families that speak almost 60 different languages and our student population is approximately 29% Students of Color and 71% White students. With a graduation rate of 97% and 90% of our students attending post-secondary schools, we are proud of our commitment to excellence in educating students to be informed and successful citizens of a global world.

We enthusiastically welcome educators to our district who seek and thrive in a diverse environment that focuses on the whole child in a strengths-based approach. Please partner with us in our mission to support the diversity of our school community, promote and deliver equitable practices for all of our staff, students, and families, and create meaningful connections that enable everyone to feel included and thrive.

Job Title

After-School Instructor

Location

TBD

Reports To

Site Supervisor or Coordinator

Work days/FTE

183 days

15 - 18.75 hrs/wk

Extra Hours on Early Release Days

Salary/Benefits

$21.73 - $29.05/hour (based on position, education and experience); paid personal time, attendance incentive bonus

Benefits Eligible?

No

Profile of a Natick Educator

JOB GOAL:
Under supervision of the Site Supervisor or Coordinator (depending on placement), provide a safe and caring environment and support instructors in leading enrichment and recreational activities for children enrolled in the Natick After School Activities Program, a creative, community service-oriented environment.

QUALIFICATIONS

Education:

* High School Graduate or have a G.E.D.

Preferred Experience:

* One year or more of experience working with youth in an organized setting.

* Ability to lead large groups and communicate effectively with families.

Skills:

* Demonstrated aptitude for work to be performed

* Candidates should have a passion for working with students, families, and colleagues

* Candidates must be flexible and collaborative

* Candidates must be able to multitask in a fast-paced, supportive environment that nurtures student growth

Alternative degrees/experience may be substituted for the above at the discretion of the Superintendent, if such a substitution brings a strong candidate forward.

TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT USED

* Phone, intercom, radios, personal computer, scanner, copy machine, calculator, camera, printers.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS OF THE JOB (not limited to)

The information contained in this job description is for compliance with the American with Disabilities Act (ADA) and is not an exhaustive list of the duties performed for this position. Additional duties are performed by the individuals currently holding this position and additional duties may be assigned.

* Provide educational, enrichment, and recreational activities to students as directed by the Site Supervisor. Contribute ideas for activities and special events. Lead a minimum of one club per school year.* (
* After school only)

* Observe and manage student behavior according to program procedures. Report progress and concerns to the Site Supervisor.

* Be alert and sensitive to the individual needs of the children, maintain physical and emotional safety, and support each child in developing social skills. Treat all children and families with kindness and respect.

* Be familiar with the parents of all children in assigned group. Greet families every day. Follow safety procedures for authorized adults signing out children at the end of the day.

* Assist with the following tasks:

* Program planning and development.

* Set up and put away equipment (outside…