Before-School "Active Kids + Minds" Physical Fitness​/Activities Instructor (3275

Before-School "Active Kids + Minds" Physical Fitness/Activities Instructor (3275)

Natick Public Schools Bennett-Hemenway Elementary School - Natick, Massachusetts Open in Google Maps

Natick Public Schools Bennett-Hemenway Elementary School - Natick, Massachusetts Open in Google Maps

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Job : 5873606

Final date to receive applications: Sep 30, 2026 11:59 PM (Eastern Standard Time)

Posted: Aug 06, 2026 4:00 AM (UTC)

Starting Date: Sep 14, 2026

The Natick Public Schools Seek a

Before-School "Active Kids + Minds (formerly known as BOKS)" Physical Fitness/Activities Instructor!

(1 at Brown Elementary and 1 at Ben-Hem Elementary)

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.

Active Kids+Minds (formerly known as BOKS)
Physical Fitness/Activities Instructor

Ben Hem/Brown Elementary Schools

Active Kids+ Minds Coordinator (Heather Chase)

Before school hours, days TBD

Salary and benefits per the Non-Rep compensation schedule

No

Lead Active Kids + Minds (formerly known as BOKS), a physical activity program, at Ben Hem Elementary School 2-3 mornings per week before school. Prior experience leading fitness classes for kids is helpful but not necessary. The desire to get the children

moving and having fun is the goal of the Active Kids+ Minds session.

Education: High school diploma or GED

• Child development
• Physical fitness
• Understanding of and commitment to the principles and practices of diversity, equity, inclusion, and social justice as they relate to student engagement

• Experience leading physical fitness activities with children is preferred, but we will train the right candidate.
• Experience with Google Suite (Drive, Docs, Sheets) preferred, but will train the right candidate

• Demonstrated aptitude for work to be performed
• Bilingual skills, especially in Spanish and Portuguese, are highly desirable
• 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
• Candidates must be organized and able to meet ongoing, time-sensitive deadlines for work production

Such alternatives to the above qualifications as the Superintendent may find appropriate and in conformity with state certification requirements.

• Phone, personal computer and software applications, scanner, copy machine, printers and fax machine.

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.

• Create a welcoming and fun environment for morning physical fitness activities
• Lead morning physical fitness activities for pre/adolescents
• Ensure the safety of students in the program
• Keep records as directed by program coordinator
• move about the classroom, school, school grounds, office, and/or off-site locations.
  • On some occasions, it may be necessary to move quickly across even or uneven surfaces;
• remain in a stationary position for periods of time;
• operate a computer and other school/office productivity machinery (i.e., iPad, copy machine, computer printer, assistive technology, etc.);
• read material from a computer monitor as well as handwritten or printed matter…