Extended Day Program - Assistant

Extended Day Program - Assistant

Job : 5703417

Final date to receive applications: Jul 01, 2026 11:59 PM (Eastern Standard Time)

Posted: May 11, 2026 4:00 AM (UTC)

Starting Date: Aug 31, 2026

School Year 2026/2027 Extended Day Assistant Application

We are hiring for multiple roles for the 2026/2027 school year, including Extended Day Site Coordinators, Assistant Site Coordinators, and Assistants. Ideal candidates are responsible, energetic, and committed to working with students in a supportive educational setting.

Extended Day Assistant Responsibilities:

• Greeting and interacting with parents/students at arrival and departure times. (Get to know their names).
• Responsible for seeing to the welfare, health, and safety of each child.
• Bringing any information or requests from families to the Site Coordinator.
• Working with staff to clean room areas thoroughly; all materials are to be returned to their original place.
• Actively participate in physical activities with children such as sports, playground, gym, etc.
• Attending all staff meetings, workshops, in-house training, and safety trainings.
• At all times, assistants need to be aware of the position of the children as well as the well-being of each child. Children should never be left alone.
• Providing students with opportunities to engage with a variety of games, building materials, and other available activities.
• Planning and running scheduled activities at the direction of the Site Coordinator.
• Bringing student issues to the Site Coordinator or Assistant Site Coordinator for support.

Assistants report directly to the Site Coordinator and Assistant Site Coordinator.

Hours: Flexible hours with opportunity for split shift schedule:
Morning Hours 7:00-9:00 AM;
Afternoon Hours 2:30-6:00 PM. Additional hours may be assigned at the discretion of the Extended Day Director or Assistant Director.

Locations: Boyden Elementary School, Fisher Elementary School, Old Post Road, Elm Street School

Rate: Starting rate is $16.00/hour

Qualifications: Assistants not currently enrolled in high school must have a high school diploma or GED equivalent.

The Walpole Extended Day Program provides on-site before and after school care for all children enrolled in a Walpole Public Elementary School. Each program maintains at least a 13:1 student to adult ratio and is designed to provide all students a variety of options to be creative and learn through both play and social interaction. Physical recreation is offered daily indoors and/or outdoors.

Quiet space for reading and homework is provided daily in addition to a variety of structured activities/crafts, recess/PE play, presentations, and clubs at no additional charge.

The morning schedule provides time to eat breakfast prior to the start of the school day and the afternoon program provides a snack and drink shortly after the end of the school day. Families are able to structure their attendance to meet their individual before and after school needs. Our Before School programs begin at 7:00am and After School programs end at 6:00pm at each of the district elementary schools regardless of normal school day start or dismissal times.

Program activities and daily projects are planned and implemented by qualified staff members from a variety of education and child development backgrounds. The Walpole Public Schools Extended Day Program does not discriminate in providing services to children and their families on the basis of race, sexual orientation, religion, cultural heritage, political beliefs, national origin, disability or marital status.

The school committee subscribes to the fullest extent to the principle of the dignity of all people and of their labors and will take action to ensure that any individual within the district who is responsible for hiring and/or personnel supervision understands that applicants are employed, assigned, and promoted without regard to their race, creed, color, age, sex, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, disability, pregnancy or pregnancy related conditions, genetic information, veteran status or sexual orientation.

Every available opportunity will be taken in order to assure that each applicant for a position is selected on the basis of qualifications, merit and ability.

Source: MASC Legal .: BESE Regulations 603 CMR 26:00; 804 CMR 3:00 CROSS .: AC Nondiscrimination

• Citizenship, residency or work visa required