EXTENDED SCHOOL YEAR (SPECIAL EDUCATION PROGRAM) COORDINATORS (1965)- 2 POSITIONS AVAILABLE (#1965)

The Natick Public Schools Seek 1-2 Director of Extended School Year-

Special Education Summer Academics

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 27% Students of Color and 73% 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.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities   

Other duties may be assigned

SUMMARY DESCRIPTION OF CLASSIFICATION: 

The director(s) will be responsible for a variety of tasks during the school year including:

• hiring staff members and selecting courses for the enrichment program
• communicating and hosting meetings with staff members to provide updates on programming options
• community outreach and advertising of the program
• creation and management of the online registration website
• analysis of interest in course offerings
• designing and implementing a detailed schedule of all course offerings

The director(s) will be required to work all 5 weeks of the program and will manage the staff and students, and work with families throughout the program. A brief training in procedures will be provided prior to the summer.  The director(s) will also conduct all registration and parent information sessions starting in February 2023.

The summer program will run Monday-Thursday from July 10 - August 10 starting at 7:45 a.m. and finishing at 2:45 p.m. 

Administrative duties include:

• day-to-day operations
• communication and coordination among staff members
• communication and coordination with families
• supporting and addressing student needs
• managing and updating the budget
• advertising the program to the community

Pay structure:

• This is a stipendiary position. 

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. The employee must be able to perform the essential functions of the job satisfactorily and, if requested, reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of their job, absent undue hardship.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to: 

• 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 with or without visual aids; 
• position oneself to maintain files and access school/classroom/office materials;
• communicate with others so that information received and given is understood and accurately communicated;
• communicate and collaborate effectively with students, parents, and other staff members in person, via video conference, on the telephone, and/or in writing;
• observe details at close range
• in the school setting, ensure the safety of students;
• multitask and meet multiple demands from several people;
• may need to teach and support students with life skills development such as eating, cleaning, and toileting 
• lifting up to and including 25 lbs
• the noise level in the work environment is moderate to loud.

• Formal application
• Rating of education and experience
• Oral interviews 
• Reference check
• Strong record of work performance in current and previous roles required
• Successful completion of Criminal Records Check (C.O.R.I.), Sexual Offender Record Check (S.O.R.I.), and fingerprints.

Please note: Per Natick School Committee policy, all employees must be vaccinated against COVID-19 unless they qualify for an exemption accommodation.

The Natick Public Schools do not discriminate on the basis of age, race, creed, color, religion, nationality, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, pregnancy and pregnancy-related conditions, physical and intellectual differences, immigration status, homeless status, or any other class protected by law.