METCO Tutor

The METCO Tutor advocates for students enrolled in the Concord Public Schools and Concord-Carlisle High School via the METCO program. The position requires integration and collaboration with Boston students, their families, and school-based faculty and staff. The position includes riding the school bus from Boston to Concord in the morning and/or from Concord to Boston in the afternoons. During the school day, the METCO Tutor will establish a supportive rapport with students and work closely with their teachers and counselors to meet their academic and social-emotional needs. The METCO Tutor will perform other duties assigned by the METCO Director and other school-based administrators. Responsibilities - Serve as a bus monitor in the morning and or afternoon; - Collaborate with the bus driver, METCO Director, and staff to ensure the safe behavior(s) of children, take disciplinary action when necessary, and make sure all students follow safety rules and expectations while on the school bus; - Listen and communicate effectively and professionally with all students, staff, and parents; - Work closely with the classroom teacher(s) to assess and support the needs of each Boston student; - Upon request, attend and provide input for team meetings and parent conferences if directed by the METCO Director or Principal; - Meet and communicate with the METCO Director regularly to report on student progress (e.g., academic, discipline, successes, etc.); - Support individual student academic and behavioral plans; - Coordinate and support METCO Programming, including but not limited to Family, Friends, and parent meetings in Boston; - Work in conjunction with the METCO Director and METCO staff to establish programs that will broaden the scope of services for students; - Assist with the summer school program in July and August, if necessary; - Assist the METCO Directors for Concord Public Schools and Concord-Carlisle High School with transitional and orientation programs for incoming kindergarten, rising 6th and 9th-grade METCO students; - Consult with the METCO Directors, Principal, and Assistant Principals regarding parental communication related to academics and if instances of discipline arise; - Participate in field trips if the METCO Director determines a need; - Participate in appropriate building-based and district-wide professional development opportunities; and - Assume other duties within the scope of the job description as assigned by the METCO Directors and Principal.