2024 OST Employment Opportunities with HMLS’s 21C Program - INTERNAL CANDIDATES ONLY

HMLS is seeking teachers and paraprofessionals to work in the newly funded 21C after-school program. The program starts on October 15th and will run through May 30th. 21C will serve students in grades 3rd, 4th and 5th.  The program will run three 10 week sessions. Staff can apply to work all three sessions or just one or two sessions.

Program Session Schedule: 

• Fall Session: October 15- Dec 19
• Winter Session: Jan 6 - Mar 28
• Spring Session: March 31 - May 30

Daily 21C Program Schedule 

Site Coordinator Role: is the point person in charge of the 21C program and responsible for the well-being of students, behavioral challenges, and day-to-day program operations. 

Site Coordinator Responsibilities: 

• Tracking daily student attendance and ensuring that the program complies with the 21CCLC guidelines and data collection needed
• Support with other DESE required documentation and data collection
• Attend DESE 21st CCLC training opportunities or meetings
• Cultivate a welcoming program environment and program culture which includes setting up an inclusive program space daily and breaking down program space
• Support program teachers in implementing PBL and enrichment offerings ensuring SEI strategies and school-day classroom expectations are ensured 
• Facilitating and developing program check-in, daily circle and closing routines  
• Supporting student transitions into the program, during the program, and during dismissal including tracking and communicating transportation changes. 
• Facilitate the program snack which includes tracking and delivering program snacks.  
• Support in planning end-of-session program showcases.
• Acting as the point of contact during the program for the community partners, parents and staff
• Additional program logistics and other daily needs

21C Family Engagement Facilitator: 

Support program family communication on a daily basis. The 21C FEF will be responsible for sending out weekly program newsletters to families. Support site coordinator in communicating with families in regard to transportation and program updates. Co-plan end-of-session program showcase with the support of the site coordinator. Support program check-in routines and dismissal routines. Communication with families, staff any changes in student schedules.

Coach/ Curriculum Development: 

Support development of a curriculum outline for the STEM/Math PBL Curriculum. Align program scope and sequence with MyView priority questions and grade level standards to support synchronicity  in learning after school. Paid hourly rate for 10-15 hours of planning & curriculum support. 

Teachers needed for PBL Blocks & Enrichment Blocks. 

Hours for these positions are 2:15-4:00. SPS teachers will be paid SPS contracted hourly rate. 

2:15-2:45 Planning time |  2:45-4:00 Program time

• PBL Monday and Tuesday 
• Enrichments on Thursday and/or Friday.  

Additional Teacher Responsibilities: 

• Plan for meaningful differentiated learning experiences with support from district staff, coaches & site coordinators
• Plan and implement hands-on Project Based Learning curriculum with guidance from the PBL curriculum team, community partners, district staff & site coordinators.
• Ensure all outcome goals are on track to be met, including academic and social-emotional skill development outcomes. 
• Engage and build relationships with students during active, hands-on learning workshops 

Paraprofessionals are needed to support 21C as group leaders. Group Leaders are essential in supporting students and assisting site coordinators in the day-to-day operations of the program. Group Leaders will be assigned to a group of 12-16 students. Within their assigned group, you will lead activities to build students’ social-emotional skills, reinforce behavior expectations and routines, and provide academic support. Group leaders will build strong positive youth-adult relationships. Group leaders generally work two to four days after school Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday from 2:05-4:15 PM, and are paid current hourly district rates.

Please reach out to Anita Phon aphon@salemk12.org and/or Taylor MacDonald tmacdonald@salemk12.org if you are interested in working with the 21C Program. 

What You’ll Bring:

We are looking for candidates who have diverse backgrounds and experiences, are inspired by our mission, and are highly motivated to change children’s lives through education. You’ll be right at home here if you are a reflective practitioner who values collaboration with colleagues and pushes yourself, your work, and the people around you to the next level.  We expect our SPS employees to:

• Hold a deep commitment to students and families and value diversity - The SPS community is vibrant, diverse in background, ethnicity, language, and perspective. You embrace and affirm the backgrounds of all members of the SPS community and view our diversity as a powerful resource that supports us each in learning and doing our best work.

• Hold high expectations for yourself, students, and colleagues – You see potential in all, especially our SPS students, and maintain high expectations for achievement while providing the support necessary to meet that bar. You hold yourself to high expectations, modeling SPS values and seeking opportunities to continuously improve.

• Build authentic, caring relationships with colleagues, students, and families – You build strong relationships across students, families, and colleagues that are collaborative in nature and contribute to the individual and collective success of SPS.  You partner with families and colleagues to make decisions in the best interest of students and learning.

• Embrace feedback – You are a reflective practitioner who learns from mistakes and challenges and uses them as opportunities for professional development. You model persistence and a growth mindset and thrive in a culture of feedback.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Salem Public School District is committed to maintaining a work and learning environment free from discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, pregnancy, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital/civil union status, ancestry, place of birth, age, citizenship status, veteran status, political affiliation, genetic information or disability, as defined and required by state and federal laws. Additionally, we prohibit retaliation against individuals who oppose such discrimination and harassment or who participate in an equal opportunity investigation.