21st Century Program Enrichment Instructor

City Of Nashua; United States; On-site; USD 20,000 - 28,000; Part time

Job summary

The Nashua School District is hiring a 21st Century Program Enrichment Instructor for Sunset Heights Elementary School. The role supports afterschool enrichment from roughly 2:30pm to 5:30pm, Monday through Friday, across five sites, with flexible scheduling based on program needs.

Ideal candidates have a college degree or teaching certification and experience delivering project-based enrichment in STEM, arts/crafts, or health/fitness to elementary students.

Qualifications

• A college degree and/or teacher certification is preferred.
• Experience with elementary-aged children in enrichment settings is required.
• Strong communication, collaboration and flexible problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Plan and lead thematically integrated enrichment activities aligned to projects.
• Foster social, emotional, intellectual and physical development.
• Reinforce math and literacy concepts within enrichment experiences.

Skills

Teaching

Enrichment instruction

Technology use

Communication

Teamwork

Creativity

Education

College degree or teaching certification

Job description

21st Century Program Enrichment Instructor JobID: 8228

• Date Posted: 8/5/2022
• Location: Sunset Heights Elementary School (High-Needs School)
• Date Available: 2025-2026 SY
• Closing Date: until filled

POSITION:

21st Century Program Enrichment Instructor

LOCATION:

Sunset Heights Elementary School

WORK YEAR:

Part-time 10- 15 hrs per week

SALARY RANGE:

$17.50 per hour

QUALIFICATIONS:

A college degree and/or teacher certification is preferred. Previous experience working with elementary aged school children providing enrichment instruction is a must. Successful applicants will have a demonstrated passion and/or talent in an interest or hobby that they want to share with children through student-centered, goal-oriented, project-based learning and must have skills/expertise in that area of instruction.. Other qualities sought include excellent verbal and written communication skills, use of technology, a growth mindset, proactive problem solving, teamwork, innovative thinking, creativity, patience, and flexibility.

JOB DESCRIPTION:

The 21 st Century Extended Day Program mission is to nurture intellectual curiosity and reinforce self-confidence in our students through goal-oriented, project-based learning that builds practical skills and develops character. We are currently hiring educators interested in sharing their talents and experiences in the fields of STEM, Arts/Crafts, and Fitness/Health with our elementary students. Our program runs for 3 hours in the afternoon from Monday to Friday (roughly 2:30pm-5:30pm). Work hours and days are flexible depending on the availability of our instructors and the programming needs of our five sites.

SUMMARY OF RESPONSIBILITIES:

Afterschool Instructors create a safe, positive, environment that supports children’s social, emotional, intellectual, and physical development. They create lesson plans for and lead thematically-integrated enrichment activities within the broader context of larger projects that nurture a child’s love of learning and reinforce the child’s self-confidence through skill-building and character-development. These activities, although not remedial in nature, should nevertheless reinforce the grade-level math and literacy learning that occurs during the regular school day.

NOTE:

This notice should not be construed to imply that this is the exclusive list of job functions associated with this position.

The Nashua Board of Education reaffirms its position of compliance with applicable State and Federal laws of nondiscrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, marital status, familial status, genetic information and age in admission to, access to, treatment in or employment in the services, programs and activities of the Nashua School District.