ENCORE Teacher (Highland Elementary)

Columbia Heights Public Schools; United States; On-site; USD 52,000 - 58,000; Part time

Job summary

ENCORE Teacher at Highland Elementary within Columbia Heights Public Schools supports after-school programming, delivering engaging activities aligned with academic components, ensuring student safety, and collaborating with the ENCORE Leadership team.

Responsibilities include attendance, facilitating transitions, and coordinating with ENCORE staff. The role offers after-school hours with a $40.00 per hour pay rate and opportunities to develop curriculum and enrichment experiences for students.

Responsibilities

• Expand learning and enrichment opportunities for students in out-of-school time.
• Respond to requests by ENCORE Leadership for class proposals.
• Take attendance; accurate attendance is a requirement of ENCORE.
• Pick up students from a designated location and bring them to the bus/front door at release time.
• Offer snacks and encourage physical activity during ENCORE, indoors or outdoors.
• Submit timesheets accurately and on time to ENCORE Site Facilitators.
• Receive feedback from leadership and site facilitators to improve classes.

Job description

ENCORE Teacher (Highland Elementary)

Posting #4485

Columbia Heights Public Schools is hiring teachers for our after-school ENCORE programming.

ENCORE semester 1 begins the week of October 28, 2026 and will run through January 27, 2027. ENCORE semester 2 begins the week of February 24, 2027 and will run through May12, 2027.

Internal posting dates: 9/8/26-until filled

Internal interviews will not be held for this position.

Questions regarding this position should be directed to Jodi Gadient, Community Education Coordinator, at [e-mail].

Schedule:

Afterschool Hours: 2:30-4 (instructional time)
4-4:30 (clean-up/transition time with students)
2 hours time carded

Additional Details:

• Proposed classes must include an academic component. Some ideas of categories that can be incorporated with your academic focus are things like; fitness/nutrition, arts, technology,environment, or youth leadership.
• Pay Rate: $40.00/hr
• Each semester, the teacher is allowed a maximum of 2 prep hours for curriculum writing
• ENCORE aims to have a friendly, fun, and engaging culture. Think group songs, fun routines, and call-and-response attention getters. Because learning can be (and should be) fun. A daily lineup of activities that expose kids to new experiences, encourage kids to work in teams or groups, and includes academic skill-building (like reading a play and then acting it out), and get kids outside to run around and explore. Teachers should have clear reasons why particular learning activities are chosen - Look for the "intentionality" of each lesson, experiment, and experience.

Job Summary:

The Teacher works with ENCORE Leadership team to ensure the safety and support of students for the ENCORE After School Program.

• ENCORE Teachers expand the learning and enrichment opportunities for students in out of school time. Their enthusiasm and excellence in instruction are what makes ENCORE the outstanding program that is has become.
• Teachers respond to requests by ENCORE Leadership for class proposals.
• Teachers are required to take attendance. Accurate attendance is a requirement of ENCORE.
• Teachers are expected to pick up the students from a designated location at the beginning of ENCORE and bring the students to the bus/front door at release time.
• Students will have the opportunity to enjoy a snack prior to instruction. Teachers are encouraged to spend some time doing physical activities during the ENCORE class and may determine if that is inside or outside.
• Accurate, complete, and timely submission of timesheets is expected. Timesheets are submitted to the ENCORE Site Facilitators.
• Teachers will be given feedback on the classes through the results of surveys and informally by the Community Ed Coordinator or ENCORE Site Facilitators. Improvements and adjustments in the classes are expected to maintain quality.