Part time Afterschool Teacher- Open now and in the Fall

Founded in 1886, The Winsor School is an independent girls’ school for academically promising and motivated students in grades five through twelve. Located in the heart of Boston’s Longwood Medical and Academic Research area, our students benefit from the school's longstanding commitment to providing a superior education for girls, inspirational and dedicated faculty, and diverse and talented community. Winsor strives to consciously create an environment of respect and inclusion and to support ethnic, racial, religious and socio-economic diversity among all the constituencies of the school. Winsor supports this commitment through its inclusive curriculum, success addressing a range of learning styles, availability of a wide array of diversity efforts and programs, and participating in the greater Boston community.

Afterschool Teacher Job Description

The After School Program (ASP) hours are 2:30-5:45 p.m. Monday through Friday. After-school teachers arrive by 2:30 and set up the ASP space for the afternoon.

ASP teachers play an important role in the lives of students as they end their school day. Winsor expects ASP teachers to engage with students, learn their names, understand their needs for the afternoon, know where students are at all times, and keep them physically and emotionally safe.

Responsibilities include supervising daily activities, including snack time, homework study, outdoor play, and art projects. ASP teachers keep track of student appointments with teachers, music lessons as well as sports practices.

Typical ASP Schedule

• 2:30 - Arrive and sign in

• 3:00 - Have a snack

• 3:15 - 4:15 Quiet study

• 4:15 - 4:30 Break

• 4:30 - Quiet time (limits on social media, computer games, watching shows, etc.)

  • continue homework

  • read

  • work quietly with another student

  • board games

  • outside play

• 5:45 - any remaining students are brought to the front desk to sit with security until parents arrive

Students may leave the room, but they should tell the ASP teachers where they are going, sign out, and back in when they return.

Possible Destinations:

• School Locker

• Library

• Music lesson

• Appointment with teacher

• Sports practice

Students do not need to sign out to use the bathroom, but they can quietly alert an ASP teacher to where they are going and return promptly.

Students may not leave ASP to go to the vending machine.

Students may watch afternoon games at the discretion of the ASP teachers, but students are still expected to have quiet study time.

Contact People:

Sharon Jones Phinney, Head of Lower School, 617-459-7444

Wednesday Before School Program (BSP)

Possible BSP Schedule

Teachers arrive by 7:30 and go to the dining hall

• 7:30 - Students

  • Sign-in

  • Eat breakfast

  • Study/read

• 8:55 - Dismiss students to homerooms

If you are interested in applying for this position, visit our website and submit an application for employment. Contact Sharon Jones Phinney, Head of Lower School, 617-459-7444.

The Winsor School is an equal opportunity employer and will not discriminate against any applicant for employment on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, age, national origin, marital status, sexual orientation, genetic testing, veteran status, physical or mental disability, or on any other basis protected by law.

Pay Range: $20 - $22 per hour