Career Opportunities

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• PK-Gr. 2 Instructional Technology Position Feb. 27-June 16, 2023 with the possibility of continuation into the 2023-2023 academic year (FMLA Position)

  PK-Gr. 2 Instructional Technology Position Feb. 27-June 16, 2023 with the possibility of continuation into the 2023-2023 academic year (FMLA Position)

  Part-time

  
  

  Tenacre Country Day School is seeking a part-time lower school instructional technology instructor for February 27–June 16, 2023, with the possibility of continuation into the 2023-2024 academic year. Tenacre’s mission is to nurture and challenge each child, every day. Everything we do is designed to enhance this all-important balance over a broad range of homeroom and special subjects, along with other activities. As a school dedicated to the elementary years, Tenacre values the importance of teaming with grade-level teachers, the strong partnership between parents and staff, and the meaningful participation of each child in daily school life. We provide our teachers with numerous professional development opportunities and a collegial atmosphere. Tenacre values diversity and inclusiveness in our curriculum and our school community, and we expect all members of the community to contribute positively to the school experience.

  
  

  As a community of children and adults, we strive to work hard, to find joy, and to be kind.

  
  

  Instructional Technology 

  At Tenacre, we want our students to experience technology instruction that develops skills in logic, sequencing, programming, and design thinking, while also focusing on mastery of software and hardware tools. Interdisciplinary projects support the application of technology skills and help students use technology to demonstrate understanding. 

  
  

  Qualifications:

  • Must be enthusiastic, energetic, and enjoy working with children in Grades PK to 2nd grade
  • Successful candidates will have some experience teaching, effective and respectful class management skills, be team-oriented, and possess flexibility and a strong work ethic 
  • Experience with Google Docs, Google Classroom, and Seesaw is helpful but not required as we will train the successful candidate
  • Bachelor’s degree required

  • Experience teaching technology at the elementary school level is desirable, but not required
  • Demonstrated proficiency with a variety of platforms
  • Ability to promote a positive learning environment that includes behavior management techniques appropriate to the needs of students in PK-2
  • Strong interpersonal and collaborative skills
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills

  
  

  Responsibilities:

  • Facilitate and inspire student learning
  • Execute lessons for age-appropriate academic technology skills, programming and coding, and design thinking 
  • Collaborate with the instructional technology specialist for grades 3-6
  • Write student reports 
  • Participate in related duties such as recess and lunch supervision 

  Tenacre welcomes candidates who would add to the racial, cultural, and gender balance of the School community. Tenacre is an Equal Opportunity Employer.  This position is not eligible for benefits.

  
  

  Please submit a resume, a short cover letter that serves as a statement of interest, and the names and contact information for three references to:

  Will Crissman

  Head of School

  Tenacre Country Day School

  78 Benvenue Street

  Wellesley, MA 02482

  Email: wcrissman@tenacrecds.org

  
  

  Tenacre Country Day School considers applicants for all positions without regard to age, race, religion, national origin, creed, veteran or uniformed service status, gender identity, sex, sexual orientation, genetic information, marital status, or any non-job related physical or mental disability. As an inclusive community, we welcome candidates who will increase the diversity of our school.

• Director of Design Technology

  Anticipated Opening: Director of Design Technology

  Tenacre Country Day School is seeking a Director of Design Technology to begin by August  2023. Tenacre’s mission is to nurture and challenge each child, every day. Everything we do is designed to enhance this all-important balance over a broad range of homeroom and special subjects, along with other activities. As a school dedicated to the elementary years, Tenacre values the importance of teaming with the grade level teaching partner, the strong partnership between parents and staff, and the meaningful participation of each child in daily school life. We provide our teachers with numerous professional development opportunities and a collegial atmosphere. Tenacre values diversity and inclusiveness in our curriculum and our school community and we expect all members of the community to contribute positively to the school experience.

  
  

  As a community of children and adults, we strive to work hard, to find joy, and to be kind.

  
  

  Tenacre offers comprehensive, flexible, and competitive benefits that support personal health and wellness, a robust 401K retirement plan, and a supportive mentoring program.

  
  

  Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent required, master’s degree preferred
  • Three to five years of instruction in elementary and middle grade technology skills and/or STEM instruction
  • Experience working with the tools and equipment of a maker space
  • Proven interdisciplinary curriculum development experience and interest
  • Proven management, planning, and organizational skills
  • Ability to prioritize and manage multiple tasks and projects and to meet established goals within specified time frames
  • Strong interpersonal skills that encourage effective collaboration and quality relationships with a wide variety of teachers and students
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills

  
  

  Responsibilities

  • Work collaboratively to further develop a curriculum that teaches students to create, make, innovate, build, and design
  • Establish a culture of problem-solving by encouraging students to find solutions through tinkering and iterative processes
  • Coordinate units of study with educational technology specialists and teachers across disciplines
  • Collaborate with staff members to integrate Design Thinking principles into curricula and develop cross-curricular units of study
  • Provide inspiration and support for faculty and students in developing and implementing new innovative learning opportunities
  • Establish relationships with people and organizations outside of Tenacre to collaborate and form partnerships
  • Work in partnership with Tenacre’s After-School and Camp directors to create curricula for their programs
  • Contribute to the design and construction of a new maker space classroom and a technology and design building 
  • Maintain space, tools, and materials of new facility

  
  

  Please submit a resume and letter of interest to:

  Will Crissman

  Head of School

  Tenacre Country Day School

  78 Benvenue Street

  Wellesley, MA 02482

  
  

  (781)-235-2282 x201

  email: wcrissman@tenacrecds.org

  
  

  Tenacre Country Day School considers applicants for all positions without regard to age, race, religion, national origin, creed, veteran or uniformed service status, gender identity, sex, sexual orientation, genetic information, marital status, or any non-job related physical or mental disability. As an inclusive community, we welcome candidates who will increase the diversity of our school.

• Director of Tenacre Summer Programs

  Director of Summer Programs
  Exempt, salaried position; reports to Head of School
  
  

  Tenacre Country Day School is seeking a Director of Summer Programs with an extensive background in day camps. The Director of Summer Programs oversees the daily operation of all summer programs at Tenacre. The Day Camp program has 200–250 campers (aged 3-12) per day and approximately 100 seasonal staff. The Director is responsible for programming, staffing, planning, scheduling, enrollments, income and expenses, payroll, direction and supervision of all camp programs, campers, and staff. The Director assesses problems and determines solutions as best suited for the safety of the campers and the success of the program. This is a management position that requires extensive planning, organization, and decision-making. Tenacre Summer Programs is an integral part of the larger Tenacre Country Day School organization.
  
  

  Tenacre Summer Programs Overview:
  Day Camp (Ages 3-12): Day Camp offers three program options: the Three's Program for three year olds, the Four's Program for four year olds, and Full Day for children entering K through 6th grade. Day Camp consists of traditional camp activities such as sports, crafts, archery, nature, science, music, and ropes course. Every camper receives a swimming lesson every day, and Full Day campers have an additional free swim period in the afternoon.
  
  

  Specialty Programs (K-Gr. 6): The two-week Specialty Camps offer programs for a wide variety of interests that campers might have. While participating in a Specialty Camp, campers spend approximately half of their day focused on their specialty, and half of the day participating in traditional camp activities.
  
  

  Aftercamp Child Care: Aftercamp Child Care is offered as a convenience to camp families and is available daily from 3:15 p.m. until 6:00 p.m Monday through Thursday, and 3:15 p.m. until 5:15 p.m. on Friday.  This service is for all campers who are enrolled until 3:15 p.m. 
  
  

  June Swim Lessons (Ages 3 and up): The June Swim Lesson program is separate from Day Camp. This is a program that offers children a week of 30 minute swim lessons in June. When regular Day Camp starts, the campers will have swimming lessons every day at camp.
  
  

  Rising Star Sports (Age 3 to entering Gr. 2): In addition to the Day Camp program, Tenacre offers two, week-long sessions of sports for children ages 3 to entering 2nd grade. Now in its 12th year, the primary goal of Rising Star Sports is to have fun while building skills and confidence through drills and games. Depending upon age, children play soccer and t-ball/baseball.
  
  

  Camp Staff: The foundation of Tenacre’s camp success is the quality of the staff.  Tenacre prides itself on the ability to create a team of amazing staff who are kind, friendly, hard-working, and wonderful role models for the campers. The staff team  is composed of approximately 100 teaching professionals and college students who work together to shape a community where kids (and staff) can create lasting friendships and memories.

   

  Qualifications
  

  • At least five years of camp supervisory experience is required
  • Strong leadership and organized with an eye for detail; able to create and maintain effective systems
  • Ability to manage a budget and strong financial acumen with desire to enhance skills
  • Flexibility to meet changing needs and demands while balancing multiple tasks efficiently
  • Ability to promote the safety features of camp to parents in order to build trust and confidence
  • Ability to communicate clearly, maturely and compassionately, both internally with staff and externally with campers and families
  • Working knowledge of MS Office is required and adaptability to learn new software programs
  • Bachelor’s degree required; advanced degree preferred

  Responsibilities:
  

  Program Development and Management
  

  • Design and evaluate camp programs that meet the needs and interests of the campers. 
  • Understand and promote the philosophy of Tenacre Summer Programs through actions and attitudes.
  • Foster an inclusive, positive, and welcoming program culture. 

  Staff
  

  • Oversee staff hiring policies, procedures, interviews and CORI, SORI and fingerprinting requests.
  • Supervise and evaluate approximately 100 seasonal staff and 2 year-round staff. 
  • Create and facilitate appropriate staff training. 
  • Update staff manual. 
  • Monitor performance, offer feedback and support to activity specialists, counseling and pool staff regularly throughout the season in conjunction with the seasonal directors. 

  Marketing
  

  • Design and implement a marketing plan.
  • Coordinate publicity, open houses and promotion of the camp.
  • Prepare and analyze enrollment trends including initial grouping of campers. 

  Financial Management
  

  • Oversee the financial management including processing of tuition income, payment of invoices, statements and any other expenditure. 
  • Develop and monitor the budget and day-to-day expenses. 
  • Manage the payroll of seasonal staff. 
  • Manage the business functions of the camp which include tuition statements, communication of policies, information and procedures. 
  • Develop and implement crisis and risk management procedures. 

  Administration and Operations
  

  • Manage program registration software. 
  • Ensure that the camp meets and complies with the ACA standards and any applicable local, state, and national standards, licenses, and permits. 
  • Keep current with Massachusetts State licensing regulations and maintain needed material for inspections.
  • Ensure all camper and staff medical information is accurate and updated. 
  • Make certain that the staff and participants follow all camp policies, rules, and procedures correctly.
  • Seasonally supervise the use and maintenance of all equipment and facilities, including two swimming pools. 
  • Update Parent Information Resource guide. 
  • Handle parent concerns, contacting parents when appropriate, and serve as a secondary resource person for problems counselors encounter in caring for their campers.
  • Facilitate planning of activities and ordering of necessary supplies.
  • Maintain personal professional development through literature, workshops, etc for continued education. 

  Schedule
  This year-round position is full time and has responsibilities outside of normal work hours. This position is exempt, which means that the director must work any hours necessary to complete job responsibilities. This includes “core” working hours, during which the director is generally expected to be physically present at the school, plus any other hours that the job may require. While core working hours for most of the Camp Year (November 1–October 31) will be about 40 hours per week, since this is an exempt position there may be some weeks where the director will actually work more or fewer than 40 hours. The director may be required to vary the below schedule or work outside these hours on weekdays or weekends in order to complete job responsibilities. 
  
  

  Generally, the core working hours for the months of November through May, and September and October, are from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. For the month of June, the core working hours are from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. or until the office closes, plus weekends and attendance at staff training held in the evenings. For the months of July and August, the core working hours are from 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., plus family nights and many evenings until 6:00 p.m. to assist with the Aftercamp child care program. 

  
  Please submit a resume and cover letter to:
  Will Crissman
  Head of School
  Tenacre Country Day School
  78 Benvenue Street
  Wellesley, MA 02482
  (781)-235-2282 x201
  Email: wcrissman@tenacrecds.org
   
  Tenacre Country Day School considers applicants for all positions without regard to age, race, religion, national origin, creed, veteran or uniformed service status, gender identity, sex, sexual orientation, genetic information, marital status, or any non-job related physical or mental disability. As an inclusive community, we welcome candidates who will increase the diversity of our school.

• On-Call Per Diem Substitute Teachers 2022-2023

  Tenacre Country Day School is seeking On-Call Per Diem Substitute Teachers for the 2022-2023 school year. Tenacre’s mission is to nurture and challenge each child, every day. Everything we do is designed to enhance this all-important balance over a broad range of homeroom and special subjects, along with other activities. Tenacre values diversity and inclusiveness in our curriculum and our school community and we expect all members of the community to contribute positively to the school experience.
  
  

  As a community of children and adults, we strive to work hard, to find joy, and to be kind.
  
  

  Perks for On-Call Per Diem Substitute Teachers:
  

  • 2-hour (paid) onboarding orientation combined with ongoing training aimed at gaining exposure to all classrooms to better understand Tenacre’s student routines
  • $160/day ($20/hour)
  • Opportunities to have lunch and recess with students to get to know them better and establish a rapport with them
  • Excellent system of communication with teachers to ensure you achieve success
  • Detailed sub plans and always a friendly teacher close by to answer any questions you may have
  • Strong feeling of respect among Tenacre faculty and staff members. Everyone in the school knows all of our substitute teachers’ names and are happy and quick to help out.
  • Bustling staff lounge with all day coffee and snacks
  • Flexibility is celebrated—you do not have to commit to being available every day

  Qualifications:
  

  • Must be enthusiastic, energetic, and enjoy working with children in Grades Pre-K to 6
  • Successful candidates will have some experience teaching, effective and respectful class management skills, be team-oriented, and possess flexibility and a strong work ethic 
  • Experience with Google Docs, Google Classroom, and Seesaw is helpful but not required as we will train the successful candidates.
  • Bachelor’s degree required
  • Must be Covid vaccinated

  Responsibilities:
  

  • Substitute teachers are expected to deliver lessons prepared by Tenacre Country Day School faculty, organize the classroom environment, and establish routines that support children’s learning. 
  • Additional duties will be assigned, including lunch/recess duty and dismissal duty.

  Short-term (1-3 hours/day) and all-day substitute teachers are needed. Tenacre offers highly competitive per diem rates, a flexible schedule, and a welcoming community. New college graduates are  encouraged to apply.
  
  Tenacre welcomes candidates who would add to the racial, cultural, and gender balance of the School community. Tenacre is an Equal Opportunity Employer.  This position is not eligible for benefits.
  

  
  Please submit a resume, a short cover letter that serves as a statement of interest, and the names and contact information for three references to:
  
  Tom Doering
  Sub Coordinator
  Tenacre Country Day School
  78 Benvenue Street
  Wellesley, MA 02482
  Email: tdoering@tenacrecds.org