REPORTS TO: Director of Lower School 

DIRECTLY SUPERVISES: After School Employees 

STATUS: Full-time, Salary, 40 hours/week, Exempt-12 Month Contract 

JOB SUMMARY: The After School Director will facilitate, lead, grow, while providing a safe, nurturing, inclusive, and structured after school environment. This position will play a critical role in partnering with the Lower School Director. 

DETAILED RESPONSIBILITIES & ACTIVITIES (Including Physical Function) 

• Commitment to Briarwood’s mission, purpose, and culture 
• Have a passion for working with students who learn differently 
• Hire, train, and supervise after care and after school staff 
• Recruit (both externally and within Briarwood) for after school teachers and assistants 
• Survey parents and maintain registrations of students for after school 
• Substitute for after school teachers where necessary 
• Communicate with parents on a regular basis about individual student progress, assignments, and events. 
• Evaluate and monitor program efficiency and effectiveness 
• Create and monitor program budget 
• Organize after school showcases once per semester 
• Organize all aspects of summer camp including marketing, recruitment of teachers, and registration  
• Lead regular team meetings and attend administrative meetings 
• Exhibit enthusiasm for after school activities 
• Collaborate as a team player with teaching colleagues and administrators 
• Learn new skills and integrate technology as appropriate  
• Exhibit strong oral and written communication skills 
• Maintain a structured, consistent and yet flexible approach to classroom management 
• Attend all staff meetings and staff retreats. 
• Perform other duties as assigned by the Head of School. 

Education: Minimum of a Bachelor’s degree 

Experience: 

• Knowledge of afterschool program policies, practices, and operations. 
• Current teaching certification strongly preferred
• Prior teaching experience preferred
• Experience teaching students with language-based learning differences preferred
• Strong content knowledge and work ethic
• Proficient with technology, especially Google Suite
• Ability to organize and execute work independently, sometimes under the pressure of time-sensitive deadlines.
• Ability to proactively problem solve and thrive in a fast-paced environment, often managing multiple priorities at one time.
• Ability to maintain a high level of professionalism, creativity, energy, organization, self-motivation, and patience.
• Ability to respectfully take direction from administrative partners.
• Ability to be always a positive role model for youth and adults.
• Ability to communicate effectively: writing correspondence as necessary and speaking before groups of customers or employees.
• Ability to remain calm and use good judgment during confrontational or high-pressure situations.
• Ability to create and maintain accurate records and to prepare reports as necessary. 

Physical Abilities: Maintain physical ability to complete all essential functions and activities of the position. 

About The Briarwood School

The Briarwood School is a not-for-profit, independent co-ed day school devoted to educating students in grades K-12 with diagnosed learning disabilities, language disorders and/or ADHD. Founded in 1967 and accredited by Cognia/AdvancED, the Briarwood School now serves over 300 students in small class sizes of 10 or fewer students. All of the students in Lower, Middle and Upper Schools demonstrate average to above-average intelligence with a broad range of learning disabilities that include dyslexia, dysgraphia, dyspraxia, dyscalculia, speech/language disorders, along with written and expressive language disorders. Additional diagnoses addressed through accommodations include attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder and processing disorders as they relate to academic issues. The Briarwood School does not discriminate against any individual on the basis of sex, race, color, national or ethnic origin, handicap or disability, religion, age, sexual orientation or any other category protected by federal, state or local law.

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