Tutor Academic Pace Program 2757
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The Natick Public Schools Seek a
Tutor; Academic Pace Program
Start date: 08/25/2025
We invite you to explore a career with Natick Public Schools.
The Natick Public Schools educate approximately 5300 students from PreK through age 22. We are an innovative supportive and highperforming district whose outstanding staff provides high quality services for our diverse students and their families from Natick and Boston. Natick Public Schools is a community dedicated to all students achieving high standards in a safe trusting respectful environment where learning is exciting dynamic and engaging and where connectedness and belonging are valued and actively cultivated. We are home to families that speak almost 60 different languages and our student population is approximately29 Students of Color and 71 White students. With a graduation rate of 97 and 90 of our students attending postsecondary schools we are proud of our commitment to excellence in educating students to be informed and successful citizens of a global world.
We enthusiastically welcome educators to our district who seek and thrive in a diverse environment that focuses on the whole child in a strengthsbased approach. Please partner with us in our mission to support the diversity of our school community promote and deliver equitable practices for all of our staff students and families and create meaningful connections that enable everyone to feel included and thrive.
Job Title
Tutor; Academic Pace
Reports To
Principal Dean of Students Pace Program Director
Work days/FTE
School Year 183 days/1.0 FTE
Salary/Benefits
Salary and benefits per NonRep Compensation schedule
Benefits Eligible
Yes
Program Summary: PACE is an intervention at Natick High School helping teens and their families with the process of reentry and reintegration into the school community following extended absences due to medical or mental health crisis. PACE facilitates reentry by providing academic and emotional skill building home/school collaboration and case management. Students participate in PACE for a temporary period of time 412 weeks) while they are transitioning back to full participation in their school schedule of classes. PACE is led by a full time Adjustment Counselor/School Social Worker who works closely with students families and other personnel in the school.
JOB GOAL:
The academic tutor is responsible for supervision and management of student academic progress and assists in supporting students acute mental health and social/emotional needs.
Education: Bachelors Degree
Specialized Knowledge:
- Understanding of child/pre/adolescent development
- Understanding of and commitment to the principles and practices of diversity equity inclusion and social justice as they relate to student engagement and opportunity
Preferred Experience:
- Experience working with children/pre/adolescents
- Experience working in a diverse public school preferred
- Experience working with students who are English language learners preferred
- Experience with Google Suite (Drive Docs Sheets Slides Classroom etc. and PowerSchool preferred but will train the right candidate
Skills:
- Demonstrated aptitude for work to be performed
- Bilingual skills especially in Spanish and Portuguese are highly desirable
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Strong interpersonal skills
- Strong organizational and time management skills
- Candidates should have a passion for working with students families and colleagues
- Candidates must be flexible and collaborative
- Candidates must be able to multitask in a fastpaced supportive environment that nurtures student growth
Such alternatives to the above qualifications as the Superintendent may find appropriate and in conformity with state certification requirements.
Responsibilities:
- Implements the academic component of the overall PACE case management/reentry support plan for each student
- Plans a program of study that as much as possible meets the individual needs interests and abilities of students including modifying existing curriculum in collaboration with students teachers allowing PACE students to rapidly achieve grades/credit.
- Assists students with their academic readiness skills (organization planning prioritizing etc) and provides support to stay focused on completing academic tasks
- Develops and maintains assignment/assessment work trackers and academic data management for students
- In partnership with PACE Coordinator engage in twoway communication with families and school staff that keeps them apprised of student progress challenges and recommendations to further student learning and wellbeing
- Collaborate with school personnel (teachers guidance counselors etc. regarding the students progress in completing course work recommending modifications accommodations and other supports
- Provide additional support to the PACE Coordinator as needed such as coaching students to learn and use coping strategies and gather data on student engagement in PACE
- Supervise the PACE classroom regularly take attendance assist with the students daily needs and create a classroom environment that is conducive to learning and appropriate to the maturity and interests of students
- The demonstration of sensitivity to the socialemotional and mental health needs of students with a high degree of confidentiality required; also maintaining appropriate professional boundaries
- The ability to receive constructive feedback in a professional manner
- Other duties as assigned
Supports and skill instruction will include:
- Adaptable thinking
- Planning and organization
- Selfmonitoring and goal setting
- Self control impulse control shifting tasks/transitions
- Working memory study skills
- Time management
WORK ENVIRONMENT AND PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. The employee must be able to perform the essential functions of the job satisfactorily and if requested reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of their job absent undue hardship.
While performing the duties of this job the employee is regularly required to:
- move about the classroom school school grounds office and/or offsite locations.
- On some occasions it may be necessary to move quickly across even or uneven surfaces;
- remain in a stationary position for periods of time;
- operate a computer and other school/office productivity machinery (i.e. iPad copy machine computer printer assistive technology etc.;
- read material from a computer monitor as well as handwritten or printed matter with or without visual aids;
- position oneself to maintain files and access school/classroom/office materials;
- communicate with others so that information received and given is understood and accurately communicated;
- communicate and collaborate effectively with students parents and other staff members in person via video conference on the telephone and/or in writing;
- observe details at close range
- in the school setting ensure the safety of students;
- multitask and meet multiple demands from several people;
- may need to teach and support students with life skills development such as eating cleaning and toileting
- lifting up to and including 25 lbs
- the noise level in the work environment is moderate to loud.
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES
SELECTION GUIDELINES
- Formal application
- Rating of education and experience
- Oral interviews
- Reference check
- Strong record of work performance in current and previous roles required
- Successful completion of Criminal Records Check (C.O.R.I. Sexual Offender Record Check (S.O.R.I. and fingerprints.
The Natick Public Schools do not discriminate on the basis of age race creed color religion nationality sex sexual orientation gender identity disability pregnancy and pregnancyrelated conditions physical and intellectual differences immigration status homeless status or any other class protected by law.
Employment Type
Full-Time
