2026 Step Up to 6th Grade

Employment Opportunity

2026 Step Up to 6th Grade

Position

2 Teachers at McDevitt

2 Teachers at Kennedy

Responsibilities

Must hold a MA DESE teaching license. Preference will be given to those certified in the content being taught. Facilitate a structured learning environment for daily instruction on MESH power standards.

Description of Program

The 6th grade step up Program is intended for current 5th grade students from any Waltham Elementary School who will be attending McDevitt or Kennedy as a 6th grader in the fall. Step UP support identified students in the transition from 5th to 6th grade. This program incorporates time for academics such as summer reading mathematics as well as social emotional learning like community building. Students will have a chance to familiarize themselves with expectations of the middle school setting.

Site Location:

Kennedy Middle School or McDevitt Middle School

Compensation

Contractual rate of $40 per hour for up to a total of 110 hours for the summer (may be less if job sharing) for a total of up to $4400.

Terms of Employment

The summer program will be held from July 6th to August 6th. Program times for students will be Monday - Thursday. Work consists of 4 hours of daily teaching 30 minutes of supervision of students and 1 hour of prep daily for 19 days (no prep on the last day of summer school). There will be a 1 hour prep meeting with the site coordinator prior to summer school. Preparation during summer school may take place on site or from home. Job sharing is allowable to be determined by hiring managers. If you are interested in job sharing and have a partner educator you would like to do this with please indicate that in your application.

Position is contingent on students enrolling in the programming offered.

If you have any questions please contact Chad Mazza at or Shannon Conley at

Please apply internally using TalentEd via Waltham Public Schools

For technical questions email