What are the responsibilities and job description for the 2025 Summer Programs - SPELL Elementary: Director, Grades 1-6 position at ALBERT F ARGENZIANO SCHOOL?
Program Goal: Summer Partners for Language and Learning (SPELL) provides Multilingual Learners theme-based language development experiences in the morning and enrichment activities provided by community partners in the afternoon. The SPELL Director will lead a team including Assistant Director to ensure health, safety, and quality programming for multilingual learners in grades 1-6.
Preferred Qualifications:
- ESL/ELL License and five years of experience in teaching English Language Learners
- Experience supervising multi-dimensional program(s) (student safety, program planning, supervision of staff, interns, and volunteers, managing supplies, etc.)
- Experience and aptitude for building and sustaining collaboration with community partners
- Experience in program development, curriculum design, monitoring student progress, and in providing professional development to staff
- Ability to maintain a safe and healthy environment for students; maintains and responds to social and emotional needs of students and staff
- Knowledge and appreciation of cultural difference; commitment to removing barriers to equity, access, and inclusion
- Bilingual/multilingual and ability to communicate with diverse students and families
Responsibilities:
- Supervise Assistant Director and all SPELL staff
- School year job requirements, including planning and coordination time during out of school hours
- Summer School Session: Must be available for on-site support
- Must be available for required professional development
- Respond to program crisis situations and be point of contact for staff, student and families when needed
- Keep track of daily attendance and notify supervisor(s) of students with attendance concerns
- Submit payroll for staff in accordance with summer procedures
- Compile program data including, but not limited to student academic progress, pre/post testing assessments, attendance by end of program
- Ensure program clean-up happens at the end of program
- Coordinate with Assistant SPELL Director to plan field trips, pending available budget
Terms of Employment:
Seasonal/Yearly Employment
Start Date: March 3, 2025
Location: Somerville High School
Stipend: $6,000
SPELL program professional development for all SPELL staff will take place in the last week on June or first week of July.
Program Schedule:
July 7, 2025 – August 1, 2025
Monday through Friday
8am-1pm, 5 days per week, Monday-Friday
Reports to:
Director of MLE & Co-Directors of Summer Programs
Disclosure: Subject to funding availability and student enrollment; courses may be canceled due to lack of enrollment.
The Somerville Public School does not discriminate in its programs, facilities or employment of educational opportunities on the bases of race, color, age, religion, disability, preganancy, home status, martital/civil union status, sex/gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, citizenship status, place of birth, national origin, ancestry, cultural identity, genetics or military status, and does not tolerate any form of retaliation, or bias-based intimidation, threat or harassment that demeans individuals' group or interferes with their ability to learn or work.
