Employment

List of 3 items.

• Athletic Director

  Position Description

   

  Mission

  Nashoba Brooks School educates children for a life of continuous learning, accomplishment, and leadership in a diverse and changing world. The School nurtures students’ growth and character, while fostering the development of each child’s personal excellence in academics, athletics, and the arts.

  
  

  Summary

  Nashoba Brooks School seeks an athletic director for the 2025-2026 academic year. This is a 10-month position that reports directly to the head of school with a typical schedule of 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., Monday through Friday with some flexibility required. Employees at Nashoba Brooks model the mission of the School and create student-centered, mission-driven learning environments for students.

  
  

  Responsibilities

  The athletic director will:

  • Support effective communication and collaboration within the physical education department.
  • Coordinate schedules for practices and games, including transportation, athletic trainers, and officials and provide communication updates to coaches, players, families, and employees as needed to allow for appropriate planning.
  • Ensure that all athletic equipment, facilities, fields, and courts are safe for daily use.
  • Ensure that athletic fields, signage, and facilities are prepared for hosting athletic practices, games, and events.
  • Manage game-day needs and coverage, including setup, oversight, and information updates.
  • Recruit, onboard, and supervise seasonal coaching staff.
  • Serve as an assistant coach or coach during the school year, as needed. 
  • Provide instructional coverage during absences of P.E. teachers and coaches as needed.
  • Oversee members of the department to manage day-to-day operations, including equipment inventory and management.
  • Collaborate with members of the faculty and administration to support the educational, social and emotional development of students.
  • Oversee the distribution, collection, storage, upkeep, and replacement of all school athletic uniforms and equipment.
  • Communicate with students, parents, coaches, and employees regarding expectations.
  • Organize coaches meetings at the beginning of each season to review expectations, guidelines, safety procedures, administrative responsibilities, timesheets, and rules of play.
  • Review and revise annually the relevant sections of the School’s family handbook in collaboration with department members.
  • Utilize feedback and reflection to improve practice and performance.
  • Serve as a liaison to interscholastic athletic league.
  • Participate in leadership team meetings as needed to support schoolwide planning, health, and safety.

  Skills

  • Excellent problem solving and project management skills with a commitment to viewing challenges as problems that can be solved rather than obstacles that cannot be overcome.
  • Demonstrated experience with efficient project management and problem-solving skills with the ability to initiate and complete multiple tasks, independently or collaboratively, as required.
  • Strong oral and written communication skills.
  • Demonstrated ability to work effectively as a member of multiple teams simultaneously.
  • Ability to motivate, inspire, and serve as a role model to students.
  • Proficiency with technology.

  
  

  Experience

  • Bachelor's degree required. Master’s degree preferred.
  • Demonstrated commitment to ongoing professional development.

  The athletic director will model integrity, professionalism, curiosity, responsibility, creativity and respect for all persons, as well as a demonstrated commitment to advancing the School’s core values of integrity, collaboration, inclusivity, empathy, and resilience.

  Application Process

  Applicants should submit a cover letter, résumé, and three references to:

  Danielle Heard, Head of School

  Email: adirector@nashobabrooks.org      
  Homepage: www.nashobabrooks.org

• Executive Assistant to the Head of School (anticipated Spring 2025 start date)

  Position Description

  Mission

  Nashoba Brooks School educates children for a life of continuous learning, accomplishment, and leadership in a diverse and changing world. The School nurtures students’ growth and character, while fostering the development of each child’s personal excellence in academics, athletics, and the arts.

  
  

  Summary

  Nashoba Brooks School seeks candidates for the position of executive assistant to the head of school. This is a full-time, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. 12-month position with occasional evening commitments and weekend hours. The executive assistant reports to the head of school and performs administrative and operational tasks to support the head of school, manage day-to-day operations, and maintain an effective and well-organized office.  

  
  

  Responsibilities

  Administrative Support

  • Provides multi-faceted administrative support and assistance to the head of school, such as writing and editing communication.
  • Supports the head of school in overseeing strategic planning, daily operations of the School, short and long-term goals, special events, and institutional projects.
  • Handles a wide range of administrative and support tasks and independently initiates and implements processes to manage projects and information.
  • Manages the head of school’s calendar and travel, including making appointments and prioritizing the most sensitive matters.
  • Assists with various aspects of employee recruitment.

  
  

  Problem Solving & Project Management

  • Demonstrates efficient, effective, and ethical problem solving and project management skills.
  • Conducts research and information gathering on behalf of the head of school and prepares summaries and reports.
  • Sets professional boundaries using discretion, judgement, respect, sensitivity, while managing confidential and sensitive information.
  • Maintains high standards of performance and demonstrates a commitment to lifelong learning and continuous improvement.

  
  

  Supervision & Community Building

  • Provides oversight of administrative office staff.
  • Takes an active role in the full life of the school to maintain and enhance a positive, mission-driven and student-centered school culture.
  • Develops positive and strategic relationships at all levels of the School and promotes the standards and policies of the School.
  • Sets and maintains a calm, accessible, approachable, and welcoming tone in a fast-paced environment.
  • Embodies and communicates the School’s mission and core values, and mirrors the head’s principles of good practice to foster a positive environment for students’ academic and social-emotional learning.

  
  

  Qualifications

  • A minimum of five years of experience in office administration (experience as an executive assistant preferred).
  • Excellent administrative, organizational, and time management skills.
  • Excellent interpersonal, communication and proofreading skills.
  • Experience with Google G Suite for Education.
  • Ability to work independently as well as with a team.

  
  

  As an employee of Nashoba Brooks School, the executive assistant to the head of school will model integrity, professionalism, curiosity, responsibility, creativity, humility, and respect for all persons, as well as a demonstrated commitment to advancing the School’s core values.

  
  Application: Interested candidates should submit a letter of interest and résumé to Head of School Danielle Heard at ea@nashobbrooks.org.

• Lower School Substitute and After School Study Support (part-time)

  Position Description

   

  Nashoba Brooks School is an independent school for all genders, age 3-Grade 3; girls, Grades 4-8. The School is committed to personal excellence in academics, athletics and the arts within its mission of preparing students for “...a life of continuous learning, accomplishment, and leadership in a diverse and changing world.” We believe that diversity enriches and strengthens community and challenges individuals to become agents of change in creating a more fair and equitable world. 

  
  

  Mission

  Nashoba Brooks School educates children for a life of continuous learning, accomplishment, and leadership in a diverse and changing world. The School nurtures students’ growth and character, while fostering the development of each child’s personal excellence in academics, athletics, and the arts.

  
  

  Summary

  Nashoba Brooks School seeks a substitute teacher/after school program teacher for the spring term of the 2024-2025 academic year. Successful candidates will have a strong desire to work as part of a team in a dynamic school committed to excellence in 21st century education. This position is responsible for up to 18 hours of work per week between the hours of 8:00am-5:00pm through June 4, 2025. Responsibilities include, substitute teaching, after school program instruction, and support for student activities such as athletics, performing arts, or clubs for enrolled in Preschool through Grade 3.

   

  Responsibilities

  Strong candidates will demonstrate experience with and proficiency in:

  • Identifying and effectively addressing issues pertaining to students in Preschool through Grade 3, their learning 

  and their development.

  • Creating predictable and flexible routines.
  • Developing and implementing lesson plans that balance moments for free choice and structured time.
  • Supervise afterschool homework (Grades 1-3).
  • Assisting in developing activities that complement the academic day curriculum and promote development of 

  gross and fine motor skills, creative problem solving, critical thinking, and collaborative play-based learning 

  opportunities.

  • Embracing the importance of outdoor play on a daily basis.
  • Supervising students in the classroom and during outdoor play.
  • Maintaining observational records for each child.
  • Communicating effectively with caregivers about curriculum as well as student engagement, learning, and growth.
  • Collaborating effectively with colleagues, using open and professional communication.
  • Demonstrating the ability to lift and transport small children as needed, including in urgent situations.
  • Engaging effectively in a dynamic learning community by demonstrating flexibility, the willingness to contribute to the broader community, and thoughtful response to constructive feedback. 

  
  

  Qualifications

  • Coursework in early childhood education.
  • Experience working with children ages 3 - 9.
  • Strong oral and written communication skills.
  • Demonstrated commitment to and comfort with advancing the school’s core values of diversity, service learning, and character development.

  
  

  Application

  Applicants should submit a cover letter, résumé, and three references to: Tim Croft, Assistant Head of Lower School, and Peggy Gaffny, Director of Auxiliary Programs 

  email:  ed@nashobabrooks.org          www.nashobabrooks.org