Early Childhood/Kindergarten After School Instructor

Posted: 31-Jul-26 • Manchester, Massachusetts • Part Time

About the School

Brookwood is an Early Childhood through Grade 8 independent school of about 300 students on the coast of the North Shore of Boston. At Brookwood, confidence isn’t taught — it’s cultivated. Our program invites students to think deeply, act with empathy, and engage boldly with the world around them. It’s a place where intellect and imagination thrive side by side, and where children discover the courage to question, the skill to create, and the character to lead.

Our 110 faculty and staff bring that same spirit of confidence and care to their work every day. They collaborate joyfully, innovate thoughtfully, and go the extra mile to do what’s best for kids — shaping a community where everyone is known, valued, and inspired to grow.

The Campus

Brookwood is located 25 miles north of Boston on a beautiful 30-acre wooded campus in Manchester, MA. The physical plant includes a pond, wetland spaces, forest areas, and open green space. The 130,000 square-foot facility sits under one roof with construction ranging from the original 1900 stable (now housing grades 5-8) to the 2014 state-of-the-art lower school, a dining commons, and kitchen. In addition to grade-level classrooms, there are five outdoor classrooms, two music rooms, three art studios and a kiln room, four science labs and a science gym, a newly renovated library with a 15,000-volume collection, an Idea Lab, a gymnasium, a multi-purpose theater/gymnasium space, a dance studio, two synthetic turf fields, and well-appointed outdoor play spaces. The surrounding area of Cape Ann offers beaches, parks, preserves, museums, and hiking trails that are used frequently by students, employees, and families.

About the Role

After School instructors support Early Childhood and Kindergarten students as they transition from the school day to after-school programming and help plan and lead age-appropriate daily activities.

Reports to: Director & Assistant Director of Auxiliary Programs
Start Date: September 9, 2026

Responsibilities

• Ensure student safety and wellbeing at all times by:
  • Maintaining instructor-to-student ratios
  • Being with students at all times and/or knowing their whereabouts
  • Taking attendance
  • Communicating with Auxiliary leadership about incidents or concerns
  • Following all health, safety, and emergency protocols
  • Knowing students as individuals, including their health and behavioral needs, with support from Auxiliary leadership and the School Nurse
• Assist with student transitions throughout the afternoon, including to: tutoring, music lessons, enrichment classes, and early pickups
• Supervise and engage children in large and small group settings by:
  • Facilitating developmentally-appropriate, pre-planned activities, both indoors and outdoors, with the opportunity to plan and present lessons in partnership with the Assistant Director of Auxiliary Programs
  • Setting and enforcing behavioral expectations
• Positively represent Brookwood by:
  • Being a role model for students
  • Cultivating a positive and welcoming community culture
  • Interacting professionally with students, colleagues, and families
  • Working in partnership with Auxiliary leadership
  • Maintaining professional boundaries with students
  • Maintaining the cleanliness of spaces, especially at the end of the day
• Other duties as assigned

Requirements

• Experience working with Early Childhood and Kindergarten students in a school or recreational setting
• Strong age-appropriate classroom management skills

Schedule

Part-Time: Monday – Friday, 2:30 – 5:30 p.m.

Pay

$18/hour