Careers

Teaching responsibilities include Reading, Writing, Mathematics, Science, and Multi-Disciplinary Project Work. Milton is a team-based environment where teachers design an emergent multi-disciplinary curriculum that encourages and develops foundational skills, risk taking, critical thinking skills, and a sense of inquiry. Experience with Reading Street, Math in Focus, Project-Based Learning, and Responsive Classroom preferred.

Requirements

• Bachelor Degree in Early/Elementary Education
• At least 1-5 years teaching experience.
• Master’s in Education preferable.

Duties of this job include, but are not limited to:

• Teaching Hebrew language skills, Tanach (Bible), Jewish holidays, and Parshat Hashavua, utilizing course of study adopted by the school, and other appropriate learning activities.
• Participating in and is a role model during grade-level Tefilot (prayers).
• Co-creating dynamic, student-driven, hands-on curriculum materials and providing individualized and small group instruction in order to adapt the curriculum to the needs of each student.
• Establishing and maintaining standards of student behavior needed to achieve a functional learning atmosphere in the classroom.
• Evaluating students’ academic and social growth.
• Communicating with parents through conferences and other means to discuss students’ progress and interpret the school program.
• Collaborating with grade-level colleagues about curriculum and educational programming.

Milton Gottesman Jewish Day School is now accepting applications for an Interim Second Grade General Teachers to fill a maternity leave from September- December for the 2021-2022 school year.

The Interim General Studies Teacher will instruct students in reading, writing, mathematics and social studies. Prior knowledge of Responsive Classroom is strongly desired.

Requirements: Bachelor Degree and 1-3 years prior teaching experience.

General Studies teacher wanted for innovative, child centered, collaborative Jewish Day School.  Teaching responsibilities include reading, writing, mathematics, and social studies. Milton is a team based environment where teachers have a lot of input on crafting their curriculum. Experience with readers and writers workshop and Responsive Classroom preferred.

Requirements

• Bachelor Degree in Elementary Education and at least 1-5 years teaching experience.
• Master’s in Education preferable

Milton is searching for outstanding educators interested in teaching Mathematics for Elementary and Middle School for the 2021-2022 school year. Preference will be given to dynamic and forward-looking candidates. Candidates should have interest in working collaboratively with a teaching team and partnering with parents and students to achieve desired educational outcomes. Experience with Responsive Classroom preferred.

Milton is looking for a part-time Spanish Language teacher beginning in September 2021.

Requirements

• Strong background in educating Middle School
• Ability to teach the Spanish language to students at different levels
• Excellent oral, written, and interpersonal skills
• Ability to function as a member of a team and to work as a team member, harmoniously and cooperatively, with administrators, teachers, students, and parents
• Positive, strong work ethic
• Ability to meet deadlines in a timely manner

Milton is looking for classroom assistants. The assistant’s role will be to assist teachers in daily duties and in various classrooms including working with small groups of students, assisting the lesson during class time, and monitoring students during lunch and recess. Applicant must bring passion and energy and be willing to go above and beyond the job role to help in the classroom. Applicants should be adaptable and flexible. Experience in education required.

Milton is looking for an Executive Assistant to the Head of School.

Responsibilities

• Manage and maintain the Head of School’s calendar – coordinating activities and agendas, scheduling meetings and appointments, travel and work time, etc.
• Work closely with our Head of School and the administration to ensure the success of the school’s mission and vision
• Act as a liaison and provide support to the Board of Directors
• Work closely with the HoS to keep them well informed of upcoming commitments and responsibilities, following up appropriately
• Provide “gatekeeper” and “gateway” role, providing a bridge for smooth communication between the HoS and staff, demonstrating leadership to maintain credibility, trust, and support with the Leadership Team
• Coordinate last minute coverage for teacher’s who are absent
• Coordinate catering needs for School-wide or Head of School events as needed
• Research, prioritize, and follow up on incoming issues and concerns addressed to the HoS, including those of a sensitive or confidential nature
• Determine appropriate course of action, referral, or response
• Exhibit strong organizational skills and ability to handle confidential
  information with complete discretion, and demonstrate the highest level of customer/client service and response
• Coordinate special events and projects initiated by the Head of School
• Other duties as assigned by the Head of School

Professional Qualities/Skills

• Warm, welcoming and positive demeanor
• Strong ability to execute work with a diversity, equity, and inclusion lens
• Demonstrated proficiency with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint) and G Suite (Google Docs, Calendar, Slides, Drive, etc.)
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Exceptional organizational skills and impeccable attention to detail
• High degree of professionalism in dealing with diverse groups of people, including Board members, senior executives, staff, community leaders, donors
• Ability to react with appropriate levels of urgency to situations and events that require quick response or turnaround
• Able to maintain a high level of integrity and discretion in handling confidential information
• Ability to switch gears at a moment’s notice
• Knowledge of Hebrew and Jewish culture a plus

The Office of Institutional Advancement (IA) is directly responsible for securing philanthropic support for the school and enhancing the school’s reputation with stakeholders.

MILTON seeks a Development Assistant to be an essential member of the IA team. This is a full-time position with some evening and weekend work required. The Development Assistant reports to the Chief Development Officer.

Essential Qualifications:

The IA team seeks a person with remarkable interpersonal skills, a commitment to personal growth, and a prevailing can-do attitude. In addition, the following statement should resonate deeply with candidates:

I can think of no good reason why we [development professionals] should not lead the world in customer service. Dealing with us should be the most uplifting, inspiring, and impressive experience. It should be the first satisfying step towards a mutually fulfilling and rewarding lifelong relationship. (Ken Burnett, “The Future of Relationship Fundraising”)

Key Areas of Responsibility:

• Learn to navigate and maintain a sophisticated donor database.
• Rapidly become adept at using the database to record gifts and pledges, generate reports, prepare gift-related paperwork, update records, track giving activity and engagement, and document donor meetings and significant correspondences.
• Assist in the creation and deployment of development-related materials, including designing letters, invitations, etc.; segmentation and personalization of outreach collateral (for print and online); assembling mailings; developing and organizing donor and mailing lists; printing; and ordering.
• Staff major events—coordinate with volunteers, interface with vendors, process invoices, and assist with logistics generally.
• Build interoffice relationships and successfully navigate the various departments in order to effectively and expeditiously complete assigned tasks.
• Support the IA team in everyday tasks: managing calendars, scheduling meetings, answering phones, etc.
• Complete general administrative duties, such as routing mail, filing, photocopying, and faxing.

Send cover letter and resume to Joshua Suchoff, Chief Development Officer, at Joshua.suchoff@miltongottesman.org.

Summary

The Facilities Director performs the maintenance and upkeep of both Milton campuses. The Facilities Director ensures that all students, administration, staff, and visitors are assured of a clean, safe, attractive, and healthy place in which to learn and work, with the overall objective of enhancing the educational experience of the students.

Responsibilities

• Maintain the physical structures, grounds, and mechanical systems for both North and South Campus.
• Administer contracts for all building repairs, facility upgrades, routine maintenance, janitorial services, and landscape maintenance, and ensure performance.
• Ensure compliance with all regulatory requirements – fire codes, building codes, legal ordinances, OSHA.
• Schedule, coordinate, and supervise maintenance employees on both campuses.
• Develop and maintain the departmental operating budget.
• In coordination with the Chief Business Officer, develop and maintain the capital budget for facility maintenance, and forecast capital requirements for replacements and upgrades.
• Maintain effective working relationships with client leadership teams, operational teams (such as transportation and security), faculty and staff, and among facilities team.
• Performs and documents scheduled inspection of facilities.

Experience

• 5+ years’ experience in educational, industrial, commercial, or office (excluding residential, hotel experience) facility management (operational experience is preferred) 5+ years of leadership experience leading exempt and non-exempt employees.
• Experience with preparation of, and adherence to, annual facility budgets and long-term capital plans.
• Project Management experience.
• Bachelor’s degree (B.A. or B.S.) from four-year college or university preferred.
• Experience with PPRRSM (Provision for Plant Replacement, Renewal and Special Maintenance) budget management and administration preferred.
• Strong interpersonal and problem-solving skills.
• Proven record of providing excellent customer service.

The above referenced position summary is a guideline designed to present an overview of the job duties and is not intended to be a comprehensive list of responsibilities and requirements.