Teacher Assistant

Description:

Company Overview

The Academy Charter Schools offers an exceptional interdisciplinary curriculum in a technology rich environment that challenges students to explore connections across subjects and use experiential learning to bridge the gaps between theory and practice. The Academy’s focus on character development and community service cultivates a student body poised to be active, engaged, and responsible members of the community. The Academy employs a committed staff whose teaching and high academic and behavioural expectations will promote the excellence known so the community’s children can achieve.

Position Overview

The Academy Charter School Teacher Assistant understands and promotes the school’s mission, vision, objectives, and policies both within and outside the immediate school community. The Teacher's Assistant is responsible for supporting the classroom/instructional program that supports the individual needs of all children in accordance with the school’s mission and values established by the school.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Assist in instructing and supervising children in classroom activities.
• Continuously monitor children to ensure safety at all times, and report child abuse and neglect when necessary.
• Participate in learning teams within the school community that maximize cohesion, collaboration and alignment with school initiatives
• Help to maintain a clean and organized learning environment
• Maintain a quality room arrangement in compliance with curriculum standards
• Provide opportunities and supervise activities in order for students to demonstrate individually and large groups the skills and talents developed in the instructional program.
• As a parent advocate, along with assistance from the School Counselor resolve issues or concerns that are raised
• Inform parents about daily classroom routine and expectations
• Responsible for the safety and welfare of all students during admission, dismissal, lunch and physical education
• Interact with students, parents and colleagues in a professional, positive and inspiring manner
• Maintain classroom supply lists and inventory
• Other tasks as assigned by Administration

Pay Transparency: The hourly range for this role is $18.00/hr. - $21.50/hr. Base pay offered may vary within the posted range based on several factors, including but not limited to education, job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and location.

The Academy is committed to pursuing and hiring a diverse workforce and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of any characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local law.

Requirements:

Qualifications & Skills

• Bachelor’s Degree required.
• New York Teaching Assistant Certification required
• 1-2 years student teaching experience in a urban school setting
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills required to develop rubrics, examine data and metrics that will enhance student knowledge and promote performance of superior work products
• Knowledge of childhood development and demonstrated experience with executing planned lessons to meet the differential needs of each child