Teacher Assistant  

We are looking for Teacher Assistants to work with our Pre-Kindergarten and Kindergarten classes. The ideal candidate is someone who:

• Embraces change, is flexible and adaptive, and craves continuous improvement and feedback.

• Works collaboratively to not only build connections with our school team through relevant and meaningful experiences but also to enhance relationships with parents and the school community.

• Is passionate about creating intentional and spontaneous experiences that scaffold the child’s understanding of his or her connection to the world, feelings, dispositions, and skills.

• Uses a variety of classroom routines, classroom management tools, and age-appropriate motivational activities to create a safe and robust classroom culture that is responsive to individual interests and activities.

• Can see the big picture of the program, and understands how the continually evolving parts, which includes the new technology and research, can help support or redefine the big picture.

A day in the life of a Teacher Assistant:

• Assists Lead Teacher in preparing daily plans that follow age-appropriate Curriculum and Developmental Guidelines. This consists of the set-up for the different areas, the materials to be used, assessment materials, individualized student paths, and indirect and direct learning and play experiences.

• Organizing various scaffolded inquiry activities such as Discovery quests, Exploratory missions that will help students master skills and content

• Meeting and greeting the students for the day. This could include managing emotions and redirecting focus for the planned learning experience.

• Help in routine procedures such as washing hands, roll call, and the quest for the day.

• Supporting station-by-station play.

• Helping students integrate with one another and interact in groups, whether they’re working on curriculum, completing tasks, or during play activities.

• Attending staff meetings and collaborating with colleagues to plan to prepare curricular learning experiences and discuss student progress.

• Helping assess student performance and academic and behavioral outcomes.

Other duties as needed.

• Passionate about working with preschool or Kindergarten age children (3-6)

• Open to new ideas with regard to curriculum design, teaching and learning

• Bachelor or Masters of Elementary Education with a focus on Early Childhood Education

• 1 or 2 years experience in a teacher assistant capacity for Pre-K or Kindergarten

• Experience in creating developmentally appropriate curriculum;

• Able to work in a highly collaborative environment;

• Kind, fun-loving, strong work ethic, open to feedback