Chicago Friends School seeks a k-4 assistant teacher, starting immediately.?

This is a shared classroom assistant, helping out in two classrooms, a K-1 and a 2-4 mixed grade classroom.  They will work with the lead teacher in each classroom, assisting with instruction, managing students at recess and lunch, and leading reading and math groups as directed.  They will also have the opportunity to develop and teach one arts or movement related enrichment class for each classroom. 

Chicago Friends School is a small independent school on Chicago’s north side.  As part of a 300 year history of Quaker education in America, Chicago Friends School seeks to develop students’ whole selves, academic, creative, and interpersonal.  Our commitment to peace, community, integrity, equality, simplicity and service leads us to value all students and teach each in a loving, individualized environment.  Our teachers work with small mixed-age classes within a collaborative, creative, start-up environment.