Details
Posted: 07-May-22
Location: Atlanta, Georgia
Type: Full Time
Categories:
Elementary Teacher
Employment Type: Full Time, 10 month
Start Date: August 10, 2022
Paideia is a preK-12 college preparatory school of over 1000 students in the Emory University area of Atlanta; the elementary school enrolls 350 students grades K-6. The elementary program includes twelve full-day, self-contained classrooms. There are two teachers in each class of twenty-six to twenty-eight children. Teachers work together as lead teacher and assistant or as two co-lead teachers. Children remain with their own teacher throughout the day with the exception of classes with specialists including art, music, physical education, and library.
Duties and Responsibilities:
The permanent sub is a full-time position at Paideia School. The permanent sub may step in to teach during various intervals of the day in different classrooms. This person reports to the Elementary office every morning for classroom placement. When there is not a need for a sub, this person has a scheduled rotation through classrooms to assist teachers.
Duties can include
- Follow lesson plans provided by the regular teacher
- Manage classroom effectively encourage student participation
- Adapt teaching to fit the needs of individual students.
- Create lesson plans when needed
- Supervise students in and out of the classroom
- Teach K-6 Everyday Math classes
- Teach K-6 specialists classes: art, science, music, PE., library
- Facilitate conflict resolution with individuals or groups of students.
- Assist with small reading groups
- Playground supervision
- Assist Librarians
- Work collaboratively with classroom teachers to plan and execute lessons
- Accompany students from the playground to their specialist classes.
- Occasional substitute carpool duty
- Assist teachers with playground monitoring
Required Skills and Abilities:
Important personal qualities include a love of working with children and a desire to learn from lead teachers in the classroom and an ability to create a positive, nurturing environment for the student.
Minimum Qualifications:
Applicants must have a BA and at least a year of working with elementary school aged children.
Application Notes:
As a condition of employment, all employees hired after August 19, 2021 are required to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 and able to provide proof of such vaccination.
Interested applicants should submit a resume, cover letter and contact information for three references via our online application.
Salary is commensurate with education and experience. A robust benefits package is offered for benefits-eligible positions. Paideia School is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
For more information about our commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion, our focus on social/emotional learning alongside rigorous academic offerings, as well as opportunities for extra curricular learning, please visit our website at www.paideiaschool.org.