Position Purpose:

A Lower School Assistant Teacher supports the Head of Lower School, faculty, and students. This position, which starts as soon as possible, helps us to ensure that we are living our mission and values on a daily basis through the following:

Essential Functions:

I. Student Instruction:

1. At the direction of the homeroom teacher, teaches or assists with academic and social skills.
2. Assists with and participates in all classroom activities, including but not limited to arrival, dismissal, snack and mealtimes, recess, and choice time.
3. Supports rules of conduct and creates a warm and welcoming learning environment.
4. Maintains order in the classroom and throughout common areas of the campus, including the playground.
5. Collaborates with the classroom teacher and all departments and offices as required or requested.
6. Assists with the integration of technology in student learning experiences.
7. Assists with the administration of appropriate assessments and records results.

II. Professional Conduct:

1. Builds and maintains collaborative working relationships with colleagues and administration.
2. Contributes positively to the culture of the division.
3. Demonstrates a commitment to professional growth.

III. Any Other Duties Assigned by Head of Lower School

Qualifications:

• At minimum, a bachelor's degree in education, early childhood education, or the equivalent.
• At least two years of experience working with young children.
• Excellent communication, both oral and written.
• Comfortable with a team-based work structure; ability to demonstrate flexibility on the job.
• Demonstrates initiative, is conscientious, and provides complete follow-through on areas of responsibility.
• Demonstrated sensitivity, knowledge, and understanding of the diverse backgrounds of community members, with a continuous focus on healthy relationship building.
• Demonstrated deep understanding of cultural competency skills and enthusiasm for issues of diversity, inclusivity, and multiculturalism
• Ability to provide a supportive and caring environment for children.
• Ability to exercise control and maintain classroom discipline.
• Proficient with G Suite.

Physical Requirements and Work Environment

• Be able to occasionally lift up to 30 lbs.
• Able to move around a classroom and other school environments.
• Able to regularly use close and distance vision.
• Turn, bend, reach, and occasionally climb.
• Work in a traditional climate-controlled classroom environment with moderate noise level.

Application Procedures

To be considered, candidates must upload a cover letter, resume, statement of educational philosophy, and information for three professional references through our online platform.

Springside Chestnut Hill Academy is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

The School is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities during the application process and in employment as required by law.

About Springside Chestnut Hill Academy

Springside Chestnut Hill Academy’s Pre-K–12 program is informed by what today’s students need to thrive in college and beyond and is supported by nearly 300 combined years of academic leadership in boys’ and girls’ education. Through a rigorous college-preparatory curriculum grounded in project- and passion-based learning, SCH students build resilience and a sense of agency while gaining an unparalleled intellectual foundation for lifelong learning and growth. Students who attend SCH experience a robust, state-of-the-art academic program intently focused on preparing them for their future. The SCH experience is designed for those who are willing to be challenged, work hard, cultivate an independent mind, and exercise their creativity and curiosity will find the curriculum engaging and rewarding. At the same time, they will discover a nurturing and stimulating learning environment led by a dedicated, passionate, and highly educated faculty. At SCH, the community created by students and faculty is authentic and strong. It is a community in which each student’s unique gifts and capabilities are respected and valued and given just the right combination of challenge and support to... ensure that each student thrives. SCH’s educational model is distinguished by single-sex education for the lower grades (Pre-K through 8) followed by a coed Upper School. This unique structure expresses SCH’s belief in the benefits of single-sex academic instruction in the lower and middle grades and recognition of the value of coeducation in a student’s final preparation for college and beyond. Through this unique structure, SCH is able to offer age-appropriate learning environments for every stage of a child’s social and intellectual development. Faculty in the Lower and Middle Schools are experts in the different ways that boys and girls learn and have designed their curriculum to support these different learning styles. Beginning with the merging of gender cultures in Upper School, students are exposed to an ever-widening array of perspectives and opinions as part of their final preparation for becoming citizens of a global community.

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