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Posted: 06-Apr-26
Location: New York, New York
Type: Full Time
Salary: $50,000-$55,000
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Village Community School seeks to hire a Woodshop Assistant Teacher.
This is full-time 10-month position, starting August 31, 2026.
Annual Salary Range $50,000-$55,000
All prospective candidates should send a cover letter and resume to hr@vcs-nyc.org.
COMPETENCIES
- Love of Teaching and Learning - Have intellectual curiosity and a lifelong passion for learning. Embody a caring and enthusiastic approach to education.
- Developmental Awareness - Understanding of developmental needs of children
- Promote Empathy and Respect - Ability to stimulate students’ interests in others – past and present – and heighten their appreciation of diversity in all forms.
- Grounded in Justice - Commitment to help create an anti-bias and equitable community and society. Consistently demonstrate knowledge of antiracist and social and emotional teaching practices.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Create and maintain an inclusive learning environment that is conducive to the intellectual, physical, social, and emotional development of students. Affirm the identities of all members of our community.
- Assist and support the head woodshop teacher in managing, preparing materials, and organizing the woodshop for teaching K-5th grade classes.
- Assist with the Upper School elective class.
- Lifting and transporting materials in the woodshop.
- Assist in the daily planning of the woodshop lessons for K-5th grades respectively. Applicant should have experience with both woodworking and children.
- Meet regularly with the Division Director and head teacher to receive feedback and mentorship.
- Work with the head woodshop teacher to prepare for both formal and informal parent communication (conferences and written Mid and End-of-year Reports).
- Transition students to and from classes.
- Monitor students during additional duties such as snack, lunch or recess.
- This job requires regular bending, stooping, lifting up to 50 pounds, and standing for long periods of time.
- Monitor students during additional duties such as lunch or recess.
- Attend grade level, staff, new teacher, and professional development meetings.
- Supervised by Lower School Director and Assistant Lower School Director.
- Report directly to the Lower School Director.
Mission Statement
Village Community School develops self-motivated students who value the challenging and rewarding process of learning as an integral part of life. We choose to be a diverse community where equity, creativity and critical thinking are essential to the rigorous education we provide. Our graduates are skilled and confident, able to advocate for themselves and others. They are well prepared for high school and for their futures in an increasingly complex and dynamic world.
Diversity Statement
Village Community School is strengthened and enriched by the diversity of our students, families and staff. We are committed to cultivating intellectual, social and emotional growth in an inclusive environment where diverse experiences and perspectives are essential to the rigorous education we provide.
WHO WE ARE
Village Community School opened its doors to students in September 1970. To this day, VCS continues to be a leader in K-8 education. At VCS, our structure and program spur young minds to seek patterns and connections between subject matter, deepening understanding while fueling the curiosity that creates self-motivated critical thinkers. Exciting epiphanies happen every day at VCS. Our curriculum prepares students for a complex, interconnected world.
The K-8 years are critically important to a child’s academic and social development. At VCS, we devote all of our resources to helping students establish an unabashed love of learning and the resilient self-confidence that will serve them well for a lifetime. We take our students seriously. We know how sophisticated young minds can be when offered opportunities to tackle the big questions and stretch beyond typical expectations. Our K-8 structure also provides many opportunities for students to be leaders. They best demonstrate what it means to value and encourage each other, developing rewarding relationships across age groups based on trust and mutual reliance.
