Job Description: Assistant Teacher
Job Summary: The Assistant Teacher, under the supervision of the Lead Teacher, Educational Director, and Administration, is expected to establish and maintain a quality educational program by fulfilling the following responsibilities:
Duties: Assistant Teacher’s duties include, but are not limited to:
- Teach and supervise all students in Assistant Teacher's class in the Montessori method and curriculum in all academic and specialty areas of study. Prepare materials and maintain their cleanliness and good condition/repair.
- Assist in the maintenance and cleanliness of classroom and all shared spaces at school.
- Demonstrate the ability to relate joyfully to children.
- Exhibit emotional maturity and stability.
- Be responsible for the safety and physical well-being of all students in your charge at all times.
- Demonstrate appropriate and professional behaviors at all times when in the school building, during classroom outdoor times, and whenever you are in the surrounding school neighborhood. Be proactive when others are not demonstrating appropriate behaviors.
- Address all school (parent, child, team) issues immediately.
- Organize work so that daily time is available for record keeping, meetings with team members, and with School Directors and parents as deemed reasonably necessary by school.
- Be in attendance at all Assistant staff meetings and parent meetings as requested by Director or Lead Teacher.
- Maintain ongoing communication with team members. Share all information given at staff meetings.
- Inform the Lead teacher of any information given to you by a parent.
- Follow the classroom schedule created by the Lead teacher consisting of a fair and equitable distribution of job responsibilities for all adults to follow.
- Assist and guide all substitute teachers working in your classroom. Inform the Lead teacher and administration if the substitute teacher needs additional assistance.
- Review weekly lesson plans with the lead teacher and assist with the written summary of the week.
- Assist Lead teacher with the preparation of and participation in parent conferences at least twice each School Year, including two evening conferences as determined by School, at its sole discretion or as requested by parents.
- Assist the Lead teacher in checking classroom e-mails and telephone messages.
- Assist the Lead teacher with the organization of notes for and writing of all ongoing school reports, end-of-the-year summaries, and reports required for evaluations by outside agencies for all eligible students in a timely manner.
- Assist Lead teacher in the maintenance of current ongoing records (communication logs, conference summary forms, observation notes) on all students in your classroom and have same available for School's review upon request. Maintain the confidentiality of all such records.
- Assist Lead teacher in the recording of observations on children in the classroom using the required record keeping system provided by the school.
- Report any and all accidents immediately and prepare a written report stating the date, time, and nature of the accident and the action taken.
- Child Abuse—any incident of unexplained bruises, cuts, burns, etc., or any suspected child abuse should be reported to the Director.
- Follow all School policies and procedures as stated in the Employee Handbook and the School's Rules and Regulations, as presently existing or as may hereafter be amended.
- Follow all standards in accordance with the American Montessori Society, the Department of Social Services and the VA Department of Health.
- Oversee before-care or aftercare
- Complete daily/weekly chores to ensure a safe, clean, and well-maintained environment for the students.
- Any additional duties as determined by the Director of the school.
The Assistant Teacher’s and/or Substitute Teacher's jobs include, but are not limited to these areas. Specifics or changes to this job description vary based on age. Montessori Children's House has three classrooms of different ages. MCH teachers and staff work to adjust their job descriptions based on the emotional, educational, and social development of the classroom.
Experience, Education and Skills Required:
- Must be able to pass an FBI fingerprint and CPS background check
- Must pass a TB test
- Must be or willing to become CPR and First Aid certified
- Must have a high school education or higher
- Must be familiar with Montessori style education (or be willing to learn and implement it in the classroom)
- Experience working with children or working in the school setting is a plus
- Must be flexible, patience, confident, team player, and kind.
- Must be willing to uphold MCH values, confidentiality, and professionalism.
Other Information:
- Facility hours are Monday-Friday from 7:30 am - 5:45 pm. Please do not apply for this job if you cannot work within these hours.
- Please do not apply if you require bringing your child to work. We do not have capacity to add additional student slots at this time.
- Full-Time and Part-Time positions available - Please indicate which you are applying for.
- MCH job application can be found here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1uSmUxIWkpgKM3Qnvy3utDpzPizzrDZoh/view?usp=sharing
Job Type: Full-time and Part-time positions available - Please indicate which you are applying for.
Salary: $14.50 /hour
Job Types: Full-time, Part-time
Pay: $14.00 - $14.50 per hour
Work Location: In person
