Assistant Teacher

Midtown Home Improvements; Defiance (MO); On-site; USD 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

An established educational institution is seeking a dedicated Assistant Teacher to support K-5 classrooms. This full-time role involves assisting teachers with lesson preparation, supervising students, and maintaining high academic standards. Ideal candidates will be well-organized, engaging, and committed to fostering a positive learning environment. With competitive pay and comprehensive benefits, this position offers an opportunity to contribute to the development of intelligent and virtuous citizens through a classical education model. Join a team that values excellence in teaching and community partnership.

Benefits

Health Benefits

Paid Vacation

Personal Days

Paid Holidays

Enrollment Priority for Children

Qualifications

• Well-organized and engaging individual with the ability to interact joyfully with students.
• Familiarity with explicit, intensive phonics methodology is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Assist teachers with lesson preparation and classroom instruction.
• Supervise students during various times throughout the day.
• Maintain high expectations for academics and behavior.

Skills

Classroom Instruction

Record Keeping

Lesson Preparation

Tutoring

Supervision

Education

High School Diploma

Experience in School Setting

Job description

Job Description

Assistant Teacher. This is a full-time, salaried position with a 208 day schedule. The teacher will assist various teachers throughout the day in the k-5 classrooms. Teacher will report to the Director.

Position Overview

Instructional Assistants support teachers throughout K-5 through assisting in classroom instruction, record keeping, preparation for lessons, supervision of students, and other duties as necessary.

Primary duties and responsibilities include:

● Tutoring and/or testing students one-one-one or in small group settings

● Assisting teachers with lesson preparation and teaching in the classroom

● Supervising students during arrival, dismissal, recess, lunch, and other times throughout the day

● Assisting the teacher with tasks such as preparing resources for lessons, grading, printing, and copy making, and record keeping

● Maintaining high expectations for both academics and behavior through a commitment to schoolwide policies and procedures and the classical model

Qualifications

The assistant teacher shall be a person who is well-organized, well-rounded, engaging, and who has the ability to interact joyfully with students, parents, and colleagues.

Additionally, strong candidates will possess:

• Ability and commitment to furthering the classical mission and vision of the school

• Ability to exercise wise judgment and prudent decision making

• Familiarity with explicit, intensive phonics methodology

• High school diploma or higher

• Experience working in a school setting

Strong candidates will also embrace the school's organizational values :

• The tenets of classical, liberal arts education

• Community and partnership in the common pursuit of forming intelligent, virtuous citizens

• Excellence in teaching and learning

• The virtues we aim to teach our students; respect, truthfulness, resourcefulness, service, fortitude, courage.

Compensation, Benefits and Hiring

Pay is competitive and commensurate with experience and qualifications. Benefits offered for full-time employees include health benefits, paid vacation, personal days, paid holidays. Children will receive enrollment priority if a parent is a full-time employee at the time of enrollment. All employees will be required to pass background checks.

Application Process

Teacher applicants must submit the following:

• Cover letter. (Please tell us how you learned about Legacy Creators Academy and what Please also indicate your salary requirements.)

• Resume/curriculum vitae

• Three professional (or academic, if a recent graduate) references. Please include email address and phone number for each reference.