Instructional Teacher Assistant

The Catholic Center; Raleigh (NC); On-site; USD 10,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job description

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Raleigh is seeking an Instructional Teacher Assistant to join Cathedral School in Raleigh, NC.

Since its founding in 1909, Cathedral School has played a dynamic role in the North Carolina educational community. It was the first school in North Carolina to educate Native American children. It was also the first Catholic School to integrate when high school students from St. Monica’s School began attending Cathedral School in the 1950’s. Even today, Cathedral School is recognized as the hallmark of ethnic and racial diversity among Raleigh’s private schools.

In addition to its commitment to cultural and ethnic diversity, Cathedral School continues to maintain a valued tradition of academic excellence. Faculty and staff are dedicated to providing a challenging, yet positive, learning environment to support the academic, technological, and social preparedness of each of their 245 students in Grades PK - 8.

Key responsibilities:

• Integrate values and attitudes that support the mission of Catholic education and Cathedral School
• Support classroom teacher instruction and integration of 21st Century skills
• Exhibit a strong sense of personal accountability and high expectations for student academic achievement, as well as behavioral and social-emotional development
• Fulfill extra classroom or school-wide student supervisory duties as assigned (i.e. recess duty, lunch duty, carpool, etc.)
• Develop and maintain positive, professional collaboration, communication, and relationships with students, colleagues, parish staff, and school families
• Work with small groups of students to support grade-level instructional goals.
• Ideal candidates will hold an Associate’s degree or Bachelor’s degree in Child Development, Early Childhood, Elementary Education, or a related field.
• 3+ years of work experience related to Education/Teaching or Child Care.
• Employment is contingent upon the applicant satisfactorily passing criminal background and reference checks.
• Must complete diocese-sponsored Safe Environment Training.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Well organized
• Proficient in basic technology skills preferably with a working knowledge of Google Suite for Education including Classroom, Docs, Sheets, Forms, Slides, and Gmail