After School Teacher

pspan style="font-weight: bold"span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px"Reports to:/span/span span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px"Director of Auxiliary Programs/span/p pspan style="font-weight: bold"span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px"Classification/span/spanspan style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px":/span span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px"Part Time, Non-exempt/span/p pspan style="font-weight: bold"span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px"Oversees:/span/span span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px"N/A/span/p pspan style="font-weight: bold"span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px"Scope of Work:/span/span span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px"Responsible for all aspects of students’ classroom experience in After School/span/p pbr/p pspan style="font-weight: bold"span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px"Experience Requirements:/span/span/p ul lispan style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px"Teaching experience with children in a school or camp setting/span/li lispan style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px"Understanding of multi-age learning environments/span/li lispan style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px"Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing/span/li lispan style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px"Must be comfortable working in a culturally diverse environment and committed to embracing differences and valuing multiple perspectives/span/li /ul pbr/p pspan style="font-weight: bold"span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px"Education/Certification Requirements:/span/span/p ul lispan style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px"Associate's Degree or equivalent credits toward a Bachelor's Degree (not required for Assistant Teacher)/span/li lispan style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px"Clear CORI and MA fingerprinting/span/li lispan style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px"Previous work with children preferred/span/li /ul pbr/p pspan style="font-weight: bold"span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px"General Responsibilities:/span/span/p pspan style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px"The After School Teacher is responsible for providing an inviting and safe Extended Day program experience using a full array of sports equipment, games and craft supplies.  She/he also ensures that students have good choices for activities each day. Hours are Monday-Friday 2:30pm-5:45pm. For the 25-26 school year./span/p pbr/p pspan style="font-weight: bold"span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px"Specific Responsibilities:/span/span/p pemspan style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px"Educational Program Student Services:/span/em/p ul lispan style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px"Lead engaging hands-on lessons in collaboration with other Extended Day Teachers and the Administrative Coordinator/span/li /ul ul lispan style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px"Prepare an environment in which furnishings, materials, and activities are developmentally appropriate and correspond to the needs of the children /span/li lispan style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px"Ensure the safety and well-being of each student by creating a safe and engaging classroom/span/li lispan style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px"Set clear expectations for responsibilities and routines/span/li lispan style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px"Recognize when students are not participating as expected and communicate this to the Assistant Head of School for collaboration and follow-up/span/li lispan style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px"Answer door and instruct parents where their child is during pick up/span/li lispan style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px"Answer after school phone if parent phone calls come in regarding late pick up, etc./span/li lispan style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px"Double check building to ensure building is locked and secured for the evening/span/li lispan style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px"Train and supervise children regarding emergency practices such as fire drills/span/li /ul pemspan style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px"Constituent Relations:/span/em/p ul lispan style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px"Build productive relationships with parents through positive communication/span/li lispan style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px"Build collaborative relationships with other faculty and administrative staff/span/li /ul pemspan style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px"Administration:/span/em/p ul lispan style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px"Monitor student attendance by collecting attendance rosters and communicating attendance issues with the Director of Auxiliary Programs./span/li lispan style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px"Learn FACTS SIS and other software the school uses to hold student information./span/li lispan style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px"Work collaboratively with administration to address concerns regarding  students, parents and staff/span/li lispan style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px"Report all accidents/ incidents to administration and complete accident forms as needed/span/li lispan style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px"Attend all mandatory events/span/li /ul pemspan style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px"School Culture/span/em/p ul lispan style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px"Demonstrate a strong commitment to professional ethics/span/li lispan style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px"Demonstrate an understanding of and commitment to Montessori Education by modeling the Montessori values of grace and courtesy, respect and responsibility in visible daily actions/span/li lispan style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px"Demonstrate commitment to competent communications and conflict resolution efforts across the school community/span/li lispan style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px"Protect the privacy and confidentiality of each student, parent and colleague/span/li /ul pemspan style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px"Professional Development/span/em/p ul lispan style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px"Attend in-service training as provided by Riverbend School/span/li /ul pemspan style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px"Other/span/em/p ul lispan style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px"Take on duties as assigned/span/li /ul pbr/p pspan style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px"It is expected that all staff will function as self-directed members in a team effort.  All performances should meet appropriate professional standards and adhere to the philosophy and mission of Riverbend School./span/p pbr/p pspan style="font-weight: bold"span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px"Commitment to DEIJ:/span/span/p pspan style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px"Riverbend School is committed to becoming an anti-bias and anti-racist community. All candidates must be committed to furthering this work by embracing differences; exploring and affirming the identities and intersections of all which include race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, religion, socioeconomics, social class, family structures, learning differences, and differences in ability. Candidates must be comfortable working in a culturally diverse environment. /span/p pbr/p pemspan style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px"We strongly encourage applications from people of color, LGBTQIA+ educators, or educators from communities that are historically underrepresented in independent schools. /span/em/p pbr/p pspan style="font-weight: bold"span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px"EEO Statement:/span/span/p pspan style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px"Riverbend School is committed to providing equal opportunity in employment. Riverbend strictly prohibits discrimination or harassment of any kind based on race, color, religion, creed, sex, pregnancy, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, physical or mental disability, genetic predisposition or carrier status, marital status, veteran status, or any other class protected under applicable federal, state or local law./span/p