Family Life Academy Charter School (FLACS) is a nonprofit network of high-performing charter schools in the South Bronx. We are seeking dynamic individuals who value collaboration and believe that education is activism. Teaching Assistants support teachers in implementing rigorous standards-based curricula and reinforce lessons with students.
Requirements
- Assists the teacher in setting up and maintaining a clean and orderly classroom
- Creates and maintains bulletin board displays
- Manages and secures all materials in the classroom environment
- Works with individual children or groups of children on special instructional projects
- Uses and promotes positive guidance and behavior management techniques
- Assists teachers with conferring with students
- Communicates to the teacher observations or concerns regarding student’s academic and social-emotional progress
- Assists teachers with keeping individual students on task during instructional activities
- Grades assignments involving multiple choice or unambiguous short answers
- Writes individual anecdotal records that support the teacher in the planning of instructional activities
- Assists teachers with entering data in online gradebooks
- Assumes the position of teacher for short periods in the absence of the certified classroom teacher
- Promotes healthy eating habits of students in the cafeteria
- Maintains a safe and orderly environment in the lunchroom
- Assists teachers in the orderly transition of students at arrival and dismissal
- Escorts students to bus dismissal
- Maintains a professional relationship with the assigned teacher
- Participates in staff meetings and professional learning
- Adheres to the prescribed schedule set by the administration
- Upholds the FLACS mission, core beliefs, and educational philosophy
- Is a lifelong learner who reflects on their practice
- Has high expectations for students and for themselves as an educator
- Demonstrates self-motivation and willingness to be a team player
Benefits
- Generous Paid Time Off
- 401k Matching
- Retirement Plan
