Teacher Assistant

Role

The Village School is looking to fill a Teacher Assistant position. The position is for the 2024-2025 School Year.

Job Description

• Support positive school culture by engaging with colleagues to think, create, and reflect.
• Create shared understanding around the goals of world languages, and how that fits in with the various grade levels.
• Assist in planning and implementing the daily program under the direction of the Lead Teacher, which includes lesson plans.
• Working with individual students, small and whole groups during instruction/learning.
• Assist in the monitoring of student progress and maintaining student records.
• Assist in planning and preparing the learning environment, setting up interest centres, preparing displays of student work, and preparing needed materials and supplies.
• Support the overall development of students – social, emotional, and cognitive.
• Supervise the classroom when the Lead Teacher is out of the room.
• Help with the general housekeeping tasks.
• Assist the Lead Teacher in other ways as requested.
• Maintain a professional attitude and cooperative working relationships with other professionals.

Job Description Continued

• Treat all children with dignity and respect.
• Attend all required staff meetings and recommended training programs and conferences.
• Participate in professional workshops that work for the improvement of the Primary Program.
• Maintain confidentiality about children, their families, and other employees outside of the school.
• Supervise students outside of the classroom environment, including the playground.
• Support the mission and goals of the school and programs.
• Set a professional example in terms of dress, punctuality, and attendance.
• Perform any other duties assigned by teachers and/or administration.
• Assist the Lead teacher in the sequences of lessons that introduce knowledge and skills to students in a coherent way so that they deepen understanding, make connections, and master increasingly complex skills.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent document.
• At least one year of experience working with children.
• Training in effective instructional methods.
• Good cross-cultural, interpersonal and communication skills to interact with diverse nationalities and cultures.
• Excellent analytical skills – with the passion and drive to demonstrate and quantify success.
• Results orientated with the ability to consistently map efforts against identified KPIs.
• Excellent time management skills and flexibility in dealing with multi-functional tasks.
• You’d like to work in a purpose-led sector.