Teacher Aide
Visitation Academy, United States

The following represents a summary of the responsibilities of this position.

• Establishing rapport and building relationships with students based on trust.
• Creating and maintaining a safe, clean, stimulating classroom where all children feel safe and valued.
• Maintaining a clear, orderly, and attractive Montessori environment, including the care and maintenance of classroom materials and equipment.
• Developing lesson plans, independent learning exercises, curricula, and methods that cater to the needs of the individual child while they learn
• Implementing Antibias/ Antiracist principles in the classroom
• Using various assessment tools/strategies to help make instructional decisions for individual students (observations, children’s work samples, continuums of development, portfolios, etc.)
• Creating and communicating weekly learning plans for all students
• Planning and coordinating classroom field trips supplies budget, and ensuring all resources are used in support of educating students and the school’s mission
• Completing report cards and progress reports
• Assisting in the development of and participates in school functions, including but not limited to Parent and Guardian Conferences, Open Houses, Transition Nights, Curriculum Nights, Parent Orientations and the Family Field Day

Requirements

• Be deeply committed to whole-child education, having proven success and outcomes in meeting children’s needs holistically
• Have a grounding in anti-bias education and antiracist values and principles, and is excited to be part of a school that is reimagining education through these lenses
• Be eager to engage deeply with students, teachers, staff and families as partners

Benefits

• Generous Paid Time-off (Fall, Winter and Spring breaks, holidays, and additional days)
• Paid Health Benefits (Medical, Dental, Vision and Life Insurance)
• Pre-Tax savings for family health premium costs
• Retirement Plan
• Enrollment preference to City Garden Montessori for child(ren) grades K through 8 who reside in Missouri
• Discount tuition for our Preschool program

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