Nursery Teacher Assistant

The opportunity

The Lyceum Kennedy French American School provides a bilingual, well-rounded education for its students from preschool through 12th grade. We pride ourselves on the strength of our faculty, the diversity of our student body, and our cultural richness. Through our individualized approach to instruction thanks to our small student-teacher ratio, students are encouraged to leverage their personal strengths and passions as they develop their language and academic knowledge.

We are looking for a full-time Teacher Assistant to join our team in August 2024 in our Nursery classroom. The ideal candidate possesses a balance of high support, growth mindset, and innate joy of working with students.

Essential Duties:

The teacher assistant's responsibilities may include but are not limited to the following tasks:

·  Classroom assistance for teachers, including preparing the learning environment and materials for daily activities, maintaining daily classroom schedule, working with individual students, based on needs, and providing small group instruction and activities under the direction of the classroom teacher.

·  Collaborate with the classroom teacher in the planning and implementation of some activities.

·  Assist in the supervision of the classroom and daily activities.

·  Assist the classroom teacher in enforcing school and classroom rules, monitor students' behavior, and help maintain discipline in the classroom; reconcile minor student conflicts, and maintain a positive learning environment.

·  Ensure the well-being and safety of children at all times.

·  Supervise students during all activities including bathroom breaks, lunch duty, recess duty, nap time, after-care activities, field trips and special events.

·  Assist the classroom teacher in maintaining a neat and organized classroom.

·  Perform other duties assigned by the classroom teacher and/or lower school director.

Full-Time, Non-Exempt Position: 40 hours per week

Direct Supervisor: Lower School Director

Requirements

- Five years of experience as a Teacher Assistant in a Lower School

- Ability to create a class environment in which students feel safe

- Strong sense of personal accountability and passion for raising the bar with students and challenging them to learn at a high level

- Preferred candidate will have a current U.S. work visa, if applicable 

- Native or fluent English speaker

- French would be a plus

Benefits

The annual salary for this position will range between $48,000 and $55,000, depending on the candidate’s experience and qualifications. It covers all responsibilities, including orientation week meetings, as well as staff meetings. Lyceum Kennedy French American School highly values formal recognition for positive contributions to the school. Benefits include private medical premium partially covered (80%), 401K, FSA, Commuter Transitcheck etc...