Afterschool Assistant Teacher

City of Cambridge MA•Cambridge, MA

About The Position

The Afterschool Assistant Teacher will, in partnership with the Head Teacher and Teacher, provide out of school time programing that promotes children’s social-emotional learning as well as enhance their school-day learning in a safe, nurturing, and inclusive environment.

Requirements

Applicant must successfully pass the EEC background record check process, which includes a CORI, SORI, DCF check, and fingerprinting.
Be at least 18 years of age.
First Aid and CPR certification preferred or must complete training within 6 months of hire date.
Have an interest and ability to work with children.
Applicants must have the ability to work and interact effectively with individuals and groups with a variety of identities, cultures, backgrounds, and ideologies.

Nice To Haves

Additional training and experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Actively engaging with the children as a caring and respectful adult, facilitating their play, responding with sensitivity to their needs, helping them to remember and observe the limits of the program.
Assist the Head Teacher and Teacher with the overall supervision of the classroom, be aware of the environment and alert to situations that may result in conflicts between children and/or those which may be unsafe.
Participate in the development of curriculum plans, as schedule permits.
Assist in conducting activities in curriculum areas such as art, music, sports, science, and games.
Share responsibility for snack preparation and clean up.
Supervise children’s outdoor play and assist in the supervision of field trips.
Participate in weekly staff meetings with the Head Teacher and Teacher.
Provide care of children during parent meetings (held 2-3 times a year).
Pick up children at bus stops or classrooms (depending on need).
Participate in ongoing program quality improvement efforts, including classroom observations, debriefs of observations, action planning, participation in a peer learning community and other professional development trainings.
Maintain a neat classroom environment, including daily cleaning of classroom (sweeping, vacuuming, mopping of spills, etc. and periodic major clean-up). Help to build in children’s regular participation in the clean-up and maintenance of the classroom into the program structure.
Be available for extended hours during early release days, school vacation weeks and other afterschool full day programing.
Actively engaging in and supporting the Department’s Race and Equity Initiative.
May perform other duties as assigned.