Assistant Teacher - Floater - Spring Creek

Brooklyn Community Services•Brooklyn - Spring Creek, NY

13d•Onsite

About The Position

Brooklyn Community Services is seeking a Floater Afterschool Assistant Teacher to support its afterschool programs at the Academy for Young Writers and Spring Creek Community School. The position is fully in person and provides coverage across afterschool programs as needed. During the school year, the assistant teacher supports an enrichment class of approximately 20 elementary school students, Monday through Friday, for three hours daily. Program hours are 2:45 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Holiday camp operates for 13 days per school year when the NYC Department of Education is closed, from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Working under the supervision of lead teachers and the site director, the assistant teacher helps deliver hands-on, multisensory, and project-based activities within a thematic curriculum. The role supports students’ literacy, social-emotional learning, and STEAM skills, helps plan lessons and culminating presentations, and provides supervision during classroom activities, transitions, field trips, and authorized pickups. The assistant teacher also assists with classroom coverage, activity preparation, family communication, professional development, and other program needs. Brooklyn Community Services is a non-sectarian social services agency serving more than 10,000 individuals annually, with programs including education and child care, family services, and services that foster adult self-sufficiency.

Requirements

High school diploma.
Experience working with youth in an afterschool or summer camp environment.
Flexibility to work across all afterschool programs to provide coverage when needed.
Enjoy working with children.
Ability to pass background checks with the NYC and NYS Department of Health and the NYC Department of Education.

Nice To Haves

Some college.
Current or former assistant teacher experience.
Background in STEAM, visual or performing arts, or sports coaching.
Computer proficiency with applications, video conferencing, and responding to emails.

Responsibilities

Provide additional support as needed, including substitute classroom coverage, behavioral support, and escorting children out of the classroom while maintaining required ratios.
Implement hands-on, multisensory, and project-based lessons and activities within the thematic curriculum.
Submit assigned lesson plans to the program site director and Education Specialist for approval according to the submission schedule.
Work with the lead teacher to plan field-trip lessons related to the thematic curriculum and supervise students during field trips.
Participate in curriculum and other professional development trainings as required.
Use creative and innovative teaching strategies that encourage literacy skills, social-emotional learning, and STEAM.
Work with the lead teacher to develop and plan culminating event presentations showcasing student learning and creativity.
Engage and communicate with parents and families as required by the site director.
Effectively supervise approximately 20 students during classroom activities and transitions.
Monitor authorized parent or guardian pickup of children.
Assist lead teachers with preparing activities and materials for the daily schedule.
Participate in agency-wide groups and meetings as required.
Assist with developing funding proposals as needed.
Perform other tasks as required.