Assistant Teacher at Innovation & Exploration

Innovation & Exploration STEM Early Learning Center•Abington Township, PA

About The Position

You will be involved with leading a class of students through the school year, assessing their current academic level and helping with instruction to meet students’ collective and individual needs. You are passionate about learning and helping students reach their potential. With strong creative and problem-solving skills, you love connecting with individual students and creating an engaging classroom environment. We are looking for an energetic Assistant Teacher to join our team! You will be assisting the head teacher with planning and implementing both whole-classroom and small-group instruction. You are passionate about learning and love working with children. With strong creative and organizational skills, you are able to connect with individual students and develop strong relationships with faculty to create an engaging learning environment. At Innovation & Exploration STEM Early Learning Center (IE), our mission is to provide a safe, inclusive, nurturing, and loving environment for children as they find and develop their strengths. We want to inspire young children to find the joy of learning through a STEM-based curriculum inside and outside of the classroom. We aim to provide opportunities that will instill confidence, self-worth, and morals in every child (how to be a good person). IE’s main purpose is to also provide an appropriate curriculum to balance a child’s social, emotional, physical, and intellectual well-being. We are seeking an energetic and experienced Preschool Teacher to join our team! Innovation & Exploration STEM Early Learning Center is committed to ensuring its services and employment are provided in a nondiscriminatory manner, without regard to race, sex, color, national origin, ancestry, religious creed, disability, age, and limited English proficiency.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED
High-energy with a love of working with children
Organized and detail-oriented

Nice To Haves

A year of previous teaching assistant experience preferred

Responsibilities

Tutor and assist students individually or in small groups to help them master assignments and to reinforce learning concepts presented by teachers
Supervise students in classrooms, halls, cafeterias, schoolyards, and gymnasiums, or on field trips
Provide extra assistance to students with special needs
Observe students’ performance and record relevant data to assess progress
Teach social skills to students