Early Childhood Teacher Assistant-Kindergarten

Miami Valley School • Dayton, OH

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About The Position

The Miami Valley School (MVS). Our mission is to challenge young people of promise to become self-sustaining learners and compassionate global citizens. For 60+ years, MVS has provided a unique learning option for families in the Dayton, Ohio, community. Here, faculty are educators who are ready to help refine a truly differentiated educational opportunity as MVS becomes a nationally-recognized leader in experience-based learning. Here, every member of the MVS community is committed to transformative immersive learning in the classroom and during our Immersion term. Equally important is our commitment to Social Emotional Learning (SEL), through which our students learn the skills and competencies necessary to navigate an ever-shifting world with confidence and curiosity. Here, we learn because we do. The Role. MVS is seeking a passionate and skillful full-time assistant teacher, who is eager to invest their talents in our early childhood school. They should establish a supportive and engaging environment for early childhood students and be committed to developing critical and creative thinkers who collaborate and communicate effectively. This new faculty member will be joining a team that strives to represent the diversity of the MVS community by creating and implementing culturally inclusive and responsive curricula as well as demonstrating a teaching proficiency and comfort with a variety of different teaching and learning styles including The Reggio Method, Waldorf, and Montessori. As our primary focus of the early childhood school program is the social-emotional development of the whole child, new faculty should adhere to developmentally appropriate practices to support self-guided, investigative, immersive learning.

Requirements

• Establish a supportive and engaging environment for students
• Demonstrate a deep belief that teachers have a unique role in empowering students to become passionately inquisitive
• Demonstrate a teaching proficiency and comfort with a variety of teaching methods and learning needs; most importantly supporting immersive, experiential learning
• Foster the belief in each of our students, that students can and will change the world
• Demonstrate a commitment to lifelong learning through engagement in ongoing professional development
• Build collaborative partnership with students, faculty, and parents
• Possess excellent communication skills both verbally and in writing
• Possess excellent communication skills
• Develop and facilitate culturally inclusive curricula and inclusive classroom practices
• Possess a desire to work with our youngest learners in an experiential setting

Nice To Haves

• Ideal candidates will possess prior experience teaching in early childhood/preschool school settings
• Undergraduate or advanced degree(s) in Early Childhood Education preferred
• Candidates without prior teaching experience will also be considered

Responsibilities

• Assist a teacher in a classroom of early childhood students
• Lead/Co-lead an Immersion program in January
• Assist with preparation of progress reports
• Report to the Director of Early Childhood School

Benefits

• This is a full-time opportunity that provides a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, and vision plans, a matching 403(b) program, and 50% tuition remission for the children of employees.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level