Lower School - Aide and Aftercare Teacher

The Nueva School • Hillsborough, NJ

10h • $25 - $43 • Onsite

About The Position

Nueva seeks a dynamic Lower School Aide (Prekindergarten/Kindergarten) and After-care Lead Teacher who loves working with children, communicating with parents, and delivering student-centered curriculum. The classroom program provides a balance of academics, intellectual challenge, and play. Children are exposed to rich content and intellectual stimulation while having opportunities to learn as young children learn best, through play and exploration. Using a constructivist approach, each classroom’s teachers provide opportunities for children to discover their own answers about the world rather than simply giving the answers. Since Aides spend much of the day with the students, including non-academic times like lunch and recess, they often mitigate the social and emotional situations that are an essential piece of each child's education. With the Lead and Associate Teachers, Social Emotional Learning teacher, and administrators as resources, the Aide is expected to facilitate conflict resolution and offer individual support to students in need, and to maintain clear and consistent communication with the Lead Teacher around these interactions. Aides become members of the Nueva community of educators, one defined by collaboration, inquiry, and excellent teaching. Nueva’s aftercare program, designed to meet the needs of the whole child, provides a safe, comfortable, and enriching space for students to participate in a wide range of activities, including child-centered project work, indoor and outdoor games, and arts and crafts. After-care offerings align with and extend Nueva’s commitment to providing an experience that inspires passion for lifelong learning, fosters social and emotional acuity, and develops the imaginative mind. We are seeking applicants who represent the full diversity of our community in the Bay Area. Our ideal candidate will possess a deep appreciation for the diverse socioeconomic, racial, cultural, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, academic, and ethnic backgrounds present in our community. In joining our team at Nueva, you will become a part of an inclusive, iterative and equity-minded community that recognizes that equity and social justice is a lens with which we examine all aspects of our school community in order to ensure an educational experience where all students and colleagues can thrive. In deciding whether to apply for a position at Nueva, you are strongly encouraged to consider whether your values align with Nueva’s Mission, Vision, and Values.

Requirements

• Bachelor's required
• Excellent communication skills

Nice To Haves

• Minimum of three years of successful teaching experience preferred
• Formal or informal experience with elementary-aged students
• Experience and/or education in developing reading, writing, and math skills
• Experience with project-based learning and teaching
• A desire to integrate curriculum with other subjects and to teach collaboratively

Responsibilities

• Support the philosophical foundation of Nueva's program
• Accompany students to specialists and assist with activities
• Help with the setup and clean-up of instructional activities
• Create a dynamic, interactive classroom environment by assisting with cleaning and material preparation
• Assist in the implementation of curriculum through large and small group work
• Support the Lead and Associate Teachers with classroom management
• Supervise during recesses, reinforcing safety agreements and supporting children through conflict resolution (including cross-grade recesses)
• Manage hot lunch distribution
• Assist during rest time
• Deliver students to after-school locations
• Provide programming support during LS and MS Back to School Night, Parent-Teacher Conferences, and schoolwide Professional Development days
• Assist with beginning and end-of-year programming for aftercare and classroom set up (Note that during orientation, workweeks, parent-teacher conference days, and professional days, hours are from 8:00 am-4 pm)
• Support additional responsibilities as needed
• Develop a positive culture and warm after-care classroom climate
• Create and implement student-centered curriculum, providing inquiry-based learning opportunities
• Facilitate indoor and outdoor games and arts and crafts choices
• Coordinate drop off and pick up to and from afterschool enrichment classes, buses, and additional events
• Maintain timely and professional communication with teachers, parents, colleagues, and students
• Maintain care for classroom and materials
• Participate in planning meetings and support preparation of after-care offerings
• Contribute to preparation and clean-up of after-care classroom

Benefits

• We offer a full benefits package that includes fully paid medical, dental, vision, life insurance for employees, employer contribution toward dependent insurance premium, a generous match on our 403(b) retirement plan, long-term disability insurance, flexible spending account, and free lunch.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Entry Level