Lower School Primary Grade Teaching Assistant

St. Christopher's School•Richmond, VA

15h

About The Position

St. Christopher's School, the largest all-boys school in Virginia and one of the largest and oldest boys' schools in the Mid-Atlantic region, seeks a Lower School Teaching Assistant for the 2026-2027 school year. Serving approximately 1,000 boys in Grades JK-12 in Richmond, Virginia, St. Christopher's is an Episcopal school committed to cultivating a community that is diverse, inclusive, and welcoming. We pride ourselves on bringing out the best in every boy. Our boys benefit from an education and curriculum that is holistic, including academics, the arts, athletics, and service learning. The St. Christopher's experience is further differentiated by a strong emphasis on our Community Pillars - honor & integrity, the pursuit of excellence, and community & brotherhood.

Requirements

A commitment to St. Christopher's mission , Community Pillars , policies, and initiatives
A commitment to best practices in education, as articulated in the School's Teaching Excellence Document , and a dedication to best practices for boys, as espoused by the St. Christopher's Center for the Study of Boys
A clear commitment to diversity, community, and inclusion in school communities, as expressed in the St. Christopher's Diversity and Inclusion Statement
Bachelor's degree with strong academic record preferred
Experience working with elementary-aged children
Personal traits and communication style which nurture the growth of children
Works cooperatively with adults and has a strong ability to multitask
Passion and joy for working with young people and an enthusiasm for learning
Comfort with using technology daily and a willingness to learn and navigate specific platforms
Regularly required to stand, walk, bend, and stoop for extended periods of time
Must be able to circulate among students in a classroom setting
Must be able to move from classroom to classroom and from building to building as assigned or required by classroom assignment and activity of the day
Must be able to lift up to 25 pounds
Occasionally required to work in poor weather conditions such as temperature, precipitation, and wind during recess and carpool duty

Responsibilities

Shows initiative and supports the lead teacher in all aspects of the classroom, including classroom management
Supports and/or conducts small and large group instruction planned by the lead teacher. Examples include, but are not limited to the following: helps boys with art projects, reads books with and to the boys, and monitors independent centers (technology, writing, etc.)
Assists the lead teacher in necessary daily routines, including beginning and end-of-the-day preparation. Examples include, but are not limited to the following: greets the boys and helps them to unpack, c overs recess and carpool duties in conjunction with the teacher, and helps with preparing, checking, and distributing classroom materials
Provides the lead teacher with feedback based on observations of the boys
Supports the Enrichment teachers in the classroom during their lessons
Attends designated faculty meetings and professional development
Attends Lower School chapel two times a week

Benefits

The School contributes 7.5% of the employee's contract salary each year to a 403(b) Defined Contribution Retirement Plan for employees at least 21 years of age who have completed one year of full-time employment with St. Christopher's School or similar experience at another institution.
In addition, the School will provide a matching contribution equal to 1.5% of contract salary if the employee makes an elective deferral equal to or greater than 1.5% of contract salary to their 403(b) Defined Contribution Retirement Plan, for a potential School contribution of 9.0%.
The School will pay 100% of the Consumer Directed Health Plan (also known as the High Deductible Health Plan), including vision coverage, for the employee.
Employees may choose to add dependents or upgrade to a more traditional PPO Plan by applying the School's contribution to the monthly premium cost.
Employees may choose from the plans currently offered and are responsible for 100% of the premium.
Long term disability and professional liability insurance are provided at no cost to the employee.
Life and Accidental Death & Dismemberment Insurance are provided at no cost to the employee equal to 1x the employee's contract salary.
Additional supplemental coverage for the employee and their dependents is available to employees at their own expense.
Employees have the opportunity to participate in pre-tax savings accounts through either a dependent care flexible spending account, a medical flexible spending account or a health savings account, subject to respective IRS contribution limits.
Employees who work a minimum of 1,500 hours per contract year (July 1 to June 30) and have completed three years of prior full-time employment, either with St. Christopher's School or another institution in a similar role, will be eligible to receive JK-12 tuition grants for eligible children enrolled in St. Christopher's School or St. Catherine's Schools.
The three years of prior full-time employment must immediately precede the awarding of this tuition grant.
For purposes of this benefit, full-time employment is defined as: a minimum of 1,500 hours per year for faculty employees and a minimum of 1,800 hours per year for all other employees.
Employees with a full-time start date before July 1, 2020, who have met the eligibility criteria as stated above and have worked a minimum of 1,500 hours per year for the school prior to this date, will receive a tuition grant of 90%.
Employees with a full-time start date on or after July 1, 2020, will receive a tuition grant of 75% upon completion of the eligibility criteria as stated above.
Grants do not include non-tuition expenses such as fees, books, supplies, etc.
The School will provide tuition grants for up to four eligible children and will support one year in JK.
Eligible children are defined as the biological, adoptive or legal ward of the eligible employee.
Employees receive full tuition remission for Extended Day services for the period of time up until the end of their regular workday.
Employees are eligible to receive discounts on Summer Programs offered by St. Christopher's School.
Discounts are also available for summer Extended Day offerings.
Employees receive lunch at no expense while School is in session.
In order to perform normal mealtime duties, all full-time employees, as well as their immediate families, may receive breakfast five days a week and dinner two days a week at no expense when breakfast or dinner is served.
Additionally, lunch fees are waived for full-time employees' sons enrolled at St. Christopher's School.
Full-time employees receive ten (10) paid wellness leave days per fiscal year and may accumulate and carry forward any unused wellness leave days to a maximum of sixty (60) days.
Included in the 10 wellness days are two (2) personal days that may be converted and used.
Part-time employees will receive and may accumulate and carry forward a prorated amount of wellness leave days based upon the amount of time worked.
Employees may take up to five (5) days of paid bereavement leave for an immediate family member.
Employees may also take one day off per year with pay to attend the funeral of a relative outside the immediate family.
Additional Leave of no more than five business days beyond those listed above may be granted subject to the discretion of the employee's Division Head or the Headmaster.
The School is committed to supporting the professional growth of employees and will cover costs associated with job-related courses, workshops, conferences, professional associations and graduate degrees.
Onsite Childcare Little Saints, an on-site daycare facility, is available to employees on a voluntary basis and at the employee's expense.
Kemper Athletic and Fitness Center is open to employees subject to Athletic Department Rules and Guidelines.
St. Christopher's may provide an employee with on-campus or School-owned housing as a condition of employment to better accommodate student access to faculty and administrators outside of the normal School day.
St. Christopher's School will provide reimbursement to new full-time employees who are relocating to the Richmond area as a result of their new position with the School.
The maximum gross amount paid to an employee or on behalf of the employee to a moving company shall not exceed $7,500.00.