Teaching Assistant

HIGH JUMP • Chicago, IL

17h • Onsite

About The Position

Location: Teachers Assistants and staff at High Jump will work in person at 1 of 3 campuses University of Chicago Lab Schools (5835 South Kimbark Ave, Chicago, IL 60637) Latin School of Chicago (59 W North Blvd, Chicago, IL 60610) Francis W. Parker (330 W Webster Ave, Chicago, IL 60614) Summer session classes run Monday through Friday and are tentatively scheduled as follows: Dates: June 29 - July 31st (with the exception of July 3rd) Time: 7:30am - 3:00pm. Professional Development: We require 2 days of in-person professional development for all teachers and staff, please tentatively hold the following dates: June 25-26th, 2026. Additional training and staff meetings may be required and will be communicated during onboarding.

Requirements

• Must be an alumni of High Jump
• Must be 16 years of age
• Strong commitment to working with middle school students
• A willingness to learn, collaborate, and accept feedback
• Ability to take on responsibilities such as assisting with small group lessons, arrival/dismissal, and supervision of students
• Strong interpersonal skills, ability to build rapport with middle and high school age students, and attend all sessions

Responsibilities

• Each TA will support 5 sections of students each day for 60 minutes each (there is a 5 minute movement/transition break between periods).
• In addition to assisting the teacher and students in the classroom, TAs will supervise breakfast and lunch.
• Lunch will be split in two sections depending on the cohort. As one cohort is eating lunch, the other cohort will attend gym for a movement period. Cohorts then switch halfway.
• TAs are expected to assist with arrival and dismissal procedures as outlined at their specific campus and take attendance d uring each class.
• TAs will attend weekly faculty meetings as indicated in the professional development schedule.

What This Job Offers

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