Midday Teacher Lower School

Midday Teacher, Lower School

Start Date: Rolling hiring – accepting applications on an ongoing basis

Pay Rate: $20.00/hour

Schedule:

• Part-time, hourly position
• Daily midday hours (3 - 4 hours per day, up to 20 hours per week)
• Non-union position

About Bank Street School for Children

A leader in progressive education for more than 100 years, the Bank Street School for Children provides students, from nursery through 8th grade, an education that engages their natural curiosity, nurtures critical thinking, and helps to develop a sense of community and social responsibility. Through a teaching approach that is fundamentally hands-on and child-centered, Bank Street students develop the courage and confidence to think independently, work collaboratively, understand themselves and others more deeply, and possess the compassion to make meaning of the world around them.

About the Position

The Midday Teacher provides classroom coverage in Lower School classrooms (preschool through 1st grade) while head and associate teachers take turns going on their breaks and/or receiving prep time. In this role, the Midday Teacher supports daily classroom routines—which may include transitions, work time, lunch, rest, and other activities according to the age group and weekly schedule. Day-to-day responsibilities can include setting up materials for children to use, preparing for and cleaning up from snack and lunch, and working with small groups of children. The Midday Teacher is a member of a collaborative, cooperative classroom teaching team and contributes to a healthy, reflective classroom community.

Key Responsibilities

Classroom Support

• Support daily classroom routines, including transitions, work time, lunch, rest, and other age-appropriate activities
• Set up materials for children to use, and prepare for and clean up from snack and lunch
• Work with small groups of children as needed
• Work cooperatively with teachers to support and foster age-appropriate activities during specials, lunch, rest, and work times

Student Community and Safety

• Build relationships with students that help them treat one another well and stay on task
• Use classroom management skills to periodically run and support an energetic classroom of children
• Support students in moving safely through the hallways and in and out of the building throughout the day
• Abide by all school regulations for health and safety

Collaboration

• Participate as a member of a collaborative, cooperative classroom teaching team, sharing information and strategies to sustain a healthy classroom community
• Participate in specials—including music, movement, gym, or library—actively supporting children and specialist teachers in ways identified by the classroom and specialist teachers
• Contribute to a collaborative, cooperative, and reflective approach to working as a classroom teaching team

Qualifications

• High school diploma
• Willingness to collaborate and work as part of a team
• Ability to develop skills in working with individual children, small groups, and the whole class
• Commitment to creating a safe, supportive learning environment

Preferred

• Bachelor’s degree
• Experience managing and working in a classroom and teaching children (experience with young children a plus)
• Experience with progressive education
• Familiarity with Bank Street’s progressive, child-centered approach to education