25-26 Lower School After Care Teacher for Early Learners (Part time)

St. Catherine's School is an Episcopal day school in Richmond, Virginia, founded in 1890 enrolling 946 girls age 3 through grade 12. Located on a 16-acre campus in the western part of the city, St. Catherine's core values include pursuing academic excellence, developing character, nurturing spiritual growth, celebrating individuals, and building community.

St. Catherine's School provides a rigorous education that prepares girls with diverse perspectives for a lifetime of learning, leadership, and service in a global community.

POSITION OVERVIEW

The Lower School After Care Teacher for Early Learners is responsible for creating a flexible program and environment designed to cultivate each student’s love of learning and personal growth. This teacher is expected to establish effective rapport with students, as well as establish and maintain positive relationships with parents and other faculty/staff members. Collaborating effectively with other faculty/staff members and supporting the school’s mission and core values are essential. The Lower School After Care Teacher for Early Learners is expected to remain current in best practices in education, particularly with girls’ education.

Supervisor: Head of Lower School

Supervisory Responsibilities: N/A

Position Status: Hourly, non-exempt, part-time, regular, 9-month

Hours of Work: Up to twenty (20) hours per work week.

ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES

• Collaborating with and assisting the lead teacher in set up and maintenance of the classroom
• Supporting the flow of the day (including supervision during carpool, recess and lunch) and facilitating children’s learning as established by the lead teacher
• Collaborating and planning with the lead teacher for learning experiences both indoors and outdoors
• Assisting with and leading small groups and team teaching
• Sharing observations that will help the lead teacher with student evaluations
• Working collaboratively with other faculty/staff members/support personnel (e.g., specials teachers, therapists, counselors, etc.
• Establishing and maintaining relationships with families
• Using protocols in alignment with the lead teacher with regard to student behavior and growth
• Developing personal and professional short and long term goals in partnership with the Director of Lower School
• Participating in professional development programs as required by the School
• Attending after school activities and events as required
• Participating in regular grade level meetings, lower school faculty meetings, all school faculty meetings and faculty committees and mentoring student activities as required

REQUIREMENTS AND QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree in related field from accredited university, or equivalent experience in a related field
• Experience is preferred but not necessary for hiring
• Ability to integrate technology into the classroom (e.g., Seesaw, Zoom, Microsoft Office, SMARTBoard, etc.) is preferred but not required

PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORK ENVIRONMENT

While performing the duties of this position, the employee is required to sit; stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle and feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb stairs; balance; stoop, kneel, crouch and crawl; talk and hear; engage in moderately strenuous physical activity both indoors and out; and smell. The employee may occasionally lift or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this position include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. Ability to become CPR and First Aid Certified.

TRAVEL

Travel is not a requirement for this role.

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY STATEMENT 

St. Catherine’s School does not discriminate on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, or national and ethnic origin in the administration of its hiring practices. St. Catherine’s School is committed to providing an inclusive educational environment. We actively engage students, families, faculty and staff from diverse backgrounds and experiences. Our School community respects the differences in ethnicity, race, religion, sexual orientation and socioeconomic status. Consistent with the School’s mission, St. Catherine’s fosters in our students, and experts from all others, respect for the dignity and wholeness of every person. For more information about the school’s Access, Equity and Belonging please follow this link

https://www.st.catherines.org/non-discriminatory-statement.

CONDITIONAL OFFERS 

An offer of employment for this position is contingent upon the applicant’s right to work in the United States, authorization for and completion of successful background checks as may be requested by the school or required by law.

Note: This position description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work to be performed by employees within this classification. This position description should not be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties and responsibilities required or assigned to an employee in this position. Nothing contained in this position description restricts St. Catherine’s School’s right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this position at any time.

St. Catherine’s School offers limited benefits for this part-time position.