Assistant Teacher - Grades 3

Assistant Teacher
- Grades 3, 4, & 5

Crossroads Academy
- Lyme, New Hampshire

Job : 5642989

Final date to receive applications: Posted until filled

Posted: Apr 14, 2026 12:00 AM (UTC)

Starting Date: Aug 31, 2026

Assistant Teacher – Grades 3, 4, & 5 (2026‑2027), 80% FTE, 32 hours per week, Non‑exempt under FLSA.

• Commitment to Crossroads Academy’s mission, values, and community culture.
• Assist homeroom teachers in all daily chores including correcting work, helping keep the room clean, copying, gathering materials, and other classroom duties.
• Staff, with homeroom teachers, all homeroom responsibilities including recess & lunch duties.
• Provide teaching assistance to maximize instruction as directed by the homeroom teacher (small group work, one‑on‑one support, etc.).
• Assist in co‑curricular classes (as assigned).
• Substitute for homeroom teachers as needed.
• Set and achieve annual professional development goals with Assistant Head of School for Academic Affairs.
• Assist with divisional and school‑wide events when possible.
• Respond to email, voicemail, and all mail/messages in a timely fashion.
• Other duties as may be assigned.

• In the event enrollment is twelve (12) students or more, assist in after‑care from 3:00 – 5:00 p.m. (2:00 – 5:00 on Wednesdays) until there are 11 students remaining.
• Substitute for the After‑Care Director, if needed.
• Follow all After‑Care policies and guidelines.
• Work with students to complete homework assignments.
• Understand and follow emergency procedures including the location of Crossroads Academy Emergency Plan, student health emergency plans, first aid kit, and parent contact information.
• Maintain program space in a neat and orderly fashion.
• Other duties as may be assigned.

• Develop and maintain proficiency in computer skills including Veracross, Google, and Word documents.
• Effectively communicate orally and in writing.
• Establish and maintain cooperative and effective working relationships with others.
• Be creative and energetic.
• Maintain healthy and appropriate boundaries with all students and school community members.
• Maintain appropriate confidentiality.
• Ability to frequently sit, stand, stoop, bend, and move throughout the room and campus.
• Pass a state and federal background check.

• 5 days a week on school days, flexible hours between 8:00 AM – 3:00 PM (to be discussed with HOS and Assistant Head of School).
• Attend/assist during two workshop days prior to the opening of school and the first workshop day after school closes.
• Attendance is required for the full day on parent conference days and BTSN.
• Attendance is not required but encouraged on workshop days scheduled during the academic year.
• Opportunity for additional hours if substituting for a Homeroom Teacher.

Assistant Teacher position reports to: Assistant Head of School for Academic Affairs.

Position Type: Full‑time

• Bachelor degree preferred.
• Citizenship, residency or work visa required.

• Dan Morrissey, Head of School
• 95 Dartmouth College Highway
• Lyme, New Hampshire 03768
• Phone: 603‑795‑3111
• Fax: 603‑795‑4329
• Email: (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below).

Crossroads Academy is an independent, coeducational day school committed to academic excellence and moral integrity. We inspire our students to love learning, act honorably, and contribute actively to intellectual, cultural, and civic life.