Associate Teacher; Bilingual Spanish and English

Job Details

Job Location:

Richmond, CA 94804

Position Type:
Part Time Salary Range: $22.00 - $25.00 Hourly Job Category:
Education

Voices is a public charter school network with a mission to prepare all learners for the challenges of higher education through the context of an academically rigorous dual-immersion program. Every learner, regardless of home language, graduates bilingual and biliterate through our full-inclusion English and Spanish dual-language model.

Though 90% of Hispanic young adults say that a college degree is important for success in life, fewer than 20% aged 25 or older hold a bachelor’s degree. In contrast, only about 35% of the general American public considers college highly important, and a similar 35% hold a bachelor’s degree (2023, 2024 Pew Research) Voices College-Bound Language Academies exists to change that.

Our educational philosophy is grounded in a sociocultural approach to learning that emphasizes collaboration, language development, and culturally sustaining practices. We believe students learn best in rigorous, language-rich environments that are developmentally responsive, prioritizing play-based pedagogy in early childhood and intentional direct and interdisciplinary instruction in the upper grades. Instruction is standards-based and designed to develop bilingualism, biliteracy, and critical thinking through reflective, data-informed practice.

If our mission, model, and approach to teaching and learning resonate with you, we invite you to apply.

The Dual Immersion Associate Teacher creates a nurturing, language-rich classroom where young children learn. Working collaboratively with the school team and under the guidance of the teacher of record and leadership team, the AT’s primary role is to facilitate and supplement developmentally appropriate lessons and assessments that support oral language development, social-emotional growth, and content knowledge in both program languages.

The educator observes children closely to guide instruction, builds strong relationships with families, and fosters a classroom community where children feel safe to participate, communicate, and take risks as learners. The associate teacher partners with other associate teachers, teachers, and volunteers to maintain a responsive and organized learning environment and collaborates with staff who share responsibility for supporting each child’s development.

• Establish an inclusive culture of high expectations for all learners.
• Build secure educator-child relationships as the foundation for learning, support self-regulation through guidance, modeling, and predictable routines.
• Assist in the management of student behavior to ensure all are fully engaged.
• Maintains supervision and safety across indoor and outdoor environments.
• Use arrival, transitions, meals, bathroom/hygiene, and cleanup as intentional teaching opportunities; develop independence, self-care skills, and participation skills; and establish consistent classroom structures that support language acquisition.
• Supports children in entering play and/or lessons, sustaining interaction and engagement, and resolving peer conflicts.
• Provides scaffolding using visuals, modeling, and gestures consistent with the classroom language allocation.
• Provide individualized and small group instruction in order to adapt the curriculum to the needs of each learner, as directed by the teacher.
• Provide instruction to learners with special needs in accordance with the IEP, utilizing support services as appropriate.
• Motivate learners to develop skills, attitudes, and knowledge needed to provide a good foundation for their education.
• Facilitates teacher-planned learning experiences during play, routines, and small-group activities.
• Assist in assessing learners and recording results.
• Track learner information and maintain accurate records, as directed by the teacher.
• Provide Instruction under the guidance and supervision of a certificated teacher or administrator.
• Assists in preparing and maintaining classroom materials and environment to promote learning.
• Tutor as directed.
• Other duties as assigned.