Middle School Teacher Assistant; Para-Educator

Do you thrive in a culture that is rich in creativity and innovation? Are you craving an opportunity to teach/work in a school where you have the tools to meet diverse students’ needs? Are you energized by collaborating with highly skilled colleagues? Chesapeake Bay Academy is the only independent school in southeastern Virginia dedicated to serving students in grades 1-12 with a variety of learning differences, and they have been doing so for over 36 years.

CBA offers a unique teaching environment where staff members enjoy a healthy work-life balance. Students thrive in small classes that move through the curriculum at the pace that is best for our students. Our focus is on holistic student growth, not test scores.

Para-Educators work collaboratively with grade-level teachers in all day-to-day aspects of classroom management: teaching, supervision, assisting students, grading papers, organizing classroom activities, etc. Additional involvement includes curricular planning, consulting with other faculty, and contributing to student evaluation, and serving as a substitute teacher as needed. A bachelor’s degree is required. Experience with special education is preferred. Para-educators report to division leaders.

This position reports to :
Middle School Division Leader

Job Type: Full-time, 10 months

Salary: $30K-$35K, commensurate with experience

• Reliable, hard-working, problem-solver
• Successful completion of higher education coursework related to education, child development, and/or related field.
• Experience implementing educational programming and working with students as a teacher, educational aide, or after-school care provider for grades 1-12.
• Excellent organizational and communication skills.
• Experience working with students with learning differences.

• Work with program personnel to implement curriculum to support student learning experiences.
• Develop and maintain professional working relationships through effective and timely communication with other program personnel and school staff members.
• Effectively support the needs of students with learning differences by providing 1-1 help, reading tests out loud, taking notes, and other tasks
• Serve as a substitute teacher, follow lesson plans, manage classroom behavior
• Appropriately redirect negative student behaviors.
• Provide coverage during after school homework center program.
• Assist at morning and afternoon car line.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Interested candidates should send cover letter and resume to Angelia Suciu, middle school director, at (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below).