SYAssistant Teachers; Early Childhood​/Elementary

Position: SY25-26 Assistant Teachers (Early Childhood/Elementary)
SY25-26 Assistant Teacher (Early Childhood/Elementary)
Reports to:
Assistant Principal

School Mission

At the Inspired Teaching Demonstration School, a professional learning community of master teachers and teacher residents ensures that a diverse group of students achieve their potential as accomplished learners, thoughtful citizens, and imaginative and inquisitive problem solvers through a demanding, inquiry-based curriculum. With its clear mission and prominent location in Washington, DC, the school serves as a model of instruction for students and training for teachers, with the goal of becoming a leader in changing the way teachers are prepared and supported and students are educated nationwide.

Job Purpose Assistant Teachers are placed in early childhood or elementary classrooms, and may engage in small group instruction, managing groups of children, substituting, providing one-to-one support for a specific student and/or administrative support for teachers.

Essential Functions

The Assistant Teacher is responsible for the following:

• Assisting the Lead Teacher in creating a warm, inclusive and stimulating environment for all children and families in their classrooms.
• Supporting the development of student's literacy, language, math, science, social studies and social emotional development using intentional and engaging instruction.
• Planning collaboratively and sharing ideas and resources with the instructional team.
• Supporting the creation of environments and instructional opportunities that meet the needs of diverse learners.
• Encouraging students' ownership and contributions to the classroom environment.
• Actively seeking to make connections with their students' family members and other important people in their students' lives.
• Assisting volunteers, including family members, in the classroom.
• Working with the teaching team to ensure the classroom contains sufficient supplies and materials for all students.
• Serving as the chief source of information and help to any substitutes or guest teacher assigned in the absence of the Lead Teacher.
• Performing clerical, classroom maintenance, and instructional duties as assigned
• Performing assigned supervision of students during lunch periods, play periods, and on field trips.
• Performing assigned non-instructional classroom duties, such as snack time, and in our youngest students' classrooms, toileting and clothing routines.
• Demonstrating ethical behavior and confidentiality of information about students in school environment and community.

Qualifications

The successful applicant will demonstrate knowledge and experience in the field of progressive, constructivist education. Candidates must have a secondary school diploma or its recognized equivalent.

The ideal candidate will also meet one or more of the following criteria:

completed two years of study at an institution of higher education;

obtained an associate's (or higher) degree;

achieve a score of 461 on the Parapro, the state's formal academic assessment, demonstrating knowledge of and the ability to assist in instructing reading, writing, and mathematics.

ABOUT THE SCHOOL

With its clear mission and prominent location in Washington, DC, the school serves as a model of instruction for students and training for teachers, with the goal of becoming a leader in changing the way teachers are prepared and supported, and students are educated nationwide. At the Inspired Teaching Demonstration School, students learn through an academically challenging, standards-based curriculum that supports and builds the four "I"s:
Intellect, Inquiry, Imagination, and Integrity. Within its walls young people learn and achieve at high levels without having to surrender their intellectual curiosity and passion for learning.

The school focuses on developing student potential in four areas:
Intellect, Inquiry, Imagination, and Integrity. Students master content in Reading & Literature, Communication, Math, Science, and Social Studies-and have the ability to apply their knowledge to relevant and current situations, problems, and experiences; students develop the skills of a researcher, using their intellectual curiosity to pose and solve problems; students exhibit the skills of divergent thinkers, with the courage to create, the willingness to approach problems with a joyful spirit, and the ability to play;

and students develop the skills and dispositions necessary to function as members of a democratic society.

Teachers are held to a high standard of excellence and professionalism. Teachers demonstrate a thorough knowledge of the subjects they teach; draw on an extensive repertoire of authentic and engaging strategies for instruction and assessment, steeped in the knowledge of how children and adolescents learn; contribute to a vibrant and active professional learning community; and forge strong and positive relationships not only with students, but also with community stakeholders, including families.

As a demonstration school, staff works to disseminate our…