Adult Education Assistant Teacher

Fort Totten Clinic
100 Gallatin St. NE
Washington, DC 20011, USA

Position Summary:

Adult Education Assistant Teachers are part of the adult education team at Briya Public Charter School — a leading two-generation education program serving immigrant parents and their young children in Washington, D.C. Briya is a Tier One Public Charter School, consistently achieving the highest educational outcomes through its innovative, family-centric programming.

The core adult education program is comprised of three highly integrated areas of study:
English, parenting, and digital literacy. The curriculum prepares students with the knowledge, skills, and attitudes necessary to navigate their community as effective parents, employees, and citizens. Our integrated ESL-DL-Child Development adult education classes are taught by a Lead Teacher and an Assistant Teacher. Briya offers a learning environment with a variety of technology available to enhance daily lessons and activities.

Briya also offers high quality early education for children 0-5 and workforce development programs for advanced adult students who wish to pursue career-ready certifications.

Briya has a strategic partnership with Mary’s Center, a Federally Qualified Health Center, further strengthening student families with comprehensive medical, dental, and social services.

The Adult Education Assistant Teacher supports Lead Teachers in and out of class with the following tasks and responsibilities for both in-person and virtual classes.

Assisting
Collaborate with lead-teachers to:

• Implement learning activities with individual students, small groups and the whole class.
• Circulate during class lessons to check student comprehension, identify further areas of need, provide encouragement and assist students who may require more support.
• Provide a safe and orderly learning environment in the classroom.
• Ensure that all health and safety-related protocols are followed.
• Assist with Child Development classes on Zoom, including:
  • leading breakout room discussions using plans developed by Child Development instructor
  • taking attendance
  • providing technical assistance to Child Development instructor, including creating breakout rooms, admitting and muting participants
• If appropriate, Assistant Teachers may have the opportunity to assume greater responsibility in leading in-class lesson and activities for students

Data and other administrative duties

• In collaboration with the Lead Teacher, ensure that students sign-in to track attendance. Communicate with the Lead Teacher any information from students about future or past absences. Work with Briya team to meet class enrollment and in-seat attendance targets.
• Provide input to the Lead Teacher for Student-Teacher Conferences to discuss the families’ goals and progress.

Classroom Technology

• Assist in utilizing classroom technology to enhance student education and further personal and professional goals through in-person and online learning.
• Communicate with Briya IT Technicians in cases of technical support for the Lead Teacher
• Ensure proper use of classroom technology during class at all times (ie. no food or drink).

Collaboration – Meet formally once every other week and informally before or after class with Lead Teachers to:

• Discuss unit, weekly and daily lesson plans and reflect and assess class’s progress.
• Discuss individual student concerns.
• Report on the progress of the students they work with to the Lead Teacher.
• Ensure class administrative duties are completed.

Student Support & Other Duties

• Refer students to Student Services Coordinator as needed.
• Assist with special events including field trips, graduation and other school-based celebrations, as needed.

Professional Development

• Work closely with Lead Teacher to…