Assistant Preschool Teacher

23 hours ago

Palo Alto, California, United States The Primary School Full time
About The Primary School

The Primary School is a pioneering educational institution that is redefining the way we approach early childhood education. Our mission is to provide a comprehensive and integrated approach to learning, one that combines the best of traditional education with innovative and evidence-based practices.

Job Summary

We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced Assistant Preschool Teacher to join our team. As an Assistant Preschool Teacher, you will play a critical role in supporting the Lead and Associate Teachers in developing and delivering engaging and comprehensive units of study. You will work closely with the teaching team to provide students with continuity and support, and leverage multiple modalities of learning to ensure that all children receive the small group and individual attention they need to maximize growth.

Key Responsibilities
  • Build relationships and actively engage with all students in the classroom
  • Provide general support for Lead and Associate teachers while in classroom
  • Facilitate specific social skill/behavioral interventions for individual students and/or small groups - both inside and outside of the classroom
  • Attend regular professional development and meetings with the Behavioral and Emotional Support Team
  • Support parent sign-in/-out process, transition to/from classroom, and/or other operational procedures
  • Communicate information gathered from children or families to appropriate staff
  • Regularly, support in one classroom for the entire day if there is a coverage need due to teacher absence
  • Co-Lead ECE TPS After School Care from 3:15-5pm, four days a week (MTuThF)
  • Collaboration with Classroom Teams to practice skills and jointly problem solve
  • Regular communication with and outreach to families
  • Participation in ongoing Wednesday Professional Development
  • Greet students and families to support a smooth flow of drop-offs two mornings a month from 8:00-8:30 a.m.
Requirements
  • You have the core 6-12 ECE units and can qualify for a Child Development Permit. If only 6 units, we request continuing education to complete the 12 units within 1 year of hire
  • You love spending time with kids and kids love spending time with you
  • You have a high school degree or GED-equivalent and are in pursuit of a college degree
  • You have experience working with students in a school or similarly structured environment - after-school program, summer camp, child care program or tutoring session
  • You have a parent- and family-centered mindset
  • You learn new systems quickly and feel comfortable with technology
  • You are unafraid of diversity and engage confidently across difference
  • You are kind, humble, and collaborative
Preferred Qualifications
  • You speak fluent Spanish
  • You have ties to the East Palo Alto Community
Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the functions. While performing the duties of this position, the employee is regularly required to talk, hear, and communicate with both adults and children. The employee frequently is required to use hands or fingers, handle or feel objects, tools, or controls. The employee is frequently required to stand, walk, sit, and reach with hands and arms. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this position include close vision, distance vision, and the ability to adjust focus. The noise level in the work environment is moderate to high.

Compensation

Hourly rate for this role begins at $21.00/hr. Compensation is commensurate with qualifications and experience, plus excellent health benefits (medical, dental, and vision), 401k retirement plan, flexible spending account (FSA), dependent care FSA, and generous paid time off, including a competitive paid parental leave benefit. TPS will cover 93% of the total premium cost for individual team members in our HMO and PPO plans, and 95% for individual team members in our HDHP plan. TPS also covers 50% of enrolled partners and/or dependents' costs on all three of our medical plans (HMO,PPO, HDHP). Please note that in order to be considered for this position, you must be legally authorized to work in the U.S. We are unable to offer sponsorship.

To ensure fair and equitable compensation for all of our employees, The Primary School has a no-negotiation policy on all offers extended. Final offers are determined using role descriptions, job market data, internal parity, and semi-annual benchmarking. Our goal is that this policy, paired with ongoing transparency in our compensation process, will make TPS a more fair, inclusive, and diverse workplace.

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