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Assistant Teacher - Girls Prep Bronx Elementary (Available 2024-25)
Public Preparatory NetworkBronx, NY, United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 26 Nov 2024
💰 $45,000/yr
About the role
An Invitation to Apply for the Position ofAssistant Teacher (Available 2024-25)Girls Prep Bronx Elementary School (Grades Pre-K-5)Bronx, NY
What Sets Public Prep Apart?
Public Prep is a network of single-gender K-8 schools and co-ed PreK rooted in the belief that all scholars can and will achieve exemplary academic results. In addition to rigorous, joyful and engaging academics, Public Prep emphasizes social-emotional learning as critical to supporting the whole child. Strong learning partnerships between families and staff are key to living out our core value of community and building the collaborative structures needed to ensure that our scholars are loved and supported both at school and at home. Each school has a deeply committed leadership team and staff that strives to work collaboratively to build a warm, joyful, and rigorous culture.
Public Prep is committed to investing in our adult learning culture. As a team member at Public Prep, you can anticipate a learning environment where the best interest of scholars, their growth, and success is at the center of everything we do. As such, we tailor adult development opportunities to ensure that high expectations, the embodiment of a growth mindset, displays of humility, and data-informed decision-making is evident in our work. Our professional development takes place within coaching cycles, ongoing observation and feedback, and targeted professional development opportunities within the network and from outside providers.
Public Prep offers a competitive salary commensurate with experience, qualifications, and internal equity. The salary for this position starts at $45,000. We know that the quality of our benefits is important for our adults and their families, so we offer a comprehensive total rewards package that includes Oxford Medical, United Dental/Vision, life insurance, wellness benefits, a flexible spending account, paid time off/leave benefits, commuter benefits, referral bonuses, professional development, student loan repayment assistance, homeownership programs, and a 403(b) package with a 5% employer match. Our employees also qualify for both NYS Teacher Loan Forgiveness and Public Service Loan Forgiveness.
Public Preparatory Network is an Equal Opportunity employer. Public Preparatory Network is committed to the principles of equal employment opportunity for all employees and applicants for employment.
Primary Function & Position OverviewAt Public Prep, we start early with the end in mind. Public Prep Network, a dynamic single-sex, K-8 charter network, expanded to include pre-kindergarten for the first time in 2014-2015. We are seeking an outstanding educator to be an Assistant Teacher.
We privilege play as the means through which young students develop foundational academic habits and spark student curiosity, creativity, and a love of learning. With a deep focus on social-emotional development, we recognize that every moment is an opportunity to learn and teach as well as cultivate strong relationships. We are responsive to student individual needs and interests and use student data to inform and expand instruction. We believe that increasing student agency and resilience is central to our work both in and outside of the classroom and at home. PrePrep is committed to a high-quality whole-child education and is a place where students, families, and staff feel safe to explore ideas, relationships, and decision-making skills that lead to self-efficacy in a variety of ways.
Assistant Teachers at Public Prep are responsible for supporting Lead Teachers in addressing the social, physical, and intellectual needs of each of the students in their classes. Assistant Teachers meet regularly with their grade-level team members and other collaborators in order to address access to curriculum and developmentally appropriate practices for all students. They also help to support classroom and school-wide systems (e.g., student pick-up, transitions) that help to provide students and families with a seamless and enriching day-long experience. Assistant Teachers leverage multiple modalities of learning to ensure that all children receive the small group and individual attention they need to maximize growth.
The Instructional Leadership Team supports Assistant Teachers in maximizing their performance and that of their students. Assistant Teachers also receive coaching and feedback from the Lead Teacher with whom they work. Academic Directors support assistant teachers in maximizing their performance and that of their students. Assistant teachers will receive ongoing coaching, feedback, and professional development toward becoming a Lead Teacher in the future.
What Sets Public Prep Apart?
Public Prep is a network of single-gender K-8 schools and co-ed PreK rooted in the belief that all scholars can and will achieve exemplary academic results. In addition to rigorous, joyful and engaging academics, Public Prep emphasizes social-emotional learning as critical to supporting the whole child. Strong learning partnerships between families and staff are key to living out our core value of community and building the collaborative structures needed to ensure that our scholars are loved and supported both at school and at home. Each school has a deeply committed leadership team and staff that strives to work collaboratively to build a warm, joyful, and rigorous culture.
Public Prep is committed to investing in our adult learning culture. As a team member at Public Prep, you can anticipate a learning environment where the best interest of scholars, their growth, and success is at the center of everything we do. As such, we tailor adult development opportunities to ensure that high expectations, the embodiment of a growth mindset, displays of humility, and data-informed decision-making is evident in our work. Our professional development takes place within coaching cycles, ongoing observation and feedback, and targeted professional development opportunities within the network and from outside providers.
Public Prep offers a competitive salary commensurate with experience, qualifications, and internal equity. The salary for this position starts at $45,000. We know that the quality of our benefits is important for our adults and their families, so we offer a comprehensive total rewards package that includes Oxford Medical, United Dental/Vision, life insurance, wellness benefits, a flexible spending account, paid time off/leave benefits, commuter benefits, referral bonuses, professional development, student loan repayment assistance, homeownership programs, and a 403(b) package with a 5% employer match. Our employees also qualify for both NYS Teacher Loan Forgiveness and Public Service Loan Forgiveness.
Public Preparatory Network is an Equal Opportunity employer. Public Preparatory Network is committed to the principles of equal employment opportunity for all employees and applicants for employment.
Primary Function & Position OverviewAt Public Prep, we start early with the end in mind. Public Prep Network, a dynamic single-sex, K-8 charter network, expanded to include pre-kindergarten for the first time in 2014-2015. We are seeking an outstanding educator to be an Assistant Teacher.
We privilege play as the means through which young students develop foundational academic habits and spark student curiosity, creativity, and a love of learning. With a deep focus on social-emotional development, we recognize that every moment is an opportunity to learn and teach as well as cultivate strong relationships. We are responsive to student individual needs and interests and use student data to inform and expand instruction. We believe that increasing student agency and resilience is central to our work both in and outside of the classroom and at home. PrePrep is committed to a high-quality whole-child education and is a place where students, families, and staff feel safe to explore ideas, relationships, and decision-making skills that lead to self-efficacy in a variety of ways.
Assistant Teachers at Public Prep are responsible for supporting Lead Teachers in addressing the social, physical, and intellectual needs of each of the students in their classes. Assistant Teachers meet regularly with their grade-level team members and other collaborators in order to address access to curriculum and developmentally appropriate practices for all students. They also help to support classroom and school-wide systems (e.g., student pick-up, transitions) that help to provide students and families with a seamless and enriching day-long experience. Assistant Teachers leverage multiple modalities of learning to ensure that all children receive the small group and individual attention they need to maximize growth.
The Instructional Leadership Team supports Assistant Teachers in maximizing their performance and that of their students. Assistant Teachers also receive coaching and feedback from the Lead Teacher with whom they work. Academic Directors support assistant teachers in maximizing their performance and that of their students. Assistant teachers will receive ongoing coaching, feedback, and professional development toward becoming a Lead Teacher in the future.
Duties & Responsibilities:
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