The Atlanta Speech School

Assistant Teacher in the Anne & Jim Kenan Preschool

Start Date: August 2024

The Atlanta Speech School provides an unmatched opportunity to learn from both peers and experts in the field, and to contribute to the School’s growing body of knowledge. Beyond seeking proficiency, we work to construct a Deep Reading Brain for each child at the School, and, through our Rollins Center for Language & Literacy, every child beyond the school. Deep reading requires learning to make connections between what we read to what we think, feel, and do. Through deep reading, children develop empathy, hone critical thinking, and go on to make the greatest possible difference in the lives of others.

• We believe in connection over compliance. Rather than silencing children, we teach them to listen - and to think, to question, and to solve.
• Our staff works together to know and serve each child from within an intentional learning ecosystem that is as joyful as it is rigorous.
• Our practices are grounded in structured literacy and built on the sciences of healthy brain development, language acquisition, and the construction of the Deep Reading Brain. This work is intentionally centered around critical thinking, empathy, problem solving and the development of executive functions.

We are committed to providing a community through which all our students, families, and staff show up safely as themselves and for each other. As stewards of this environment, it is our responsibility to ensure safety extends to every person, inclusive of all races /ethnicities, religions, genders, family structures, sexual orientations, and any other aspect of their identity.

The School has never turned away a child in need of services based on their family’s financial circumstances.

Program Information:

The Anne & Jim Kenan Preschool of the Atlanta Speech School has a 2024-2025 opening for an Assistant Teacher. The Kenan Preschool is a community preschool program that serves typically developing children, two to five years of age. An emphasis on research-based practices in the construction of the deep reading brain and for language and early literacy development is integrated throughout the curriculum to prepare children with a solid foundation for learning. A deep understanding of the science behind the development of the deep reading brain is essential to the work in Kenan. The Kenan Preschool is accredited by the SAIS and is licensed by Bright from the Start, Georgia Department of Early Care and Learning. (Watch a short video about Kenan here.)

Qualifications and Requirements:

Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university.

Diligence in following policies and procedures regarding children’s supervision and safety.

Excellent organizational skills, interpersonal skills, and the ability to work collaboratively as a member of a teaching team.

Ability to provide an appropriate speech and language model for children.

A commitment to ongoing professional development is required. Must attend language and early literacy training as specified by the program coordinator.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Assist in planning and implementing the daily program under the direction of the lead teacher.

Assist in implementing lesson plans for large group instruction, small group instruction, and individual readiness activities.

Assist in implementing behavior guidance strategies to promote positive behavior and self-reliance in children.

Prepare classroom and bulletin board displays.

Assist in supervising children’s arrival, departure and outdoor play.

Provide positive teacher-child interactions: warm relationships, positive affect, encouraging statements, and respect for children.

Salary: Salary is commensurate with credentials and experience.

Benefits:

This 190-day, 35 hour/week school position offers a generous benefit package including health/dental/life/vision and long-term disability insurance; the School subsidizes health insurance premiums of staff and families. Other benefits include a Flexible Spending Account; 403(b) Plan; cost reduction of some Atlanta Speech School services; complimentary meals during working hours; and accrued sick leave.

To Apply:

Please submit the following documentsto ensure consideration: cover letter, resume, and written submission describing how your particular skills, talents, and/or expertise could be beneficial to the Katherine Hamm Center (please limit to 500 words).

Email: hr@atlantaspeechschool.org

Subject line: Kenan Preschool Assistant Teacher

Atlanta Speech School

Founded over 85 years ago, the Atlanta Speech School has evolved into four school divisions, four clinical programs, Rollins Center for Language & Literacy professional development program and Rollins’ free online Cox Campus. Across all our programs we are driven to ensure that each child can find their voice. The School has never turned away a child in need of our specialized services based on their family’s financial circumstances.

We are the educational equivalent of a teaching hospital. With our vision of literacy and justice for all, we lead equity-based change by extending our work beyond our campus. What occurs in the classroom for each child at the Atlanta Speech School is made available to every teacher by way of our free online professional learning platform, Cox Campus. Cox Campus’ membership is composed of more than 270,000 educators, leaders, healthcare professionals and parents representing all fifty states and 100 countries. 

The School, across all its programs, including the Kenan Preschool, attracts a staff of the most gifted and committed teaching professionals who apply the research of the nation’s leading experts on early healthy brain development, language acquisition and Deep Reading Brain.

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Grade levels:

• Pre-Kindergarten

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

School type:

• Private school

Work Location: In person