Job Details
Job Location
Belmont Academy Charter School - Philadelphia, PA
Description
Belmont Charter Network is a family of 5 community schools centered on the central mission to promote the academic, social and emotional well-being of each child. Our schools are supported by a non-profit partner to provide holistic services to the school including out-of-school time, our social work project and, Head start. How do we do this? We do it by ensuring our students have access to complete support both in and out of the classroom through a talented team of teachers, leaders, social workers, and partners.
We believe that schools and learning should be joyful!
You can find more about our core values and vision here. We believe that education is the single biggest way we can disrupt the systemic racism that impacts Philadelphia and by extension our country. We are a mission centered organization that has grown since its founding over 20 years ago to be the organization that serves Philadelphia today. Learn more about our partners who support this vision by creating a full scope of community support for our students and families. Our approach is grounded in trauma informed practice which you can read more about here.
Position Summary:
The Teacher Assistant is responsible for supporting students' school success by working collaboratively with building educators. The ideal applicant is a highly motivated, energetic, and mission aligned individual who is interested in providing high quality and engaging care for students in a variety of settings such as the classroom, the lunchroom, recess and one on one support. This is a 10 month position that is supervised by a member of the school leadership team.
Your areas of knowledge and expertise:

• Demonstrated skill in working with students from diverse cultural, economic and ability backgrounds.
• Creative problem solving
• A commitment to being a lifelong learner, commitment to refining your craft
• A knack for connecting with people across differences including parents, colleagues and students.

Detailed Responsibilities:

• Support the lead classroom teacher in meeting student and family needs
• Execute small and whole group learning using required curriculum when applicable
• Actively manage and engage students in a variety of settings including recess, lunch, classroom, arrival and dismissal.
• Actively manage students in a variety of settings including the classroom, recess, lunch and in both large group and small group scenarios
• Proactively support students who are struggling behaviorally using trauma-informed practices and Responsive Classroom (all staff members are given professional development around the above)
• Track student progress and maintain student data
• Ensure a safe, joyful, and welcoming school environment
• Proactively collaborate with the lead classroom teacher on best instructional practices to maximize student progress
• Other duties as assigned by the supervisor

Qualifications
Qualifications:
Education and Experience:

• Associates degree from an accredited institution or a minimum of 48 college credits
• Experience working with children ages 3 years and up
• All employees must be able to provide Pennsylvania State Police Criminal Background Check Clearance (Act 34), Pennsylvania Child Abuse History Clearance (Act 151), Federal Bureau of Investigation Record Check Clearance (Act 114), and Sexual Misconduct/Abuse Disclosure Clearance (Act 168) before starting work on campus

Skills and Abilities:

• Enjoys working with and for children
• Strong classroom management skills
• Team player
• Flexible and dependable
• Ability to work with students from diverse backgrounds and a variety of individualized needs
• Previous experience working with young children preferred