Description

Job Responsibilities

Reporting to the Head of Primary Years Programme, the Learning Assistant is responsible for supporting the daily functions and management of a Primary Years classroom.

Core Purpose

The role of the Learning Assistant is to support the students in providing enjoyable and stimulating educational opportunities with the philosophy and mission of IB at the center of student learning. Teacher Assistants are encouraged to create strong relationships with students and parents, immersing themselves in Creation Village’s community. Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

Classroom

• Support a grade-level classroom responsible for working alongside the teacher to grow each student
• Use of Yale RULER for classroom management
• Foster a nurturing educational environment
• Work collaboratively within a PLC to implement IB expectations
• Work with small groups and individual meet the needs of students
• Partner with parents/guardians to help address student needs
• Foster a positive working environment for self and colleagues
• Participate in on-going professional development opportunities
• Attend regular staff meetings and PLCs
• Communicate expectations of the classroom, academic and behavioral, consistently with students
• Daily experiential project-based holistic learning for students utilizing a variety of media and environments in the school and community

Implement the International Baccalaureate in instructional practice to include but not limited to:

• Read IB grade-specific documents in advance of teaching each unit.
• Become proficient in integrating ATL, ATT, Learner Profile, Central Idea and Themes into instruction.
• Actively participate in trainings connected to the best practices.

Develop students in mind, body, and sprit:

• Integrate with Creation Village World School's classroom management, instruction, and routines.
• Maintain a clean, organized, and developmentally appropriate room that creates a safe and enjoyable learning environment for the students.
• Observe, evaluate, document, and report each student's performance, behavior, social development, and physical health to the lead teacher.
• Identify students showing signs of emotional, developmental, or health-related problems, and report the situation to the lead teacher.
• Involvement and leadership in an extra-curricula club, activity, or organization as determined by teacher and Head of Primary.

Requirements

Qualifications

• Relevant teaching experience in Elementary School (3 years preferred)

• Demonstrated record of reliability in previous employment

• Flexibility in the classroom and with colleagues

• Past teaching experience in the IB desired

Requirements

Physical constraints required include the ability to hear the conversational voice, with or without a hearing aid, the ability to see and read newsprint with or without corrective lenses, to speak and be understood under normal circumstances, to lift and carry children and other items weighing up to 50 pounds, and the use of arms, hands, legs, and feet with or without corrective devices to accomplish the job, including the evacuation of the building during emergencies.