Horizons at SCH Academy seeks a dedicated and effective Assistant K/1 Teacher with a dynamic talent for creating and nurturing a lifelong love of learning in children. We seek a talented, passionate, caring professional who will work as a team player to launch this vibrant program, fulfill Horizons' mission, and create a joyous, inclusive, inspiring, and educational culture. The Assistant Teacher will work with the Lead Teacher, a reading specialist, and will be supported by the Executive Director. We expect Horizons summer staff members to return to the program for more than one summer as we continue to work together, support our students, and build the program and the community. All Horizons SCH staff must complete state and federal clearances, attend safety training, and participate in approximately four Summer Program planning meetings and professional development sessions leading up to the program's start.

Responsibilities for this Assistant Teacher professional include, but are not limited to:

• An educator for approximately 15 students during a six-week summer enrichment program.

• Works with a Lead Teacher to plan, organize, manage, and instruct using various teaching methods.

• Creates a positive partnership and atmosphere with other Horizons lead teachers, assistant teachers, and volunteers.

• Attends all field trips, preseason training, program meetings, program family events

• Participates in daily meals with the students.

• Oversees and encourages the students as they learn to swim.

• Contributes feedback about student progress to the Lead Teacher

• Fulfills any other tasks or duties as requested or assigned by the Lead Teacher and Executive Director

Qualified candidates will meet the following criteria:

• Bachelor’s degree in education or related field.

• Minimum of one year of experience as a classroom teacher.

• Commitment to Horizons’ mission and a belief in its effectiveness in helping students reach their full potential.

• Passion, enthusiasm, and energy for working with young children

• Willingness, ability, and desire to work collaboratively as a member of a teaching team

• Ability and desire to engage students in active learning through non-traditional, hands-on, project-based methods.

• Ability to acknowledge racial disparities in educational opportunities and how they adversely affect children of color in under-resourced communities.

• Commitment to a welcoming, inclusive learning environment for all students.

• Outstanding interpersonal, organizational, and communication skills, including relative comfort integrating technology for record-keeping and communication

Physical Requirements and Work Environment:

• Must be able to work effectively in a fast-moving environment where unexpected student issues and varying challenges compete for one’s attention.

• Must be able to work actively around the classroom for extended periods.

• Must be able to work in a traditional climate-controlled environment and outdoors, utilizing the natural surroundings for outdoor education and experiences.

• Be able to lift up to 50 lbs occasionally.

• Regularly use close and distance vision.

• Frequently stand and talk or hear and sometimes walk and sit.

• Turn, bend, reach, and occasionally climb.