At The Mount Vernon School , students are empowered to discover, explore, learn, design, create, and effect change. With a commitment to Identity, Diversity, Equity, and Action (IDEA) , we welcome the opportunity to engage in honest, vulnerable, and courageous conversations that challenge our biases and assumptions. Our goal is to design a better world , so we choose to equip students with the knowledge, skills, attributes, and relationships they need to be impact-ready .
The Team
The Extended Play Team is the faculty support group that manages all after school programming and facilitates high-quality play and robust learning engagement in the afternoons for ages PK2 (Age 2) through G5 (Grade 5).
The Role
The Preschool After School Extended Play Teacher is responsible for assisting with indoor and outdoor projects, projects, games, play, and general safety/supervision of Preschool students (ages 2-6) between the hours of 10:00am - 5:30pm daily. Work occurs on premises at Mount Vernon's Lower Campus. This is a 10-month, school-year role, August-May.
Responsibilities

• Establish and maintain a safe and nurturing learning environment
• Supervise children by sight and sound at all times
• Facilitate interactive activities to engage students throughout the afternoon
• Support the extension of daytime learning by liaising with the classroom teaching team
• Maintain necessary housekeeping duties of the classrooms, common use areas, and playgrounds
• Attend all required staff meetings, professional learning experiences and/or related school functions (2 per month on average)
• Facilitate Faculty Kids Camps in the two weeks prior to the start of school, the week following the end of school and other days throughout the school year.
• Hours: 7 hours/day, generally between 10:00-5:30pm (additional daytime hours may be available)

Core Competencies

• Ability to cultivate respectful and affirming environments
• Culturally proficient & equity literate
• Experience building healthy relationships between educators, children and their families
• Responsive to children's unique interests and needs

Requirements

• Experience in a school, after-school or camp environment preferred
• Background or interest in the field of education preferred
• Strong written/oral communication skills
• Ability to multi-task and flex with the needs of children
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to use sound judgment
• Passion for working with young children

The faculty and staff of The Mount Vernon School believe the fair and equitable treatment of employees is critical to fulfilling its mission and purpose. It is the policy of The Mount Vernon School to conduct business and provide equal employment opportunity to all persons without regard to race, color, age, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.