What are the responsibilities and job description for the Summer Camp Assistant Teacher position at The Fay School?
Summer Camp Assistant Teacher
Position Summary
The FAYcation Summer Camp Assistant Teacher is a non-benefits-eligible, temporary hourly position for the duration of the Summer Camp program, typically four weeks in June, with a Monday-Friday schedule of 8:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. This role reports to the Director of Extended Day and supports The Fay School’s Extended Day Program, which includes auxiliary childcare and enrichment offerings such as Stay at Fay, After School Activities, FAYcation Summer Camp, Play at Fay Day Camps, and other programs designed to serve the school community.
The Assistant Teacher helps create an engaging, flexible camp environment that promotes learning, exploration, and personal growth. This position provides consistent supervision, contributes to the implementation of daily activities, and brings a creative and energetic approach that encourages children to learn through hands-on experiences. The Assistant Teacher builds positive relationships with campers, staff, and families while ensuring a safe, supportive, and developmentally appropriate environment.
Responsibilities include the following:
Provide supervision and guidance in accordance with program policies and objectives, suitable to the age and needs of the students.
Understands the mission and policies of the school and, when questions or concerns arise, raises them with appropriate colleagues and supervisors.
Collaborates with colleagues in the design and implementation of the programs.
Models integrity, curiosity, responsibility, creativity, and respect for all persons as well as an appreciation for racial, cultural, religious and gender diversity.
Monitors student safety and always maintains supervision ratios. Supports the school and its Leadership.
Competency Profile:Celebrates diversity and is proactively inclusive of all racial, cultural, socio-economic, religious, and gender groups.
Exhibits self-awareness and self-monitoring in identifying and solving school problems. Understands the vision, the mission, the strategic plan, and all policies of the school and, when questions or concerns arise, raises them with appropriate colleagues and supervisors.
Demonstrates effective written and oral communication skills. Embraces feedback and a culture of continuous improvement.
Displays attitudes and actions that contribute to a healthy and collegial school culture.
Willing and able to routinely and appropriately use personal smartphone to utilize school apps to communicate, collaborate, and fulfill responsibilities as outlined in this Performance Profile.
Supports and actively promotes the organization. Positively reflects the organization’s vision, core values, and strategic plan and addresses actions that don’t align with those values, the vision, and the strategic plan.
Qualifications:Post-secondary degree preferred.
Child supervision experience in a day program preferred. Experience working within a school setting preferred.
Ability to establish effective working relationships with other faculty, staff, vendors, students, and parents.
Ability to work well in a team.
Ability to write and speak English effectively.
Physical Requirements and Work Environment:
Ability to perform certain physical tasks including sustained standing and walking, navigating stairs and hills, kneeling, lifting and carrying up to 20 lbs, monitoring children and the immediate environment visibly and audibly and the ability to give audible instructions that can be understood by English speakers in a loud environment.
Ability to work both indoors and outdoors in various weather conditions including rain, cold, heat, etc. and on various surfaces, some inclined, including grass, dirt, trails, decking, pavement and concrete.