Summer Program Assistant Teacher

Job Summary

Ashbrook Independent School is seeking an enthusiastic, caring, and creative Summer Program Assistant Teacher to work in the Ashbrook Summer Program serving students in Preschool through 4th grade. The Assistant will support the lead teacher and director in the day to day operation of the summer program.  

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

An Ashbrook Educator will:

• Be passionate about working with students of this particular age group.
• Know the appropriate knowledge and skills regarding developmental characteristics and needs of the specific age group with whom they work.
• Create a safe and secure environment in which students grow in both autonomy and the ability to work and play together, including providing specific programs that establish a bias-free environment inclusive for all, which focuses on eliminating cliques and establishing a climate where bullying is unacceptable.  
• Understand children’s patterns of physical, intellectual, social, and emotional growth in order to support each child’s emerging identity, to respect and provide for each student’s voice, and to build a relationship with each student in which that student feels understood, nurtured, and challenged.
• Defend the dignity and worth of each member of the community and create an environment that fosters respect, understanding, and acceptance of differences.
• Help students learn to make responsible choices and understand the consequences of their actions.

Major Duties and Responsibilities:

The Summer Program Assistant Teacher will work in conjunction with the Summer Program Director to:

• Coordinate the care, development and instructional support of the children enrolled in Ashbrook’s Summer Program.
• Plan learning opportunities and curriculum to develop skills designed to promote social, physical and intellectual growth.
• Develop a range of engaging activities including both indoor and outdoor activities, centers, special projects, etc.
• Collaborate with support staff within the Summer Program as well as with other school staff teaching in the program.
• Communicate proactively and positively with parents.
• Supervise and ensure the safety and health of children in the program.
• Create and maintain a positive and caring learning environment.
• Maintain all state child care licensing requirements.
• Perform other related duties as required.
  
  

Minimum Qualifications:

• Strong written and oral communication skills.
• Must have prior to or within 2 weeks of start date: CPR/First Aid certification, Food Handlers Card, registration with Oregon Central Background Registry, Child Abuse and Neglect Training

Preferred Qualifications:

• At least two years of successful experience in a classroom, childcare facility or summer program.
• Currently active in the Oregon Central Background Registry

Compensation

The weekly total hours could be flexible based on applicant's needs.

Hourly wage rate will be determined based on experience level.

Summer Program is scheduled to run daily from June 23, 2025 to August 15, 2025 

Apply

Your application should include a current resume, cover letter, and professional references.

Applications will be screened and reviewed as they are submitted.  Postition is open until filled.

The cover letter should clearly articulate how you meet the qualifications of the position.

Ashbrook Independent School is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by law.

About the School

Ashbrook Independent School is a secular, private, coeducational institution whose mission is to “Challenge and Nurture Academically Capable Students”. The school includes a preschool, an elementary school, and a middle school.

Ashbrook Independent School believes that educational excellence occurs when a combination of outstanding teachers, a clearly-defined curriculum with an emphasis on the arts and sciences, small classes, motivated students, and a well- equipped learning environment co-exist. When these factors are in place, students learn not only the joy of discovery, but also traditional values such as courtesy, enterprise, self mastery, and the importance of personal responsibility. Our programs support the Jeffersonian ideal of free citizens interacting voluntarily for the common good. Our hope is that in habits of mind an Ashbrook graduate will be ready for the twenty-first century: open-minded and curious, yet able to evaluate ideas critically.

Ashbrook’s educators continue to nourish children’s joy of discovery and passion for learning and to provide for all children’s social, emotional, physical, intellectual, and moral growth.  Specifically for younger children, it is important to give special attention to the mastery of those basic skills and concepts that are the foundation of all future learning. As children grow older, they enter a period in their educational experience where they experience a variety of significant changes, both individually and collectively. The range of academic ability and physical and emotional development becomes wide.

For additional information on the history of Ashbrook and its programs, please go to our website at www.ashbrookschool.org.

Salary : $20 - $25