What are the responsibilities and job description for the Afterschool Assistant Teacher position at City of Cambridge Massachusetts?
ABOUT THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICE PROGRAMS :
The Department of Human Service Programs (DHSP) creates and coordinates services that enhance the quality of life for Cambridge residents. Driven by the needs of residents, DHSP's extensive services and programs touch almost every sector in the city : from newborns to senior citizens, from school-aged children to homeless families, from non-profit organizations to local employers.
ABOUT THE ROLE :
The Afterschool Assistant Teacher will, in partnership with the Head Teacher and Teacher, provide out of school time programing that promotes children's social-emotional learning as well as enhance their school-day learning in a safe, nurturing, and inclusive environment.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES :
- Actively engaging with the children as a caring and respectful adult, facilitating their play, responding with sensitivity to their needs, helping them to remember and observe the limits of the program.
- Assist the Head Teacher and Teacher with the overall supervision of the classroom, be aware of the environment and alert to situations that may result in conflicts between children and / or those which may be unsafe.
- Participate in the development of curriculum plans, as schedule permits.
- Assist in conducting activities in curriculum areas such as art, music, sports, science, and games.
- Share responsibility for snack preparation and clean up.
- Supervise children's outdoor play and assist in the supervision of field trips.
- Participate in weekly staff meetings with the Head Teacher and Teacher.
- Provide care of children during parent meetings (held 2-3 times a year).
- Pick up children at bus stops or classrooms (depending on need).
- Participate in ongoing program quality improvement efforts, including classroom observations, debriefs of observations, action planning, participation in a peer learning community and other professional development trainings.
- Maintain a neat classroom environment, including daily cleaning of classroom (sweeping, vacuuming, mopping of spills, etc. and periodic major clean-up). Help to build in children's regular participation in the clean-up and maintenance of the classroom into the program structure.
- Be available for extended hours during early release days, school vacation weeks and other afterschool full day programing.
- Actively engaging in and supporting the Department's Race and Equity Initiative.
- May perform other duties as assigned.
Reasonable accommodations will be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform essential job functions.
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS :
Applicant must successfully pass the EEC background record check process, which includes a CORI, SORI, DCF check, and fingerprinting.
Education and Experience :
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities :
Preferred qualifications :
Physical requirements, working conditions, work flexibility and accommodations :
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.
REQUIRED DOCUMENTS :
Please upload the following documents to complete your application :
