Teaching Assistant

The Rise School of Austin is seeking an inclusion-focused individual to serve as a teaching assistant to join our school family! The position begins in August 2025.

The Rise School is a nonprofit preschool in central Austin, serving children ages 12 months through 5 years of age, whose mission is to provide the highest quality early childhood education for all children in an inclusive setting, where individualized learning techniques enable every child to achieve their maximum potential.

• Monday-Friday
• 7:40am-3:40pm OR 8:00am-4:00pm
• 40hrs/week
• full-time position will benefits and PTO
• start date: August 5th, 2024
• finger-printing required
• experience working in a licensed childcare center preferred
• high school diploma required

Please see below for additional details. we look forward to meeting you!

The Rise School of Austin Teaching Assistant Job Description

Job Summary: A teaching assistant is a supporter of our mission to provide the highest quality early childhood education for all children in an inclusive setting. They are responsible for maintaining a healthy and safe environment at all times in the classroom and other areas in the learning environment, an early childhood teacher for children of all abilities, an assertive and effective communicator, a willing collaborator and teammate, and a continuous learner. A teaching assistant reports to their lead teacher.

Responsibilities and Duties

Core Responsibilities and Related Duties:

• Health and Safety: Maintains a clean and sanitary classroom environment; follows NAEYC and licensing standards for sanitation and cleanliness throughout the school day
• Child Development and Learning in Context: understands basic child development; supports the learning of children through completing the following:
• Participates in regular teaching team meetings
• Assists with material and activity preparation and implementation
• Follows curricular decisions made by team
• Follows and supports implementation of Behavior Intervention Plans;
• Maintains a safe and appropriate environment for all children
• Assists in meeting the daily care needs of children (e.g. diapering/toileting, feeding, medication administration, etc.)
• Implements techniques and strategies as recommended by therapists, and requests additional support or instruction as needed
• Supervises groups of 5-10 children
• Engages playfully with all children under the guidance of the lead teacher and teacher
• Assessment: assists with ongoing assessment of children through data collection as instructed by lead teacher
• Professionalism: adheres to program policies and procedures; works to ensure the health and safety of each child; helps to ensure all licensing and NAEYC quality standards are upheld at all times; receives and implements feedback and coaching from teacher and lead teacher; maintains professional, open, and direct communication and interactions with teaching team and other staff, therapy team, administrators, families/caregivers, outside providers, volunteers, interns, etc.; ensures that confidentiality of all children and families is maintained; maintains a professional appearance including appropriate dress and grooming; demonstrates teamwork, cooperation, and a willingness to continually reflect and learn.

Qualifications and Skills

Required Qualifications:

• Associate’s Degree in Child Development preferred (high school diploma required)
• Experience in a daycare/child care facility, school, or program
• Certified in Pediatric CPR and First Aid (or willing to become certified)

Skills:

• Physical requirements:
• Move around and remain upright for long periods of time
• Play and interact with children at their level (e.g. on the ground, at a table, around a sensory table, assist with sleeping at nap time, etc.)
• Lift and carry children (up to 40 pounds) when needed
• Crouch/lean to clean, change diapers, move furniture/equipment
• Other requirements:
• Respond quickly and calmly to unsafe or emergency situations
• Open to receiving and implementing feedback from others
• Collaborative, reflective, and committed to being a lifelong learner

Salary and Benefits

Salary: varies based on experience and education, paid through summer and school breaks/holidays

Benefits: The Rise School of Austin provides a benefit package for full time employees that includes insurance plans (health, dental, vision), retirement , and PTO (school holidays, and sick/personal leave)

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: From $35,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Employee discount
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Parental leave
• Professional development assistance
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday

Work Location: In person

Salary : $35,000