What are the responsibilities and job description for the Assistant Teacher position at Uncommonly Awesome Learning Lab?
The assistant teacher will help supervise and support learning and play activities.
Description
We are currently hiring an assistant teacher for our microschool for the 2025 - 2026 school year! Our microschool is a super small private school with around eight to ten students currently. Our program is super personalized and works primarily with twice exceptional, neurodivergent, and/or gifted students in grades 4 to 8.
Interested candidates should be willing and able to play indoor or outdoor games, prepare materials for hands-on lessons, encourage students to complete assignments, chat about dark energy, and watch the occasional cute animal video. Experience working with twice exceptional, neurodivergent, or gifted students is preferred but not required. Cool camp counselor vibes, a sense of humor, and knowledge of Dungeons and Dragons are all a plus.
Pay is $40 per hour, and we also offer benefits (medical, dental, and vision). Your hours would be 9am to 3pm Monday - Friday, July to May, with holiday breaks throughout the year.
About Us
Uncommonly Awesome Learning Lab is a nonprofit learning center that works with twice exceptional, neurodivergent, and gifted students. We have a microschool program for students in grade 4 to 8 that is super small, super personalized, and super awesome. The program creates academically informed accessible classes that are a balance of discussion, hands-on, and project-based learning. We also offer tutoring and a summer program in July.
Assistant Teacher Responsibilities Include:
- Work with small groups to play games, make things, or do outdoor activities
- Help students to complete independent tasks
- Chat and play with students to help build their social skills
- Supervise older students completing independent learning activities
- Occasionally assist in organizing materials and setting up some activities
- (Optional) Assist with lesson planning and curriculum development
Assistant Teacher Requirements
- High school diploma (some college or a degree is a plus! If your college work is in education or early education, even better)
- Experience working with children in a formal or informal environment
- Ability to pass a background check and TB test
We provide
- Starting rate of $40 per hour
- Benefits package
- Chance to grow with us and help create and build our new school community
- Safe and supportive environment for diverse human learners of all ages
Salary
$35 - $40 per hour
Salary : $35 - $40
