Bilingual Pre-K Instructional Assistant

Responsibilities

• Work alongside a lead classroom teacher to ensure that scholars enjoy a classroom culture of high academic and behavioral standards.
• Create an inclusive classroom and school community by engaging in training, reflection, and dialogue around issues of race and identity for our staff and scholars.
• In collaboration with the lead classroom teacher, plan and prepare for effective Implementation of a coherent, research-based curriculum. Share the whole-group teaching responsibilities with the lead teacher.
• Assist in the development and use a variety of assessment data to refine curricula and instructional practice.
• Plan and facilitate differentiated learning activities through small group and one-on-one instruction in order to rapidly improve scholar data and mastery of content .
• Maintain strong relationships with scholars, families, and colleagues through effective and frequent communication.
• Supervise and assist scholars using the bathroom, including changing diapers for scholars still in diapers and assisting scholars in changing their clothes after bathroom accidents.
• Continuously improve your professional practice through weekly coaching sessions, professional development, and collaborative, data-driven reflection with department and grade-level teams and your coach.
• Encourage the social and emotional health and growth of all scholars through active communication and partnership with the school's scholar support team.
• Foster a life of active citizenship for all scholars through the implementation of age-appropriate conversations and activities centered on current events, participation in community service and outreach opportunities, and active celebration of scholars' culture, heritage, and identity.
• Engage in whole-school events and tasks, including transitions, family conferences, tutoring, and other activities/duties.

Requirements

• An individual with an unwavering commitment to the DemocracyPrep mission of college success and authentic civic engagement for our scholars.
• An aspiring teacher who believes in holding scholars to consistently high behavioral and academic expectations through high support.
• A self-reflective and self-aware teammate who is dedicated to aligning their classroom to Democracy Prep's commitment to antiracism and who is eager to use these skills to contribute to a culture of diversity, equity, and inclusion.
• An educator who is new to the classroom and looking to grow their practice by working in collaboration with a lead teacher.

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