2026 Summer Teaching Assistant

Job description

Teacher Assistant Job Summary: As the Summer Advantage Teacher Assistant, you are responsible for serving as a mentor to our scholars. As a constant for our scholars throughout the day, our Teacher Assistants are expected to build a strong rapport with our scholars which uniquely position them to support scholars' success throughout the day. Job Responsibilities: - Ability to work the entirety of the program (including attending training prior to program start) - Responsible for building a rapport with their scholars that supports positive behavior and providing scholar supervision throughout the day - Support scholar arrival and dismissal, lead breakfast and community time and escort scholars to lunch and/ or recess - Responsible for supporting both morning academic lesson plans and afternoon enrichment lesson plans, ensuring scholars are paying attention and engaged - Lead a small group workshop as assigned by their Academic Lead Teacher - Responsible for supporting Friday field trips, college visits and service learning projects - Assist in the creation and maintenance of a healthy, safe and engaging classroom culture Experience and Education Requirements: - Experience working w...