Midday Teacher Lower School

Midday Teacher, Lower School

Start Date: Rolling hiring – accepting applications on an ongoing basis

Pay Rate: $20.00/hour

Schedule:

• Part-time, hourly position
• Daily midday hours (3 - 4 hours per day, up to 20 hours per week)
• Non-union position

About Bank Street School for Children

A leader in progressive education for more than 100 years, the Bank Street School for Children provides students, from nursery through 8th grade, an education that engages their natural curiosity, nurtures critical thinking, and helps to develop a sense of community and social responsibility. Through a teaching approach that is fundamentally hands-on and child-centered, Bank Street students develop the courage and confidence to think independently, work collaboratively, understand themselves and others more deeply, and possess the compassion to make meaning of the world around them.

About the Position

The Midday Teacher provides classroom coverage in Lower School classrooms (preschool through 1st grade) while head and associate teachers take turns going on their breaks and/or receiving prep time. In this role, the Midday Teacher supports daily classroom routines—which may include transitions, work time, lunch, rest, and other activities according to the age group and weekly schedule. Day-to-day responsibilities can include setting up materials for children to use, preparing for and cleaning up from snack and lunch, and working with small groups of children. The Midday Teacher is a member of a collaborative, cooperative classroom teaching team and contributes to a healthy, reflective classroom community.

Key Responsibilities

Classroom Support

• Support daily classroom routines, including transitions, work time, lunch, rest, and other age-appropriate activities
• Set up materials for children to use, and prepare for and clean up from snack and lunch
• Work with small groups of children as needed
• Work cooperatively with teachers to support and foster age-appropriate activities during specials, lunch, rest, and work times

Student Community and Safety

• Build relationships with students that help them treat one another well and stay on task
• Use classroom management skills to periodically run and support an energetic classroom of children
• Support students in moving safely through the hallways and in and out of the building throughout the day
• Abide by all school regulations for health and safety

Collaboration

• Participate as a member of a collaborative, cooperative classroom teaching team, sharing information and strategies to sustain a healthy classroom community
• Participate in specials—including music, movement, gym, or library—actively supporting children and specialist teachers in ways identified by the classroom and specialist teachers
• Contribute to a collaborative, cooperative, and reflective approach to working as a classroom teaching team

Qualifications

Required

• High school diploma
• Willingness to collaborate and work as part of a team
• Ability to develop skills in working with individual children, small groups, and the whole class
• Commitment to creating a safe, supportive learning environment

Preferred

• Bachelor’s degree
• Experience managing and working in a classroom and teaching children (experience with young children a plus)
• Experience with progressive education
• Familiarity with Bank Street’s progressive, child-centered approach to education

Bank Street is a leader in education, a pioneer in improving the quality of classroom practice, and a national advocate for children and their families. 

Since its beginnings in 1916, Bank Street has been at the forefront of understanding how children learn and grow. From early childhood centers and schools to hospitals and museums, Bank Street has built a national reputation on the simple fact that our graduates know how to do the work that is right for children.

At Bank Street’s Graduate School of Education, students are trained in a model that combines the study of human development, learning theory, and sustained clinical placement to promote significant development as a teacher prior to graduation. Our children’s programs—Bank Street School for Children, Family Center, Bank Street Head Start, and Liberty LEADS—foster children’s development in the broadest sense by providing diverse opportunities for social, emotional, cognitive, and physical growth. The Bank Street Education Center disrupts inequity through system-level change to help design better educational experiences for both children and adults. The College further supports and influences positive outcomes for children every day through professional development programs, research projects, and other key efforts engaging educators, intermediary organizations, and government officials at the district, state, and federal levels.