2024-2025 SY: Teacher Assistant Position Available

The job of the Teacher's Assistant is to supervise the classroom and teach the lesson left by an absent teacher. The Teacher's Assistant is responsible for the well-being and safety of the students, taking attendance, maintaining a functioning classroom, utilizing classroom management skills, leaving a clean classroom, and teaching the provided curriculum.

Essential Functions:

• Takes attendance in accordance with school procedures.
• Supervise classroom when the teacher’s absent.
• Supervise students in and out of the classroom, including in the halls, on the playground and in the cafeteria.
• Maintain a functioning classroom.
• Creates a classroom environment that is conducive to learning and appropriate to the maturity and interests of the students.
• Manage the classroom effectively to encourage student participation, minimize distraction and maintain a positive learning environment.
• Guides the learning process toward the achievement of curriculum goals and objectives as indicated in the lesson plans for the lessons, units, or projects assigned.
• Employs instructional methods and materials that are most appropriate for meeting lesson objectives. 
• Maintains a neat and orderly classroom. Straightens chairs, tables, clears whiteboard, etc.
• Indicates to students at beginning of class the basic expectations for behavior in the class in accordance with school and Jersey City Community Charter School Discipline.
• Ensures that the students are never left unattended in the classroom.
• Knows emergency evacuation routes for the classrooms assigned.
• Knows procedures for referring students who are disciplinary problems.

Knows school procedures and regulations.

Minimum Requirements:

• A valid & current Substitute Teacher License *(New Jersey Instructional Substitute must provide proof of; 30 college credits, must be 20 years old and current enrollment in college)
• Associates/Bachelor’s degree or higher, preferable in education.
• Strong English verbal and written communication skills.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Ability to adapt plans to specific classrooms.

To Apply:

Please send a letter of interest, a copy of your resume, a valid & current Substitute Teacher License *(New Jersey Instructional Substitute must provide proof of; 30 college credits, must be 20 years old and current enrollment in college) and three (3) letters of reference to odempster@jcccsonline.org 

Jersey City Community Charter School is an EOE/M/F/D/V Qualified employer.