Pre-K Supervisor/Teacher Assistant (East Mesa)

Ignite your desire to be the best!

Imagine an energy so positive, so powerful, it ignites your desire to be the best, inspires you to bring out the best in others, and fuels your aspiration to do the best work of your career.

At Legacy Traditional Schools we do things a special way, in a way that ignites our desire to be the best, illuminates our educators’ best talents, lights up the minds of our students, and fuels our school spirit. We shine the brightest when we raise our hands and rise to the challenge of changing lives through education, cultivating bright curious minds, achieving award-winning results, upholding our values, and engaging positively with our students, parents and communities.

Position Overview

The Preschool assistant/designee provides a caring, safe, and well managed environment for children. The preschool designee is responsible for communicating to all Pre-Kindergarten staff members regarding program, covers all daily duties of the Community Education Site Coordinator in their absence. The preschool designee will devise and impart lesson plans on a daily basis. As well as Adapts classroom activities, assignments and/or materials (e.g. art projects, computer, language skills, etc.) for the purpose of supporting and reinforcing classroom goals and objectives. Assist students during lunchtime, toileting and washing activities. The preschool designee will enforce cleanup activities after lunchtime by modeling appropriate behavior.

***Shift is from 11 am- 6 pm Monday through Friday

Preschool Teacher Assistant from 11 am- 3 pm and Designee from 3 pm- 6 pm***

Essential Duties & Accountabilities

• Effectively communicates to all Pre-Kindergarten staff members regarding program.
• Effectively communicates with parents regarding all aspects of the program.
• Covers all daily duties of the Community Education Site Coordinator in their absence.
• Follows staff schedules reflecting current enrollment, maintaining a 13:1 child: staff ratio and/or a 15:1 child: staff ratio in Pre-Kindergarten.
• Ensures Pre-Kindergarten school staff know procedures for lockdown, fire and discipline policies.
• Ensures Pre-Kindergarten staff follows health and safety procedures established for the program, to include; storage of medication, safety of facilities, lockdown/fire safety requirements and weather related (heat) concerns.
• Manages discipline and brings concerns to the attention of the Community Education Site Coordinator and Assistant Principal (if needed).
• Assists with development and implementation of age appropriate curriculum as provided by the Community Education Site Coordinator.
• Devise and impart lesson plans on a daily basis.
• Assists students, individually or in small groups, with lesson assignments (e.g. read stories, providing writing assistance, reinforce language skills, numbers, alphabet, computer learning programs, etc.) for the purpose of practicing and/or reinforcing learning concepts and assisting students in reaching academic goals and grade level standards.
• Performs student assessments regularly throughout the school year
• Conducts parent-teacher conferences with parents
• Adapts classroom activities, assignments and/or materials (e.g. art projects, computer, language skills, etc.) for the purpose of supporting and reinforcing classroom goals and objectives.
• Assist students during lunchtime, toileting and washing activities.
• Enforce cleanup activities after lunchtime by modeling appropriate behavior.
• Maintains classroom equipment, work area, and manual and electronic files and records (e.g. clean/bleach tables, sign-in/sign-out logs, etc.) for the purpose of ensuring availability of items; providing written reference; providing a safe learning environment; and/or meeting mandated requirements.
• Prepare instructional materials (e.g. laminating, making posters, making copies, bulletin boards, filing, newsletters, etc.).
• Provide an environment of comfort and security for young students by indulging in nurturing behavior.
• Reports observations and incidents relating to specific students (e.g. accidents, fights, appropriate and/or inappropriate social behavior, violations of rules, safety conditions, change in behavior, etc.) for the purpose of communicating information to appropriate instructional and/or administrative personnel.
• Maintain ongoing, open communication with parents/caregivers.
• Provide a classroom environment that encourages parent participation.
• Ensure that each family receives an opportunity to build strong relationships and experience clear communication with teacher staff.
• Liaison with children’s families to ensure smooth transition from home to school setting and transitions from classroom to classroom when needed.
• Assist families with children’s transitions from preschool to kindergarten.
• Monitors individual and/or groups of students in a variety of settings (e.g. classroom, playground, etc.) for the purpose of providing a safe and positive learning environment.
• Ensures that Teacher Assistants are kept updated in all matters concerning the classroom and program, i.e. lead teacher meetings, lesson plans, policies and procedures, training received, etc.
• Provide functional training and guidance to staff, interns, substitutes and volunteers assigned to the classroom.

Competencies

• Positively interact with all students, staff and families.
• Create a safe learning environment that is conducive to learning.
• Capable of following lesson plans that meet student needs and school & state requirements.
• Able to employ varied teaching strategies and best practices that effectively teaches the curriculum.
• Ability to identify individual student needs.
• Good communication skills with, students, coworkers, administration and parents.
• Ability to collaborate with other teachers and school staff.
• Ability to maintain flexible work schedule.
• Ability to maintain a professional appearance.
• Demonstrate a commitment to the teaching profession by utilizing resources for professional development therefore, improving the education that is provided.
• Must possess strong communication and organizational skills.

Requirements

• 21 Years old
• High School Diploma or GED
• 12 months of childcare experience
• Food Handler’s Card/Certification
• Must be able to obtain and hold a valid IVP Level One Fingerprint Clearance Card at all times.
• The incumbent in this position will be required to pass a criminal history background check.
• CPR/First Aid Certified
• Must have ability to interact positively with students, parents, teachers and administrators.

Work Environment and Physical Demands

• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions. Duties are performed typically in school and/or office settings throughout the division. May include frequent walking, standing, stooping, lifting up to approximately 25 pounds and occasional lifting of equipment and/or materials weighing up to approximately 40 pounds may be required.
• Must have the ability to sit or stand for extended periods of time; to enter data into a computer keyboard; to research identified job related duties using the Internet and other resources; see and read a computer screen and printed material with or without vision aids; hear and understand speech at normal levels and on the telephone; speak in audible tones so that others may understand clearly in person and on the telephone; and the ability to understand and follow oral and written instructions.

Enjoy the benefits of being the best

Education is not a spectator sport, so we encourage you work hard, learn, have fun and always do your best. If you raise your hand to accept the challenge of changing lives through education and give your very best to contribute to our students’ success, you’ll experience:

A. our colorful school spirit

B. a fulfilling career

C. a culture of connection

D. our spirit of tradition

E. the benefits of being the best.

Hint: If asked in your interview how we ignite your desire to be the best, the answer is “All of the above”

Enjoy industry-leading pay, rewards, referral bonuses and paid time-off. Care for your health and your family with comprehensive medical, dental and vision benefits, discounted onsite childcare and student enrollment priority, even for part-time roles. Invest in your future with retirement plans - Arizona has 401(k) plans with 6% employer matching, Nevada participates in the Nevada State Retirement PERS and Texas participate in the Texas retirement TRS. Enhance your growth with promotion opportunities, training, mentoring and tuition reimbursement. Thrive in a welcoming, supportive and inclusive environment where we celebrate the diversity of our team and our communities and uphold our values to treat others with fairness, equality and respect as an equal opportunity employer.

Come be an educator with LTS

Every team member, from our support staff to our leadership team has knowledge to share, skills to teach, inspiration to offer, and a passion for helping others learn and perform their best, which is why we are proud to call all our employees educators.

Our smart, talented, diverse educators across Arizona, Nevada and Texas are working together to change lives through education and make our charter schools the best place learn, grow and work. Come be an educator at Legacy Traditional Schools and experience a positive collective energy so powerful, it ignites your desire to be the best!

Ignite your career. Apply Today!

Job Type: Part-time

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Flexible schedule
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Referral program
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Work Location: In person