Pre-K Teacher's Aide at Democracy Prep Public Schools in New York, NY

Who You Are

• You are a dependable and caring team member who is committed to supporting young scholars in a safe, structured, and nurturing learning environment.
• You believe that children thrive when routines are consistent, expectations are clear, and adults work together to provide high levels of support.
• You are comfortable working under the direction of a lead teacher and school leadership, and you understand the importance of following established classroom procedures and school policies.
• You take pride in helping classrooms run smoothly and in supporting scholars’ social, emotional, and physical needs throughout the school day.
• You value diversity, equity, and inclusion and are committed to treating all scholars and families with respect and dignity.

What You’ll Do

• Support the lead teacher by assisting with daily classroom routines, including arrival, dismissal, transitions, meals, naps, and playtime.
• Provide non-instructional classroom support, such as setting up learning materials, preparing activity spaces, organizing supplies, and cleaning up after activities.
• Assist scholars with basic care needs, including bathroom supervision, diapering, toileting support, handwashing, and changing clothes after accidents, in accordance with school policies and safety guidelines.
• Help monitor and reinforce positive behavior and classroom routines as directed by the lead teacher.
• Support scholars during learning activities by circulating, observing, and providing assistance as instructed.
• Communicate observations or concerns about scholars’ behavior, health, or safety to the lead teacher or appropriate staff.
• Participate in required trainings and staff meetings related to safety, child development, school procedures, and equity and inclusion.
• Support whole-school events and daily operations as assigned, such as family events, classroom transitions, and special activities.
• Provide temporary classroom coverage only as a last resort, under the direction of school leadership, and solely to maintain supervision—not to deliver instruction.
• Perform other duties as requested by school leadership.

Compensation

The salary range for this role is $41,400- $50,466, commensurate with experience. Democracy Prep employees are provided with a benefits package that includes medical, vision, and dental insurance, 403B matching, parental leave, a smartphone, and a laptop.

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Democracy Prep is an Equal Opportunity Employer and will not discriminate against an applicant or employee on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, national origin, or ancestry, sex, age, physical or mental disability, pregnancy, veteran or military status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, familial status, domestic violence victim status, or any other legally recognized protected basis under federal, state or local laws, regulations or ordinances. Our mission is to educate responsible citizen-scholars who will change the world. We strongly believe that by building a DREAM team that represents numerous perspectives, backgrounds, and expertises, we can achieve this goal together. This is a value we highly support and strongly encourage candidates of all backgrounds to apply.