Teaching Assistant (2024-2025) Job at OWN - Our World Neighborhood Charter Schools, Astoria, NY

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  • OWN - Our World Neighborhood Charter Schools
  • Astoria, NY

Job Description

About OWNCS

Our World Neighborhood Charter Schools (OWNCS) educates students to become independent thinkers and lifelong learners. Our educational philosophy is based on inquiry, active and experiential learning, and social justice. 

We are committed to providing strong educational opportunities for children in underserved communities. We believe in the importance of creating socio-economically and culturally diverse schools.

A successful candidate for this position will embody confidence, exercise good judgment, and be able to establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with various constituencies, including students, senior staff, co-workers, and teachers.

Position Summary

Assistant Teachers with OWNCS 1 ES help provide students with a first-class learning experience that maximizes their intellectual, social, emotional, and physical development, including their ability to apply their intellect to solve problems and contribute to the communities as enlightened and responsible citizens. This TA specifically will assist in IB, theater, and Design and Service Learning.

Primary Tasks

  1. Share commitment to the success of OWN Charter Schools' mission, vision, goals, and objectives.
  2. Support and fully participate in a school culture focusing on student and adult learning.
  3. Set high expectations and standards for the achievement of students and their own personal performance.
  4. Support the classroom teacher in offering content and instruction that ensures student achievement of the school’s academic standards.
  5. Support the school’s philosophy that values continuous learning for adults tied to student learning and other school goals.
  6. Support the use of multiple sources of data collection to analyze barriers to student achievement and to access, identify, and apply to instructional improvement.
  7. Support all efforts to provide opportunities for the community to be involved in student and school success.

Required Education and Skills

  • Must have appropriate credentials as designated by the NY State Education Department and in accordance with definitions and requirements to be designated a highly qualified and certified assistant teacher as defined by NCLB.
  • Needs to demonstrate the ability to:
    • Must be able to:
      • Communicate through superior written and oral communication skills.
      • Work on multiple projects and respond to requests and deadlines accurately and timely.
      • Make sound decisions within the parameters of authority.
      • Be courteous, professional, and tactful at all times.
      • Maintain a positive working relationship with faculty, staff, board members, parents, students, authorizer, and community.

Pay

$40,000~$45,000

Benefits

  • Health/Dental/Life Insurance/Vision
  • FSA, HRA
  • 401(k) with employer contribution
  • Commuter Benefits
  • Paid time off
  • Student loan forgiveness

OWNCS EEO Statement

OWNCS is an Equal Opportunity Employer that does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion/creed, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, actual or perceived mental or physical disability, pregnancy (including childbirth and related conditions), sex/gender, gender identity, presentation, expression or nonconformity (including cisgender/transgender, non-binary or intersex status), marital status, domestic partner status, familial or caregiver status, military or veteran status, actual or perceived sexual orientation (heterosexuality, homosexuality, bisexuality, asexuality), sexual and reproductive health decisions, genetic information, status as a victim of domestic violence, stalking or sex offenses, arrest or conviction record, unemployment status, credit history, salary history, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local laws (each a “Protected Characteristic”).

Our management team is dedicated to this policy with respect to recruitment, hiring, placement, promotion, transfer, training, compensation, benefits, employee activities, discipline, discharge, and general treatment during employment.

Job Tags

Full time, Local area,

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