Extended Day Teacher - 2023-2024 School Year
Extended Day Teacher - 2023-2024 School Year
Part-time: 0.56 FTE : M-F 11:30 AM – 4:30 PM (4.5 paid hours and 30-minute lunch)
Hourly Rate $23.65 - $26.30 depending on experience and qualifications
This position excludes health & other full-time benefits
Our Mission
Bertschi School educates children to become compassionate, confident, and creative learners in a global community.
Our Values
Our community values integrity, inclusiveness, respect, diversity, and a commitment to sustainability.
Our Pedagogy
Bertschi School believes that students learn best when they are
- safe and known in an inclusive community that values diverse perspectives
- supported in developing social-emotional skills
- provided academic choice and challenge at their “just right level”
- engaged in meaningful work
- encouraged to problem solve through inquiry, trial, and error
- empowered to take risks and make change
- given opportunities to collaborate and dialogue with a diverse group of learners
Our Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Statement
Bertschi School values diversity and believes engaging our differences makes us better and stronger. We welcome and honor the unique contributions of people from all racial, ethnic, religious and socioeconomic backgrounds, gender identities, learning styles, physical abilities, and sexual orientations. Our commitment to equity drives us to be inclusive and diverse in all areas of our school.
Our School
Bertschi School, founded in 1975, is a Washington State approved elementary school. We are a member of the National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS) and the Northwest Association of Independent Schools (NWAIS). The school serves children from pre-kindergarten through grade five. Bertschi School is an exciting environment for professionals who like to be part of a dynamic team and who thrive on the challenges and rewards of working with an active community. Bertschi offers a salary and benefit package in line with other independent private schools in the Northwest.
Position Summary
This position works at the direction of the director of extended day and summer programs in accordance with the job description below. During the school day, the position supports classroom and specialist teachers as needed and supervises lunches and recesses. During extended day hours (after 3 PM), this role plans and teaches activities for 1st to 3rd grade students as well as assists with the after school program for all grades. This is a school year position with potential for extension into summer programming.
Responsibilities:
- Support students as needed in specialist classes
- Plan and lead daily after-school activities for groups of children in 1st - 3rd grade
- Collaborate with director of extended day and summer programs and teaching faculty to plan programming that best meets students’ needs
- Help children develop skills including organization, problem solving, and conflict resolution
- Facilitate safe and engaging outside time
- Create opportunities for creativity, empathy, and thoughtfulness in play
- Support teachers by attending to individual children who may need specific support
- Employ culturally responsive practices that align with the school’s commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion
- Assist with administrative tasks such as copying; setting-up, prepping, organizing and maintaining classroom spaces
- Communicate professionally and effectively with parents, teachers, administrators, and colleagues
- Engage in on-going self-assessment and working toward own professional goals
- Attend required in-service days, meetings, and training sessions as designated, including developing DEI competency
- Participate and supervise elementary aged students on half-day and full-day field trips
- Complete duties as assigned by position supervisor or school leadership
Qualifications:
- Two year degree or equivalent
- Experience teaching diverse student populations preferred
- Interest and experience in working with elementary age children, particularly pre-K and kindergarten students
- Ability to work effectively, professionally, and enthusiastically with children, parents, and teachers