Assistant Teacher - Floater - Spring Creek

About the Role

Brooklyn Community Services is one of Brooklyn's first and largest non-sectarian social services agencies. BCS, which presently serves more than 10,000 individuals annually, is committed to a broad and diverse range of services including education and child care; services to strengthen families; and services to foster self-sufficiency for adults.

Education and Youth Development programs provide after-school learning opportunities to elementary school children. During the school year, we offer homework help, enrichment programs and activities from 2:45 pm - 6:00 pm. Assistant Teachers for the enrichment program are expected to assist with a class of approximately 20 students Monday through Friday for 3 hours daily. We open and run holiday camp from 8am-6pm for 13 days per school year when DOE is closed.

Responsibilities

• Provide additional support as needed, including classroom substitute coverage, behavioral support, escorting children out of the classroom to maintain ratio
• Implement hands-on multi-sensory and project-based lessons and activities to children, which are provided in the context of academically stimulating lessons based on the thematic curriculum
• Submit lesson plans as assigned to the program site director and Education Specialist for approval according to the submission schedule
• Work with the lead teacher to plan lessons for field trips related to thematic curriculum and provide supervision to students during field trips
• Participate in curriculum and other professional development trainings as required
• Working under the supervision of the lead teachers and site director, use creative/innovative teaching strategies that enhance and encourage an increase in literacy skills, social-emotional learning, and STEAM
• Work with the lead teacher to develop and plan culminating event presentations that will showcase learning and creativity
• Engage and communicate with parents and families as required by the site director
• Provide effective supervision to 20 students during classroom activities and transitions
• Monitor authorized parent / guardian pick up of children
• Assist lead teachers with preparation of activities and materials for the daily schedule
• Participate in agency-wide groups and meetings as required
• Assist with development of funding proposals as needed
• Other tasks may be required

Qualifications

• High School Diploma required; some college preferred
• Experience working with youth in an afterschool or summer camp environment
• Must be flexible to work across all afterschool programs to provide coverage when needed
• Must enjoy working with children and be able to pass a background check with NYC and NYS Department of Health and NYC Department of Education
• Current or former assistant teacher preferred
• Background in STEAM, visual, performing arts or sports coaching a plus
• Computer savvy in applications, video conferencing, and responding to emails

Schedule and Pay

Part-time, in-person position. Program hours are Monday – Friday 2:45 pm – 6:00 pm. Holiday camp is held for 13 days per school year when DOE is closed from 8:00 am – 6:00 pm. This position is fully in-person and does not offer any remote work. Salary range: $20/hour – $20/hour.

Work location: Academy for Young Writers and Spring Creek Community School, 1065 Elton Street, 11239.