Assistant Teacher - Jr. High 2026/27

About the Role

The Junior High Assistant Guide is a vital support role within the classroom community. Under the supervision of the Lead Guides and reporting to the School Principal, the Assistant Guide provides guidance and continuity for an instructional program delivered with an anti-bias/anti-racist pedagogy. The primary function is to play a critical and supportive role in the Junior High program, focusing on three distinct areas:

• Assisting and strengthening student learning
• Encouraging and modeling positive relationships and choices
• Documenting learning and behavior

Responsibilities

Provide Support to the Lead Classroom Guides

• Collaborate with Lead Guides to assess students’ academic needs and proficiency, assist them in setting goals, connect them to appropriate resources, and provide ongoing support

Academic Support

• Work with Lead Guides to facilitate small group follow-up lessons in Math and Language Arts
• Facilitate the In-House Service Learning Program for Junior High Students to help the City Garden Community and neighborhood
• Chaperone small group Service Learning Opportunities
• Facilitate Monthly Career Speakers
• Manage student behavior when outside the classroom (e.g., students assisting in other classrooms, during specials)
• Communicate with parents regarding student behavior
• Work side by side with students at their tables and desks

Assist in the Maintenance of the Classroom Environment

• Help Lead Guides prepare, maintain, and enhance the learning environment by encouraging and modeling positive relationships and choices
• Assist in establishing and maintaining the classroom culture, paying particular attention to the needs of the students
• Engage students within the classroom by interacting and observing classroom activities
• Prepare and maintain the classroom physical environment, keeping it neat and organized

Assist in Data Collection and Record Keeping

• Document learning and behavior, keeping records of small group lesson outcomes for individual students, including behavioral data
• Observe students in the classroom and document data
• Collaborate with Guides and students to create a monthly newsletter
• Keep detailed records of the Service Learning Program, including outcomes and photos of students helping the community

Related Duties

• Take an active role in developing City Garden as an institution of learning
• Participate in weekly staff meetings, school events, and conferences
• Keep information confidential
• Maintain professionalism and positivity in all dealings with students and parents
• Participate in school functions when requested by the Principal, including Open Houses, Transition Nights, Curriculum Nights, Parent Orientations, and Family Field Day
• Read and adhere to the guidelines and policies in the employee handbook

Requirements

• Minimum of an Associate’s degree (Bachelor’s degree highly preferred)
• 2+ years of working with adolescents 12 years of age and older in a classroom setting, after-school programs, clubs, camps, detention centers, and/or volunteer activities (previous experience in a Junior High or High School age classroom preferred)
• Knowledge and experience with Google Suite
• Ability and confidence to help students complete Middle School Math and Language Arts work
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively under the direction of others
• Willingness to assume responsibilities appropriate for the position
• Ability to adapt to the changing needs of students and the school environment
• Demonstrated commitment to equity and anti-biased/anti-racist principles
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Exemplary organizational skills

Working Conditions

Indoor school environment, with the majority of work performed in a classroom setting. Required to be outdoors during playtimes and outdoor education time throughout the year.

Physical Demands

• Ability to communicate and exchange information, collect, compile, and prepare work documents, set-up and maintain student records files
• Operate standard office equipment (telephone, computer, printer/copier)
• Stand, bend, reach high and low, stoop, walk around, and sit on the floor for periods of time
• Capable of physically assisting students as required (positioning, lifting, transferring, restraining, etc.), up to 40 lbs. on a daily basis