Hope Exchange - Teacher Assistant Job Description

If you would like to combine your love of children with a summer job opportunity, here's Good News: St. Ann's Episcopal Church seeks applicants to assist in teaching children at East Nashville Hope Exchange Summer Program 2009. While not necessarily certified to teach, EN Hope Exchange Teacher Assistants are creative, energetic people who provide a safe, secure, enriching experiences to EN Hope Exchange participants. Teacher Assistants work full-time and report to the Director or, when he or she is not available, reports to the EN Hope Exchange Program Coordinator.

A Teacher Assistant’s specific duties include but are not limited to the following:

Strive to create and sustain a respectful and supportive environment where the gifts, hopes and dreams of staff, children and caregivers are nurtured and cultivated
Responsible for assisting an EN Hope Exchange Teacher in coordinating all literacy-related classroom activities during the mornings
Attend the two-week pre-program staff training
Participate in the student enrolment process
Work closely with the staff in coordinating and carrying out the EN Hope Exchange Caregiver Orientation Dinner
Cheerfully greet parents and students
Help supervise children during breakfast
Participate in creating a lively atmosphere during Harambee (the morning celebration)
Each day, coordinate with an EN Hope Exchange Teacher to ensure that all classroom activities are planned, carried out, and that both the Teacher and Teacher Assistant have assigned classroom roles, responsibilities, tasks, etc.
Help students on a one-on-one basis with reading, writing, and problem-solving
Work closely with the staff and volunteers to help supervise afternoon activities and weekly field trips
Ensure that children always have direct supervision; children are never left unattended
Assist in implementing EN Hope Exchange classroom management procedures
Attend daily staff debrief meetings to offer constructive feedback and help plan for the following day
Help coordinate the EN Hope Exchange Summer Finale
Help children write, practice and perform acts for the EN Hope Exchange Summer Finale
Help provide an atmosphere of hope, safety, and peace among the EN Hope Exchange family

Qualifications:

Must like children – you’re going to be spending a lot of time with them!
Must be able to interact happily and comfortably with children, parents, and colleagues – that’s how learning happens!
Experienced in working with children and the ability to effectively connect and communicate with parents
Experienced in working well with colleagues
Must clap, dance, sing, and chant along with the EN Hope Exchange cheers and songs (you’ll come to love them, we promise!)
Must be able to work in both indoor and outdoor settings
Able to help plan and carry out daily and special programs
Able to work independently and collaboratively
Demonstrated team building and problem solving skills
Must possess strong leadership skills, patience, energy, creativity, dependability and a good sense of humor.
Must maintain an attitude of respect, courtesy, tact, and maturity.

The EN Hope Exchange staff will have two weeks of training (June - June 14, including Saturday, June 6 and Sunday, June 14). The five-week summer program will be held June 15 - July 17, 7:30 am 4:00 pm. Weekly Caregiver Empowerment Dinners are held each Tuesday, 6:00 pm 7:30 pm. Following the end of the program, the entire staff participates in a week of assessment and reflection (July 20 - 24).

Follow the link to download the staff application form. (Requires Acrobat Reader. To download Acrobat Reader go to: http//get.adobe.com/reader).

NOTE: Application, résumé and references deadline is April 24, 2009.

To apply, please fax or send your application, résumé and references to:

East Nashville Hope Exchange
St. Anns Episcopal Church
419 Woodland Street
Nashville, TN 37206
Fax: (615) 242-4997

If you have any questions please contact St. Anns by phone (615-254-3534) or email (office@stannsnashville.org).


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Ministry Overview Administration Parish Life Christian Education Outreach Hope Exchange E. Nashville Hope Exchange Meaning Behind the Name Daily Schedule The Staff Apply to Work Ministry Schedule	Hope Exchange - Teacher Assistant Job Description If you would like to combine your love of children with a summer job opportunity, here's Good News: St. Ann's Episcopal Church seeks applicants to assist in teaching children at East Nashville Hope Exchange Summer Program 2009. While not necessarily certified to teach, EN Hope Exchange Teacher Assistants are creative, energetic people who provide a safe, secure, enriching experiences to EN Hope Exchange participants. Teacher Assistants work full-time and report to the Director or, when he or she is not available, reports to the EN Hope Exchange Program Coordinator. A Teacher Assistant’s specific duties include but are not limited to the following: Strive to create and sustain a respectful and supportive environment where the gifts, hopes and dreams of staff, children and caregivers are nurtured and cultivated Responsible for assisting an EN Hope Exchange Teacher in coordinating all literacy-related classroom activities during the mornings Attend the two-week pre-program staff training Participate in the student enrolment process Work closely with the staff in coordinating and carrying out the EN Hope Exchange Caregiver Orientation Dinner Cheerfully greet parents and students Help supervise children during breakfast Participate in creating a lively atmosphere during Harambee (the morning celebration) Each day, coordinate with an EN Hope Exchange Teacher to ensure that all classroom activities are planned, carried out, and that both the Teacher and Teacher Assistant have assigned classroom roles, responsibilities, tasks, etc. Help students on a one-on-one basis with reading, writing, and problem-solving Work closely with the staff and volunteers to help supervise afternoon activities and weekly field trips Ensure that children always have direct supervision; children are never left unattended Assist in implementing EN Hope Exchange classroom management procedures Attend daily staff debrief meetings to offer constructive feedback and help plan for the following day Help coordinate the EN Hope Exchange Summer Finale Help children write, practice and perform acts for the EN Hope Exchange Summer Finale Help provide an atmosphere of hope, safety, and peace among the EN Hope Exchange family Qualifications: Must like children – you’re going to be spending a lot of time with them! Must be able to interact happily and comfortably with children, parents, and colleagues – that’s how learning happens! Experienced in working with children and the ability to effectively connect and communicate with parents Experienced in working well with colleagues Must clap, dance, sing, and chant along with the EN Hope Exchange cheers and songs (you’ll come to love them, we promise!) Must be able to work in both indoor and outdoor settings Able to help plan and carry out daily and special programs Able to work independently and collaboratively Demonstrated team building and problem solving skills Must possess strong leadership skills, patience, energy, creativity, dependability and a good sense of humor. Must maintain an attitude of respect, courtesy, tact, and maturity. The EN Hope Exchange staff will have two weeks of training (June - June 14, including Saturday, June 6 and Sunday, June 14). The five-week summer program will be held June 15 - July 17, 7:30 am 4:00 pm. Weekly Caregiver Empowerment Dinners are held each Tuesday, 6:00 pm 7:30 pm. Following the end of the program, the entire staff participates in a week of assessment and reflection (July 20 - 24). Follow the link to download the staff application form. (Requires Acrobat Reader. To download Acrobat Reader go to: http//get.adobe.com/reader). NOTE: Application, résumé and references deadline is April 24, 2009. To apply, please fax or send your application, résumé and references to: East Nashville Hope Exchange St. Anns Episcopal Church 419 Woodland Street Nashville, TN 37206 Fax: (615) 242-4997 If you have any questions please contact St. Anns by phone (615-254-3534) or email (office@stannsnashville.org).