Position/Title: Early Childhood Early Learner Classroom Assistant
Appointment: School Year 2023/2024
Reports To: Director of Early Childhood
This is currently a part time position (three mornings) with the possibility of additional days/hours depending upon student enrollment.
Laurel School seeks talented faculty who will put our students first and strive to make a difference in their lives. We seek to attract culturally and academically diverse faculty who thrive on being engaged participants in our community and are committed to anti-racist education and the development of young women and small boys as authentic learners and leaders. The most successful candidates are solutions-driven, are willing to listen to learn, embrace iteration and practice as a necessary part of the product, see opportunities before problems, and thrive in a fast paced, forward-thinking educational environment. Laurel lives our mission: to inspire each girl to fulfill her promise and to better the world.
Position Summary
The Early Learner Program is for 18 months through 36-month-old children. The hours of the Early Learner Assistant will be from 7:45-12:30 on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday mornings. Depending on registration, the addition of Monday and/or Friday mornings may be a possibility. The hourly Assistant will work with the Lead and Assistant teachers to facilitate the schedule, the curriculum, and the activities planned for each morning. S/he will also help to maintain a safe and healthy classroom environment by assisting in the supervision of the children while ensuring that classroom rules are followed.
The successful candidate must possess or acquire and maintain a State of Ohio Education issued teaching license which can include a One Year Educational Aide Permit. She or he must have a positive attitude, excellent verbal skills, solid organizational skills, and demonstrate success in a work-setting requiring collaboration, cooperation, and collegiality.
Salary
Laurel offers competitive compensation.
To Apply
Please see www.laurelschool.org for further information and a job application.
Work Environment
Laurel School is a dynamic, forward-thinking, K-12 girls’ school with a co-ed Early Childhood division, where every child is well known. As a Facing History and Ourselves School, Laurel is fully committed to equity and inclusion; we actively seek a culturally diverse faculty and staff.
Laurel teachers are committed to:
The study of research on girls’ education and integration of this knowledge into classroom practice
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging
Anti-racist, multicultural education
The academic and social development of girls
Working with each girl to fulfill the school’s mission
The creation of an inclusive classroom community
The integration of community-based learning projects at the classroom level and as a part of the whole school community
Involving parents as partners in the educational process
Outdoor education and sustainability
Flexibility and openness to new ideas
Laurel enjoys an outstanding local and national reputation and is home to the Laurel Center for Research on Girls. In a highly competitive school landscape, Laurel is fortunate to be a school of choice in Cleveland. Our emphasis on the whole child and our legacy of excellence in the teaching of girls set us apart. Located in Shaker Heights, OH (15 minutes from downtown Cleveland) with an additional rural campus 17 minutes away, the school has a suburban/rural advantage. The work environment is noted for being family-friendly and flexible. The feeling in the school is joyous, collaborative and innovative. Our curricular philosophy emphasizes community-based, interdisciplinary and experiential learning. Collaboration and reflective practice are key to pedagogy at Laurel. The school is fully committed to a culturally diverse faculty and student body.
Laurel School is dedicated to providing equal employment opportunities to all personnel and applicants for employment without regard to race; color; religion; sex; gender identity; national origin; handicap or disability; sexual orientation; or status as a veteran, Vietnam era, or special disabled veteran.
