Company Description

KIPP New Jersey has joined forces with Paterson Prep, a charter school in its third year of operation, to become KIPP Paterson Prep. This partnership will provide KIPP Paterson Prep students with access to high-quality, data-driven instruction and offer our leadership and teachers exceptional professional development and coaching opportunities.

KIPP Paterson Prep is committed to educating students to lead lives of excellence, integrity, and purpose through a content-rich curriculum, inquiry-driven instruction, and a strong focus on character development. Our holistic approach ensures high academic expectations while fostering a joyful and inclusive community that respects the dignity of every student, staff member, and family. We recognize that families are a child’s first and most important educators, and this belief is central to our educational philosophy. By actively partnering with families, we create a supportive learning environment that nurtures both academic success and personal growth.

Join us in shaping bright futures and making a meaningful impact in the lives of our students and the greater Paterson community.

Job Description

Here’s what you’ll be doing:

Joining our schools as a Teacher's Assistant (TA) comes with the opportunity for significant growth and development but with great power comes great responsibility. Your role as a Teacher's Assistant will involve a number of responsibilities which include but are not limited to:

• Work closely with an experienced lead classroom teacher to create lesson plans, teach, and reflect on lessons as well as assess and collect and use data to inform
• Build positive relationships with students and families to become part of your school community
• Provide small group instruction
• Assist with diagnostic and progress monitoring testing across the school
• Communicate consistently with families about student progress
• Attend and actively participate in professional development opportunities to support continuous growth

Qualifications

Skills and Mindsets

• A belief in every student’s limitless potential.
• An interest in working with students from diverse economic and cultural backgrounds.
• A collaborative attitude towards teaching and learning.
• A belief that all students deserve a world class education which can be achieved through education reform
• You have the passion and drive to work with students and put them on a path to college and beyond
• Some experience working with children
• Bachelor's Degree, preferred

Additional Information

The base pay range for this position starts at $47,500 per year. Pay may vary, depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. In addition, we provide access to the NJ pension system and a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits, depending on the position offered.

Our organization is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, gender, age, religion, national origin, citizen status, marital status, physical or mental disability, military or veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. Our organization will make a reasonable accommodation to known physical or mental limitations of a qualified applicant or employee with a disability unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of the organization. No questions on this application are asked for any unlawful purpose.

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