PS Teaching Assistant & KAS Instructor
PS Teaching Assistant & KAS Instructor
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ABOUT OUR SCHOOL
Atlanta International School (AIS) offers the full International Baccalaureate (IB) continuum to all students from 3K through grade 12. Our challenging academic programs develop internationally minded critical-thinking students able to take complex and often disparate knowledge concepts and skills and forge these into new and unique ways of solving problems. We provide a rigorous education in a diverse multicultural multilinguistic community where the reality and hope of human potential are in action.
Teaching Assistants at AIS have a passion for working with students in a multicultural community and are always seeking new ways to personalize learning. With a transdisciplinary focus AIS teaching assistants also integrate innovative learning strategies while working with a diverse student population.
JOB PURPOSEThe hybrid teaching assistant and KAS instruction works in a variety of ways to support student success during and after school. This staff member works to support student safety well being and learning by providing active supervision and engagement. This is accomplished by role modeling proper behavior facilitating and encouraging student inquiry and using positive reinforcement in a manner that aligns with Primary Years Programme (PYP) principles.
Position Status: 10-month employeeAIS Position Status: Teaching Assistant / KAS Instructor
Hours per week: 40 hours (Full-time)
FLSA: Exempt
Reports to: Head of Primary School & Kaleidoscope Coordinator
Start Date: August 12
Application Deadline: July 28 2025
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Circulates through the learning environment assisting students.
- Be involved with children; play actively show personal attention to individuals be a positive role model.
- Help with classroom management providing reminding reinforcing and redirecting language.
- Carry out supervision duties (recess lunch etc).
- Support with the preparation of classroom materials.
- Provide ongoing feedback to students about their learning growth.
- Liaise between roles providing holistic support to students during and after school.
- Communicate with teachers principals KAS instructors about students successes and challenges.
REQUIRED EXPERIENCE/SKILLS
- Bachelors degree or equivalent
- Training and/or previous experience in a Primary School setting
- An unwavering commitment to the students
- Commitment to equity inclusion and inquiry pedagogy alongside a willingness to adapt and develop pedagogy to meet the needs of our learners
- Enthusiastic about teaching within a multicultural and multilingual environment
- Interpersonal organizational communication and collaborative skills
- Be able to keep up with physical demands of active children
- Organized flexible passionate & dependable
- Able to work well with others on a team and with variety of personalities
- Prior experience working with children ages 3 -12 (either personally or professionally)
REQUIREMENTS
- Minimum 3 years of experience in working with children.
- Proficiency in English is required with additional proficiency in Spanish French German or Chinese highly preferred.
- Enthusiastic about teaching within a multicultural and multilingual environment.
- Strong interpersonal organizational communication and collaboration skills.
- Experience with Restorative Practices and/or Responsive Classroom preferred.
- Bachelors degree or equivalent preferably in the field of Education (Associates or Bachelors)
- Training and/or previous experience in a Primary School setting
- An unwavering commitment to the students
- Interpersonal organizational communication and collaborative skills
- Be able to keep up with physical demands of active children
- Organized flexible passionate & dependable
- Able to work well with others on a team and with variety of personalities
TO BE CONSIDERED
To be considered for the above-mentioned position please submit the following items through our online career site a letter of interest resume and email and phone contact information for three professional references with at least one being supervisory in nature by the stipulated deadline. Incomplete applications will not be will contact those applicants whose skills and experience best match our needs. Due to the high volume of applications we regret that we are not able to take or return phone calls regarding employment.
AIS is an equal opportunity employer. We are a diverse community of professionals that broadly reflects the people of the metropolitan Atlanta area and the United States at large. We aim to align our hiring process with our mission and institutional goals. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of race color religion or religious practices sex gender identity or expression sexual orientation citizenship status national origin age ability status military status unemployment status or any other category protected by applicable local state or federal laws. AIS takes affirmative action in support of its policy to employ and advance all qualified candidates.
Required Experience:
Junior IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
