Job Description

Job Description

Job Description

Elementary School Part-Time Specialist Teacher

Join Our "Relationships-First" Team:

Join School in the Square in reimagining PreK-12th grade education in Washington Heights and Inwood. A tuition-free public charter school, we were founded in 2016 on our "relationships first" philosophy: making sure that we engage, educate, and empower our students, families, and professional team members . We invite you to be a part of a 175+ team whose mission-aligned culture offers sustainable, rewarding career paths in teaching, operations, and leadership, built on relationships-first collaboration and mutual support. Experience the difference at a workplace that celebrates and cultivates each team member's passions, skills, and multi-disciplinary interests as we build a brighter future together, one student at a time.

Why School In the Square?

As a "relationships first" community, we...

• Demonstrate care for colleagues, students and families,
• Commit to learning and growing together,
• Invest in relationship-building work.

Our Elementary School, admiringly named "Dos Amigos", at School in the Square is a Dual Language PreK-5th grade program dedicated to providing each student with the tools and support to become lifelong learners. Dos Amigos provides a creative, bilingual immersion program alongside a focus on SEL.

We are looking for dedicated, mission-aligned part-time after school assistant teachers who have a passion for bilingual immersion. Reporting to our After School Manager and in collaboration with a diverse and committed Elementary School Staff, you will assist in a range of classes and activities while supporting the overall well-being of students attending the After School program. If you have experience working with children in a camp, school or After School setting and are passionate about Educational Enrichment, Sports & Art please apply to bring your talent to life working as an After School team member at School In The Square Dos Amigos. Come share in rewarding fun-filled afternoons while honing your teaching talent weekdays throughout the 2025-2026 school year.

A talented and enthusiastic educator. You are creative and caring. You are flexible and adaptable based on the needs of our unique program.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Availability to one to three days a week from 3:30 PM - 5:30 PM.
• Provide help with arrival and dismissal of students
• Supervise the transition of all students to their daily activities
• Help with Attendance and constant supervision of all grade level students
• Organization, dispersing and collection of supplies
• Helping with the distribution and cleaning up of snack and daily used spaces
• Supervision of students during after care programs
• Working alongside and reporting to both the after school manager and coordinator daily
• Supervising students transitions outdoors to local parks
• Supervising appropriate usage of technology including but not limited to conduct, treatment of supplies and locking up of equipment
• Ability to work with other adults in a lead or assistant teacher role
• Coverage of classes when absences occur

Contribute to a Collaborative and Cohesive Staff Learning Community

• Model life-long learning through professional development and individual growth activities
• Show evidence of utilizing constructive feedback to enhance the quality of work.
• Demonstrate teamwork, actively modeling cooperation and helpfulness for students
• Engage in respectful and critical dialogue to contribute to the school's evolution.
• Maintain optimism and flexibility
• Follow school protocols as outlined in the Policies and Procedures Manual and Employee Handbook.
• Help build, expand and improve programming
• Participate in team building and create a sense of community with your colleagues
• Fluency in Spanish is preferred

At S2 we take as much care of our teachers and staff as we do of our students. S2 is committed to supporting our teachers by helping them build sustainable, rewarding careers that center on each educator's passions and multi-disciplinary interests. All of our faculty and staff are valued professionals and we are proud to provide extended planning time, team-building and collaboration, comfortable and friendly working conditions and more, to ensure our team members all have the tools they need to succeed.

The pay rate for this role is $40 - $65 an hour based on the role. This is a part time role and does not include benefits.

School in the Square understands specific groups are subject to marginalization. We believe these powerful groups should be centered in our community and are highly encouraged to apply. We are an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer.

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