Resident Teacher

Resident Teacher

The Greater Dayton School is a private school for kids from low-income backgrounds. We offer our students small class sizes (avg. 1:13 teacher to student ratios), wraparound medical care and therapy, and a whole child education. We're hiring a Resident Teacher, which is a teacher in training and in-house substitute. On days when all teachers are present, they will work as a teachers aid and learn from some of the best teachers in the country. On days when a teacher is absent, they will substitute teach.

Our goal is to train Resident Teachers to become full time teachers in future years.

Roles & Responsibilities:

• Learn innovative teaching from some of the best educators in the country.
• Aid teachers in day-to-day instructional tasks: small group teaching, assessment, classroom management, and other teacher responsibilities.
• Supervise lunch and recess.
• When teachers are absent, serve as an in-house substitute.
• (LIMITED TO 1 DAY PER MONTH FOR TFA CORPS MEMBERS)

Character Traits and Preferred Experience:

• Bachelor's degree (in any subject area).
• Strong desire to teach children in a PreK-8th grade school.
• Love kids and have a desire to help them learn and grow.
• Treats kids with respect, acts as a mentor, and has high expectations for students.
• Preferred - Ability to effectively manage students and a classroom environment.
• Preferred - Experience with competency based learning assessment models.
• Preferred - Experience with digital learning platforms and educational technology.
• Preferred - One or more years working with kids in an educational setting.

Compensation + Details:

• Start Date: Spring/Summer 2027
• Hours - 8:00am-5:00pm
• Schedule: 10 month school calendar (i.e. 2 months of vacation time on breaks)
• Pay - $53K salary
• Benefits - health/vision/dental/life insurance for individual + family, 401K retirement, flexible paid time off days, holidays, child care assistance, relocation packages, free gym membership, morning coffee/tea, free lunches daily, unlimited color/black white copies, and more!