Teacher Assistant
Bring your energy, creativity, and love of learning to IE STEM! We’re seeking a caring Teacher Assistant to support our classroom teachers and help children feel safe, included, and excited to explore.
We’ll help you develop new STEM skills and build confidence supporting hands-on science, technology, engineering, and math activities.
You will:
- Assist with preparing materials and implementing classroom activities.
- Work with children individually and in small groups to reinforce learning.
- Support social and emotional development and provide extra help for children with individual learning needs.
- Observe children’s progress and share updates with the classroom teacher.
- Supervise children during classroom activities, meals, play, and field trips.
- Help maintain a safe, clean, and welcoming classroom.
We’re looking for:
- A high school diploma or GED.
- One year of teaching assistant experience preferred.
- An energetic, patient approach and a love of working with children.
- Strong organizational, communication, and teamwork skills.
Our founder, a licensed behavior specialist who presents workshops for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, provides classroom management guidance and support.
Help young minds grow while building your own skills. Apply today!
IE STEM is committed to nondiscrimination in services and employment, without regard to race, sex, color, national origin, ancestry, religious creed, disability, age, or limited English proficiency.
We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive
consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex,
national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other
characteristic protected by law.
Our Mission Statement
At Innovation & Exploration STEM Early Learning Center (IE), our mission is to provide a safe, inclusive, nurturing, and loving environment for children as they find and develop their strengths. Also to inspire young children to find the joy of learning through a STEM-based curriculum inside and out of the classrooms. We aim to provide many opportunities that will instill confidence, self-worth, and religious morals in every child ( How to be a good person). IE’s main purpose is to also provide an appropriate curriculum to balance a child’s social, emotional, physical, and intellectual well being.
Our Values
At Innovation & Exploration STEM Early Learning Center, we are committed to:
- Allowing young children to discover the joy of learning through STEM education as they build a strong foundation.
- Providing a positive, nurturing, and safe environment for children to learn and grow.
- Making accommodations for each child because we believe that children learn in different ways and at a different pace.
- Providing a parent/teacher partnership to strengthen each child’s growth and development.
- Embracing and appreciating the richness of diversity, cultural differences, religious backgrounds, uniqueness of each child, and any other preferences.
- Allowing children to take risks, solve problems and develop resiliency.