The Opportunity: PLA teacher assistants are passionate and devoted assistants, bringing creativity and rigor to our classrooms to support an improved learning experience for our scholars. Our teacher assistants are compassionate and committed to building a caring environment that nurtures the success of our school community. As a Teacher Assistant at Phalen Leadership Academies, you will work with individual and/or small groups of scholars under the supervision of a certified teacher. You will do this by following educational and behavioral plans and modeling appropriate behaviors and interactions with students and staff. During non-classroom time, you will function in other support capacities (learning labs, hallway monitoring, lunch duty, etc.) and then implement the academic curriculum during designated blocks of time.
The Details
Key Deliverables:
- Assist certified teachers with implementation of differentiation plans for small groups
- Provide instruction and support for classroom teachers and/or one-on-one tutoring for eligible students
- Provide instructional support in the library, media center, and/or cafeteria
- Perform administrative tasks such as filing, answering the phone, etc.
- Contribute feedback and data on scholar progress, behavior, and performance
- Assis with supervision of scholars in the lunchroom and on the playground
- Work in collaboration with teachers and administrators
Experience and Education Requirements:
- A passion for working with students and families in under-served communities
- Associate's degree or 48 credit hours from a higher institution or its equivalent
- Analytical ability to plan individual and group activities that stimulate growth in scholars
- Prior experience with small group instruction, preferred
- Interpersonal skills necessary to establish and maintain effective relationships with scholars, parents/guardians, and other staff members
The Network: PLA is a transformative education nonprofit changing communities across the country by providing a depth of resources not found in the traditional education model. In addition to serving as one of the country’s best turnaround school operators and successfully launching charter school start-ups, PLA also provides our school communities with a successful, research-based summer learning program (Summer Advantage), a successful Reading and Math Intervention program (Reading and Math Advantage), and a workforce development program (Skilled US) that provides expanded opportunities for our high school graduates, along with the family members of our current staff and students. This menu of programs and services is unique to our network, sets us apart from other organizations, and provides expanded opportunities for our staff through career advancement opportunities and expanded income opportunities.
The Campus:
Compensation and Benefits:
PLA Teacher Assistants receive a salary that is competitively aligned with the market. In addition to salary, PLA School Teacher Assistants receive:
- Competitive Compensation
- Benefits – Healthcare, vision, and dental insurance
- Professional development opportunities, coaching and mentoring, and being a part of professional communities within the school
- Incentive and bonus opportunities
PLA is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other protected characteristics as outlined by federal, state, or local laws.
Skills Required
- Passion for working with students and families in underserved communities
- Associate degree or 48 college credit hours, or equivalent
- Analytical ability to plan individual and group activities that stimulate student growth
- Prior experience with small-group instruction
- Interpersonal skills for building effective relationships with students, parents or guardians, and staff
What We Do
Phalen Leadership Academies is a nonprofit network transforming public and charter schools into safe, high-performing, and inspiring places to learn, dedicated to closing achievement gaps and building brighter futures through academic excellence and innovation.
