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Assistant Teacher - Kindergarten and First Grade
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Crossroads Academy
Lyme, NH (In Person)
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Job Description
Assistant Teacher
- Kindergarten and First Grade Crossroads Academy Crossroads Academy
- Lyme, New Hampshire Job Details
Job ID:
5754669Application Deadline:
Posted until filledPosted:
Jun 02, 2026 12:00 AM (UTC)Starting Date:
Aug 27, 2026 Job Description Assistant Teacher- Kindergarten and First Grade 2026
- 2027 100% FTE Non-exempt under FLSA Assistant Teacher responsibilities:
- Commitment to Crossroads Academy's mission, values, and community culture
- Assist Kindergarten and Grade 1 homeroom teachers in all daily chores including correcting work, helping keep the room clean, copying, gathering materials, and other classroom duties
- Staff, with homeroom teachers, all homeroom responsibilities including recess & lunch duties, arrival & dismissal
- Provide teaching assistance to maximize instruction as directed by the homeroom teacher (small group work, one on one support, etc.)
- Assist in co-curricular classes (as assigned)
- Substitute for homeroom teacher as needed
- Substitute in other grades when necessary
- Assist with Introduction to Kindergarten program
- Assist with divisional and school-wide events when possible
- Set and achieve annual professional development goals with Assistant Head of School for Academic Affairs
- Respond to email, voicemail and all mail/messages in a timely fashion
- Other duties as may be assigned
After-Care Assistant Responsibilities:
- In the event enrollment is twelve (12) students or over, assist in after-care from 3:00
- 5:00 p.m. (2:00
- 5:00 on Wednesdays) until there are 11 students remaining
Days:
TBD- Substitute for the After-Care Director, if needed
- Follow all After-Care policies and guidelines
- Work with students to complete homework assignments
- Understand and follow emergency procedures including:
- Location of Crossroads Academy Emergency Plan, student health emergency plans, first aid kit, and parent contact information.
- Maintain program space in a neat and orderly fashion
- Other duties as may be assigned
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
- Develop and maintain proficiency in computer skills including Veracross, Google, Word documents
- Effectively communicate orally and in writing
- Establish and maintain cooperative and effective working relationships with others
- Be creative and energetic
- Maintain healthy and appropriate boundaries with all students and school community members
- Maintain appropriate confidentiality
- Ability to frequently sit, stand, stoop, bend, and move throughout the room and campus
- Pass a state and federal background check
Attendance/Hours:
- 5 days a week, arriving 15 minutes before school starts and departing 15 minutes after school ends.
- Attend/assist during two workshop days prior to the opening of school and the first workshop day after school closes
- Attendance is required for the full day on parent conference days and BTSN
- Attendance is not required but is encouraged on workshop days scheduled during the academic year