Part-Time Lower School Adjunct/Floater Teacher

Hackley Lower School, a K-4 division serving 205 students on a 285 acre campus, seeks a Part-Time Lower School Adjunct/Floater Teacher for the 2024-2025 school year. The Hackley Lower School Adjunct/Floater Teacher reports to the Director of the Lower School.

The Adjunct/Floater Teacher will serve as an in-house substitute teacher and playground/lunch aide, whose responsibilities may include, but are not limited to: supporting homeroom and specialist classes (e.g. science, art), and supervision during recess and lunch periods. This position may also include educational clerical duties, such as creation of bulletin boards or preparing materials for lesson plans.

Hackley’s four core values are Enter Here to be and Find a Friend, United We Help One Another, Character Above Intellect, and Go Forth and Spread Beauty and Light. The ideal candidate embodies these values and models them for others.

Qualifications:

Associate’s Degree required / Bachelor’s Degree preferred
Experience working with elementary school aged children
Ability to work four hours per day; some flexibility available

Skills:

Knowledge of developmentally appropriate practices in elementary education
Ability to work collaboratively with children and colleagues
Ability to understand and follow specific instructions and procedures, keeping students safe at all times
Ability to successfully engage students with the goal of fostering their cognitive and social emotional growth
Willingness to learn about and engage in a variety of classroom management strategies
Effective organizational, planning, and interpersonal skills
Ability to exercise professional judgment at all times
Maintain a professional and respectful relationship with colleagues
Flexibility, kindness, and sense of humor

Responsibilities include:

Providing support to classroom teachers to ensure a safe and stimulating learning educational environment, including working with large and small groups of students as required
Communicating issues to the Director in a timely fashion
Supervision of various lunch and recess periods throughout the day
Performing miscellaneous job-related duties as assigned

Salary Information:
This position is a full year, 20 hour per week position - 4 hours per day when school is in session. The role is paid at a rate of $25 per hour. Hours to be agreed upon by candidate and Division Director. Lunch provided daily.

Interested candidates can complete the application here.

About Hackley School:
Hackley School is a nonsectarian coeducational K-12 independent school located in Tarrytown, NY, intentionally committed to fostering a diverse, equitable, and inclusive community. A Hackley education embraces both the open exchange of ideas and learning from varying perspectives. We challenge and support our students to grow in character and scholarship, transcend individual achievement, and redefine accomplishment.

Founded as a boarding school in 1899, Hackley enrolls approximately 840 students, including about 30 five-day boarding students in grades 9 -12. Students experience joy in the classroom and make life-long connections with each other and with our dedicated faculty, 40% of whom reside on campus. Robust extracurricular programming on our 285-acre campus creates unique opportunities for each student to learn and grow beyond the boundaries of the school day. Hackley graduates have the knowledge and confidence to pursue their passions and the drive to make a difference. Learn more about Hackley at www.hackleyschool.org.

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Hackley School

293 Benedict Avenue
Tarrytown, NY 10591
914-366-2600