Title: Teaching Assistant                                   Classification: Exempt

Department: Sacred Heart Faculty                  Status: Full-Time, Ten Month

School Day: 7:45am – 4:00pm                          Reports to: Lower School Division Head 

School Description

Founded in Chicago in 1876, Sacred Heart Schools at Sheridan Road (Hardey Preparatory for Boys and Academy of the Sacred Heart for Girls) are independent, Catholic, single-sex elementary schools committed to academic excellence within the context of a Christian, faith-based community. The educational mission is deeply rooted in the 200-year tradition of the Society of the Sacred Heart and shared with the Network of Sacred Heart Schools located in 30 countries: including 25 schools in the United States and Canada. The essence of this tradition is the total development of each child: spiritual, intellectual, social, emotional and physical. Our girls and boys are taught in single-sex classrooms, but follow a similar curriculum and share in many activities. Sacred Heart Schools is organized into three academic divisions each led by a division head.

Position Description

Sacred Heart Schools is seeking a Teaching Assistant whose chief responsibility will be to work within the scope of the Goals and Criteria of Sacred Heart Education to assist the Lead Teacher in an elementary classroom (grades PK-5).

Essential Job Functions:

Teaching assistants will assist the Lead Teacher in one or more classrooms with:

• Instruction
• Facilitate small group instruction
• Classroom preparation
• Student supervision
• Classroom management
• Other activities as needed

Hours are 7:45-4:00 with limited expectations outside of the school day. As a member of the faculty, teaching assistants will be responsible for open communication with teachers, professional and nurturing interactions with students and parents, and for working as an active member of the grade level team to which they are assigned.

Qualifications and Requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree required
• Experience with elementary-aged children preferred