The 30th Avenue School (Q300) is seeking teacher assistants (TAs) to support classes from kindergarten to fourth grade for the 2025-2026 school year. Q300 is a citywide gifted and talented public school with diverse learners from kindergarten to 8th grade. Our school, located in the heart of Astoria, Queens, has an active and engaged community dedicated to the core values of Inclusion, Inquiry and Responsibility. Our agile educational approach focuses on teaching a curriculum with models of differentiation and personalization.
Qualifications:
- Experience working with students between ages of 5 years old to 10 years old
- Background knowledge in social emotional learning and supporting a positive classroom environment
- Minimum of 2 years in college or an Associate Degree
- Working toward a degree in Education (preferred but not required)
Job Responsibilities:
- Build rapport with classroom teacher and students in assigned class or classes;
- Support teacher in daily duties including preparing and setting up activities, grading, organizing, and filing;
- Support students in small groups throughout the day in multiple subjects including English Language Arts, Math, and Science;
- Assist and supervise students during recess, lunch, arrival, dismissal, and bus drop-off and pick-up at school; and
- Work as a team to support the needs of the school building and community.
Development:
If hired, candidate will benefit from the following:
- Experience in the classroom with elementary school-aged children
- Experience with teachers and staff working with a range of diverse learners
- Experience and observation of different methods of teaching and support such as differentiation or personalization
- Implementation of ASPIRE as an in-school expectation and behavioral model
- Opportunities to connect with Department of Education (DOE) staff, United Federation of Teachers representatives and Parent-Teacher Association (PTA) members
Job Info:
- Full-time, Temporary
- Salary: $20.00 per hour
- Schedule: Monday to Friday when students are at school. TAs are eligible for 2 paid sick days and paid federal holidays during the school year. This position does not pay on weekends, non-federal holidays, and days students are off from school (other than federal holidays).
- Work Location: 28-37 29th Street, 4th Floor, Astoria, NY 11102
- Upon hiring, applicants must meet all DOE hiring requirements. The position is funded by the PTA, not the DOE.
- All interested candidates should email principal@q300.org with an attached resume. For more info on Q300, please visit https://www.ps300q.org/.