Job Opportunities at KIPP Wonder Academy

KIPP Wonder Academy
3740 Marine Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63118 in the Marine Villa neighborhood in South St. Louis City.

We're very excited about our innovative partnership between KIPP Wonder Academy and SouthSide Early Childhood Center! We provide an enriching, stimulating, and fun learning experience for four-year-old children across St. Louis. SouthSide Early Childhood Center is currently seeking program director candidates to join our dynamic pre-K teams. We are looking for self-reflective, on-going learners who want to be a part of an innovative program. 

Currently hiring for assistant classroom TEACHER

Job Summary: Southside's Assistant Teachers are responsible for supporting the implementation of all classroom activities to foster the development of individual children, build strong relationships with families, and maintain compliance with licensing, Missouri Accreditation, and DESE. Reports Program Director. 

Responsibilities: 

  • Engages with children, ensures safety; instructs and supervises children in classroom activities, implements age-appropriate activities and learning opportunities. 

  • Understands and utilizes Creative Curriculum, Conscious Discipline and Antibias Education frameworks.   

  • Works with Lead Teacher to help with lesson planning and implement daily activities related to individual child goals. 

  • Develops and maintains positive, supportive relationships with parents and guardians 

  • Actively participates in meetings and committees such as All Teacher Meetings, CARE Team, and All Team Meetings as well as attending family/community building events. 

  • Maintains a clean, organized learning environment; sanitizes surfaces, equipment and materials 

  • Consistently positions self to frequently keep active supervision of all children and to help meet their personal needs.  

  • Must complete 18 clock hours of training a year related to early childhood education  

  • Flexibility and a positive outlook to each day. 

  • The desire to continuously learn and improve.  

  • Ethical behavior and commitment to hold confidential all information about students and teachers. 

  • Other duties as assigned 

Other Qualifications:  

  • Associate degree in early childhood education or related field  

  • Child Development Associate (CDA) or a state-awarded certificate that meets or exceeds the requirements for a CDA credential, are enrolled in a program that will lead to an associate or baccalaureate degree or, are enrolled in a CDA credential program to be completed within two years of the time of hire. 

  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills 

  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office, Learning Genie and Microsoft Teams. 

  • Pass an extensive background check and be fingerprinted. 

They must also meet certain physical requirements: 

  • Be able to lift up to 40 pounds. 

  • Extensive climbing, walking, bending, stretching and sitting on the floor with children. 

  • Exposure to childhood illnesses and diseases.  

  • Exposure to varying outside temperatures (heat and cold). 

About KIPP Wonder Academy +

KIPP St. Louis is a growing network of free, open-enrollment, public charter schools offering a choice to families and a college-preparatory education to children in St. Louis city. Its mission is to serve as a catalyst for education reform by establishing and supporting a world-class network of public schools that develop in all of our students the knowledge, skills, character, and pursuit of excellence necessary to succeed in high-quality high schools and colleges and the world beyond. KIPP St. Louis currently educates over 2,000 students and at full growth, will educate nearly 3,600 students and hundreds of alumni.

KIPP Wonder Academy opened in Summer 2019. Each year, we will grow a grade level until we are a PK-4 grade school. In the 2020-2021 school year, KIPP Wonder Academy opened beautifully renovated classrooms at 3740 Marine Avenue St. Louis, MO 63118 in the Marine Villa neighborhood in South St. Louis City. At KIPP Wonder Academy, it is our mission to ensure that every student leaves with a knowledge of self, curriculum, and the world around them. We want our students to have a strong foundation to question and address the issues of the world and their community with the curiosity, self-love, and strength needed to build a better tomorrow. At KIPP Wonder Academy we boldly and curiously, challenge the injustices of our community and our world. We love ourselves. We love and learn from others. We love and strengthen our community. We empower our scholars through quality education, character, cultural and social awareness to participate in the transformation of our world and the pursuit of our community's excellence.

Currently, there are 4 preschool rooms at KIPP: Wonder Academy in partnership with SouthSide, serving a total of 80 children.

 

SouthSide Early Childhood Center is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer and encourages applications from all qualified individuals including women, people of color, persons with disabilities, and lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender individuals.