Experience and Skills:
Qualifications:
- Respect for children and their potential
- 4 Year Degree
- Experience with children ages 4 - 11
- Ability to work with children, parents and colleagues with diverse
backgrounds and experiences
- Collaborative working style
- Ability to support two classroom teachers and two classes of students
- Knowledge of children’s social, emotional, cognitive and physical
developmental stages
- Creative, joyful approach to learning and teaching
- Active listener who honors children’s thoughts, feelings, and ideas
- Constructivist educational philosophy with expertise in
process-oriented learning and teaching
- Ability to effectively monitor and adjust ever-changing priorities
in order to meet students’ needs
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
- Ability to effectively communicate with parents
- Desire to work in a PK-12 dynamic learning community
Preferred Qualifications:
- Knowledge of or experience with high-potential students
- Interest in and ability to use the outdoors as a rich teaching environment
- Experience with proficiency model of Spanish language instruction
- Confidence with technology, including Google Suite and digital
video and audio editing
Responsibilities:
- Assist in developing and implementing a progressive, often
emergent, curriculum designed for high-potential students in
collaboration with a four-member team
- Monitor and evaluate the interrelationship between children’s
learning and the curriculum with lead teachers
- Emphasize the collaborative, creative process of a group
experience while also recognizing and supporting individuals’ growth
and performance
- Provide differentiated instruction to match students’ needs
- Communicate effectively and frequently with members of the team
- Substitute during lead teacher’s absence
- Hang student work on bulletin boards and post on website
- Perform day-to-day duties that support the ongoing classroom operations
- Participate in professional development opportunities sponsored by
The Blake School
The Blake School is a pre-kindergarten through grade 12,
co-educational, nonsectarian, independent day school enrolling 1,366
bright, talented students from nearly 56 Twin Cities-area communities.
Founded in 1900, The Blake School has the advantage of facilities and
campuses designed for specific developmental ages. Blake’s mission is
to engage students with a dynamic, academically challenging education
in a diverse and supportive community committed to pluralism and a
common set of values. Students pursue an integrated program of
academic, artistic and athletic activities, preparing for college,
lifelong learning and purposeful lives as community and global
citizens. The school community is also guided by its Commitment to Pluralism and core values.
The Blake School believes that a diverse society enriches all
individuals and communities. Diversity of race, ethnicity, national
origin, geography, religion, gender, affectional or sexual
orientation, age, physical ability, and marital, parental or economic
status forms the fabric of our society. As a result of these beliefs,
The Blake School actively seeks students, families and employees who
value and contribute to the fullness of a diverse community within the
context of its mission. In doing so, we recognize our responsibility
to help make each person's experience a success. EOE
